Chapter 10 Cisco WAN Manager Operations
Downloading Software and Firmware
Downloading Switch Software or Firmware from the CWM Workstation to a Switch
To download images to a Cisco MGX node, complete the following steps:
Step 1 To establish a telnet session with the node:
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•Select a node from the Hierarchical Tree and choose Tools > Administration > Telnet.
Step 2 From the Telnet window:
•Enter cd C:/FW command to change to the node directory to verify the software and firmware images are present on the node for any particular card.
•Enter the cp command to copy the images to one of the following CWM workstation directories:
–Cisco IGX or Cisco BPX images: /usr/users/svplus/images/ipxbpx directory
–For Cisco MGX images: /usr/users/svplus/images/mgx directory
By using a workstation with FTP client software, you can also transfer the switch images to the switch directory.
Step 3 Launch the CWM desktop. For more information about launching the CWM desktop, see Chapter 2, “Getting Started with Cisco WAN Manager.”
Step 4 Login as a user with All access privileges for Topology. The CWM Launch Center is displayed. You can use any CWM application window to select the node for downloading the switch software and firmware.
Step 5 Click the node icon in the Network Monitor window where you want to download the switch software and firmware images.
Step 6 Choose Tools > Administration > Image Download to display the Image DownLoader window (see Figure
The Image DownLoader window displays a list of the software that is loaded on the CWM workstation in the /usr/users/svplus/images/ directory for the selected node type.
Step 7 Select the image you want to download.
Step 8 Click Download. Once the download commences, a message appears in the Results pane.
Step 9 Once the download is finished, complete the following steps to verify that the downloaded image is present:
•Establish a telnet session to the node.
•Display the contents of the C:/FW directory.
Note For additional details pertaining to the switches, please refer to the appropriate Cisco switch documentation.
Related Topics
•“Managing with the Configuration Save and Restore Utility” section on page
•“Downloading Software and Firmware” section on page
•“Preparing the Cisco BPX and Cisco IGX Switch to Download Software or Firmware” section on page
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