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Cisco VISM Installation and Configuration Guide
Release 3.0, Part Number OL-2521-01 Rev. D0, June 2004
Chapter1 Overvi ew of the VISM and VISM-PR Cards
Software Upgrades
Software Upgrades
VISM/VISM-PR Release 3.0 provides a gracef ul u pgr ad e pr oced ure f or t he f ol l owing re le a ses :.
•From VISM 1.5 to VISM 3.0
•From VISM 2.1 to VISM 3.0
•From VISM 2.2 to VISM 3.0
Caution Installing VISM software upgrades from VISM Release 2.2 with CALE A to VISM Relea se 3 .0
without CALEA is not graceful.

Prerequisites

To ensure that the VISM/VISM-PR configuration is preserved throughout the upgrade p roce dure, y ou
must complete the prerequisites listed in this section.
Before starting the graceful upgrade procedure, complete the following prerequisites:
•Configure your MGX 8000 Series shelf with at least two VISM cards in a redundant configuration.
For more information on adding redundancy, refer to the add redundancy, addred, command in the
Cisco MGX 8250, Cisco MGX 8230, and Cisco MGX 8850 PXM1-base d C omma nd Refe renc e
documentation and the Cisco MGX 8830 and MGX 8850 PXM1E/ PXM45- ba sed Co mm an d
Reference documentation.
•Ensure that the VISM/VISM-PR cards are running at least Release 2.1.
•Download software Release 3.0 for VISM/VISM-PR to the MG X 8000 S eri es she lf.
•If you are using the CALEA feature, ensure that you have the version of VISM/VISM-PR software
that supports CALEA.

VISM/VISM-PR Upgrades with PXM1

This section describes the procedures for upgrading VISM/VISM-PR software when the
VISM/VISM-PR is used with a PXM1 card.

Download VISM/VISM-PR Boot Code and Firmware to PXM1

To download the VISM/VISM-PR boot code and firmware to the PXM1 card, use TFTP.
Step1 Log in to your TFTP server.
Step2 Download the bootcode and firmware images from the Cisco website.
Step3 Download the selected revision of service module boot code into the service module.
a. tftp <node_name or IP address>
b. bin
c. put <backup boot> POPEYE@SM_1_0.BT
d. quit