In-Service Modular Hot-Fixes - Dell Force10 C150 Configuration Manual

In-Service Modular Hot-Fixes

In-Service Modular Hot-Fixes
In-Service Modular Hot-Fixes provides a tool whereby you can install a patch while the system is on-line
and running. This feature allows a patch to be added to a running FTOS process to obtain debugging
information or to resolve a software issue in a deployed system.
There is no need to reload or reboot the system when the patch is inserted. The In-Service Modular patch
replaces the existing process code. Once installation is complete, the system executes the patch code as
though it was always there.
Add the patch with the
revert to the original code with the
The patch name includes the FTOS version, the platform, the CPU, and the process it affects
(FTOS-platform-cpu-process-patchversion.rtp). For example, a patch labeled
identifies that this patch applies to FTOS version 7.8.1.0, on the E-Series platform, for RP2, addressing the
layer 2 management process, and this is the first version of this patch.
Use the following to add a patch to the system.
Step Task
1 If not already done, copy the patch to the
Runtime Patch directory
2 Verify that the patch resides in the
system's internal flash.
In-Service Modular patches are
identified as .rtp files
3 Insert the patch.
4 View all In-Service patches on the
system.
398 | High Availability
are supported on platforms:
patch flash://RUNTIME_PATCH_DIR/<
no patch flash://RUNTIME_PATCH_DIR/<
Directory of flash:/RUNTIME_PATCH_DIR
1 drwx 8192
2 drwx 32768
3 -rwx 1835
flash: 520962048 bytes total (242778112 bytes free)
For example:
patch flash://RUNTIME_PATCH_DIR/7.8.0.1-EH-rp1-bgp-1.rtp
Patch version
7.8.0.1-EH-rp1-bgp-1.rtp
e
patchname
Command Syntax
copy rpm {0|1} flash://
file-origin
RUNTIME_PATCH_DIR
pwd
flash:/RUNTIME_PATCH_DIR
dir
FTOS#
Dec 06 2008 22:25:54 +00:00 .
Jan 01 1980 00:00:00 +00:00 ..
Mar 03 2009 16:31:48 +00:00 7.8.0.1-EH-rp1-bgp-1.rtp
patch flash://RUNTIME_PATCH_DIR/
< >
patchname
show patch
Module Cpu
bgp RP1
>
command. Remove a patch and
>
patchname command.
7.8.1.0-EH-rp2-l2mgr-1.rtp
Command Mode
EXEC Privilege
EXEC
CONFIGURATION
EXEC
Timestamp
Tue Mar 3 16:10:08 PST 2009