Unified Software Image Upgrade; Special Instructions For Using Interface Modules In A 32-Slot Chassis - Brocade Communications Systems PowerConnect B-RX Release Note

dir /<path-name>/ (if the destination is slot 1 or 2)
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Check for the boot image, monitor image, and the date and time at which the new images were
built.
If you want to upgrade other software images, go to the appropriate upgrade section for
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information. If you have completed upgrading the software images, you must reboot the
management module to complete the upgrade process.

Unified software image upgrade

BigIron RX software release 02.6.00 and later can be upgraded using the Unified Software Image
Upgrade procedure. When copying the image, you must load the lp-boot and mp-boot. You can set
parameters to limit the images being copied and to direct images to be copied to the secondary image
location to a later release by doing the following:
Failure to load the lp-boot and mp-boot when copying the unified image will cause the LP to become
stuck in an interactive mode.
Copy the unified software image (rx02702a.bin) from a TFTP server to the switch.
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For example, to copy the entire unified software image, the lp-boot and the mp-boot from a
TFTP server at IP address 10.10.12.12, use the following command.
BigIron RX#copy tftp image 10.10.12.12 rx02702a.bin lp-boot mp-boot
Syntax: copy tftp image <TFTP-server-ip-addr> <image-name> [lp-boot | lp-sec | mp-boot | mp-
sec | mbridge]
The <TFTP-server-ip-addr> variable is the IP address for the TFTP server you are downloading
the image from.
The <image-name> variable is the name of the unified software image you want to download to
the switch.
The lp-boot parameter specifies that you want to download the new interface module boot image.
The lp-sec parameter specifies that interface image be copied to the secondary location in flash.
The mbridge parameter tells the BigIron RX to copy the MBRIDGE image. It will now include
two MBRIDGES; one for BigIron RX-16/8/4 (mbridge21.xsvf) and one for the BigIron RX-
32(mbridge32.xsvf).
The mp-boot parameter specifies that you want to download the new management module boot
image.
The mp-sec parameter specifies that management image be copied to the secondary location in
flash
Reboot the management module using the reload command.
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If you are using SSH v2, you must clear the crypto key using the crypto key zeroize command
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after you upgrade. Then, regenerate a new crypto key using the crypto key generate command.

Special instructions for using interface modules in a 32-slot chassis

The BigIron RX-32 chassis introduced with this release can use interface modules in the BigIron RX
series that have older versions of the Multi-Service IronWare software installed on them. There are
however a couple of issues regarding older versions of the software that might be installed on interface
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