Chapter 6 Managing the Device Hardware

EPLD Configuration

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Example 12 EPLD Version Comparison Report—No Upgrade Needed

EPLDCurr Ver New Ver

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Power Manager

5.3

5.3

IO

2.10

2.10

Forwarding Engine

1.6

1.6

Module 1 is upto date

 

 

Example 13 shows how the software reports the current and new EPLD versions for a module that has EPLD images that can be upgraded. According to this report, each of the downloaded Linksec Engine EPLDs has a different version than the same EPLD on the module, so the software will upgrade those EPLDs but will not upgrade the other EPLDs that have the same version numbers. If the new versions have a smaller version number compared to the current version, the software will downgrade the versions.

Example 13 EPLD Version Comparison Report—Upgrade Needed

EPLDCurr Ver New Ver

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Power Manager

4.4

4.4

IO

1.10

1.10

Forwarding Engine

1.6

1.6

FE Bridge(1)

186.3

186.3

FE Bridge(2)

186.3

186.3

Linksec Engine(1)

1.5

1.7

Linksec Engine(2)

1.5

1.7

Linksec Engine(3)

1.5

1.7

Linksec Engine(4)

1.5

1.7

Linksec Engine(5)

1.5

1.7

Linksec Engine(6)

1.5

1.7

Linksec Engine(7)

1.5

1.7

Linksec Engine(8)

1.5

1.7

The following sections explain how to upgrade the EPLD images for I/O and standby modules, the active supervisor module on single-supervisor systems, fabric modules, and fan tray modules:

Upgrading the EPLD Images for I/O or Standby Supervisor Modules, page 6-32

Upgrading EPLDs for the Active Supervisor Module, page 6-34

Upgrading EPLDs for a Fabric Module, page 6-35

Upgrading EPLDs for a Fan Tray Module, page 6-36

Upgrading the EPLD Images for I/O or Standby Supervisor Modules

You can upgrade the EPLD images for an I/O module or standby supervisor module while the system is operational. If you need to upgrade EPLD images for a system with a single supervisor module, see the “Upgrading EPLDs for the Active Supervisor Module” section on page 6-34.

Caution Upgrading EPLD images for an online I/O module can disrupt traffic going through that module.

To upgrade EPLDs for an I/O module or the standby supervisor module, follow these steps:

Step 1 Determine the slot number for each module.

switch# show module

 

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