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Software upgrade procedures
1. Place the new monitor image on an accessible TFTP server, or on a flash card inserted in slot 1
2. Copy the new monitor image to the router by entering one of the following commands.
3. Verify that the new monitor image has been successfully copied by entering one of the
To upgrade other software images, refer to the appropriate upgrade section. When you have
completed your upgrade, you must reboot the management module. Refer to "Rebooting the
Management Module."

Upgrading the boot image on a management module

To upgrade the boot image on a management module, perform the following steps:
1. Place the new boot image on an accessible TFTP server, or on a flash card inserted in slot 1 or
2. Copy the new boot image to the router by entering one of the following commands.
3. Verify that the new boot image has been successfully copied by entering one of the following
To upgrade other software images, refer to the appropriate upgrade section. When you have
completed your upgrade, you must reboot the management module. Refer to "Rebooting the
Management Module."
Upgrading the boot and monitor images on interface modules
It is recommended that you perform this upgrade from a PC or terminal that is directly connected to
the Console port on the management module. You can also perform this procedure through a
Telnet or SSHv2 session.
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or 2 in the management module.
copy tftp flash <tftp_srvr> xmb05100.bin monitor - copies the new monitor image from the
TFTP server to flash memory on the management module.
copy slot1 | slot2 flash xmb05100.bin monitor – copies the new monitor image from a flash
card in slot 1 or slot 2 to flash memory on the management module.
following commands at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI:
show flash
dir /<path-name>/ (if the destination is slot 1 or 2)
Check the monitor image version (xmb05100) and the date and time when the new image was
built.
2 in the management module.
copy tftp flash < tftp_srvr > xmprm05100.bin boot – copies the new boot image from the TFTP
server to flash memory on the management module.
copy slot1 | slot2 flash xmprm05100.bin boot – copies the new boot image from a flash card
to flash memory on the management module.
commands.
show flash
dir /<path-name>/ (if the destination is slot 1 or 2)
Check the boot and monitor image versions, and the date and time when the new images were
built.
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