Brocade Communications Systems S3-1002483-03 manual Rebooting the management module

Upgrading images independently 6

NOTE

If you copy the new IronWare image to all interface modules using the all keyword, the management module makes a copy of the image (called lp-primary-0 or lp-secondary-0) and stores it in its code flash, thereby synchronizing the new IronWare image on both the interface and management modules.

If you copy the new IronWare image to a specified chassis slot, the management module does not make a copy of the image or store it. In this case, the new IronWare image on the interface module is unsynchronized or different from the IronWare image on the management module.

For more information about synchronizing the new IronWare image or retaining unsynchronized versions of the IronWare image on the interface and management modules, refer to “Rebooting the management module” on page 139.

5.Verify that the new IronWare image has been successfully copied by entering the following command at any level of the CLI:

BigIron RX# show flash

Check for the IronWare image and the date and time at which the image was built.

If you want to upgrade other software images, go to the appropriate upgrade section for information. If you have completed upgrading the software images, you must reboot the management module to complete the upgrade process. For more information, refer to “Rebooting the management module” on page 139.

Rebooting the management module

After upgrading one or more software images on the management or interface modules, you must reboot the management module. After the management module reboots, it in turn reboots the interface modules.

To reboot the management module, enter one of the following commands:

•reload (this command boots from the default boot source, which is the primary code flash)

•boot system flash primary secondary

During the management module reboot, the following synchronization events occur:

•If you have a standby management module, the active management module compares the standby module’s monitor, primary, and secondary images to its own. If you have updated these images on the active module, the active module automatically synchronizes the standby module’s images with its own.

•If you copied the primary or secondary IronWare image to all interface modules using the copy command with the all keyword, the management module made a copy of the image and stored it in its code flash under the names lp-primary-0 or lp-secondary-0. By default, the BigIron RX Series system checks the interface modules’ IronWare images, which reside in the code flash of the interface modules and the management module to make sure they are the same in both locations. (These IronWare images are stored on the management module only and are not run by the management or interface modules.) If the IronWare images on the interface and management modules are different, the system prompts you to do the following:

•If you want to update the IronWare images in the interface module’s code flash with the images in the management module’s code flash, enter the lp cont-boot sync <slot-number> command at the Privileged EXEC prompt.

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