We upgraded from 3.1.2.1 to 3.3.0.0. If we did not do it in this fashion then we either got garbage upon boot or the 8600 would not route.
Here the process that we upgraded our 8600's
The Method for upgrading 8600 to 3.3
• Save your 8600 config to flash, to ATA (PCMCIA card), and off the 8600.
• Copy p80a3300.img and p80b3300.img to the ATA Card
• Console into SLAVE Blade
• Boot the slave blade w/ following command: boot /pcmcia/p80b3300.img
• On reboot interrupt the autoboot
• Boot the slave blade w/ following command: boot /pcmcia/p80a3300.img
• Modify bootconfig
Config bootconfig choice primary /flash/p80a3300.img
Config bootconfig choice secondary /pcmcia/p80a3300.img
• Copy p80a3300.img to the FLASH :: copy /pcmcia/p80a3300.img /flash/p80a3300.img
• More /flash/boot.cfg (checking to make sure that boot.cfg shows proper boot image)
• Boot (boot slave blade and make sure it comes up)
• Start a computer pinging an address that is not on it subnet
• Pull Master Blade
• When pings start going through console in and save the config immediately (It is now the Master)
• Console to the Slave blade (One that is not inserted)
• Reinsert the Blade (It now becomes the Slave)
• Interrupt the Autoboot sequence
• Boot the slave blade w/ following command: boot /pcmcia/p80b3300.img
• On reboot interrupt the autoboot
• Boot the slave blade w/ following command: boot /pcmcia/p80a3300.img
• Modify bootconfig
Config bootconfig choice primary /flash/p80a3300.img
Config bootconfig choice secondary /pcmcia/p80a3300.img
• Copy p80a3300.img to the FLASH :: copy /pcmcia/p80a3300.img /flash/p80a3300.img
• More /flash/boot.cfg (checking to make sure that boot.cfg shows proper boot image)
• Copy peer:/flash/config.cfg /flash/config.cfg
• Boot (boot slave blade and make sure it comes up)
• Start a computer pinging an address that is not on it subnet
• Pull Master Blade
Notes:
Do not copy the P80a3300.img to flash until after you have done the first boot from the image /pcmcia/p80a3300.img.
Hope this is helpful to somebody.
My suggestions are what I would try myself. If incorrect, I welcome corrections to my knowledge.
Scott
stomlin@baptistfirst.org
Here the process that we upgraded our 8600's
The Method for upgrading 8600 to 3.3
• Save your 8600 config to flash, to ATA (PCMCIA card), and off the 8600.
• Copy p80a3300.img and p80b3300.img to the ATA Card
• Console into SLAVE Blade
• Boot the slave blade w/ following command: boot /pcmcia/p80b3300.img
• On reboot interrupt the autoboot
• Boot the slave blade w/ following command: boot /pcmcia/p80a3300.img
• Modify bootconfig
Config bootconfig choice primary /flash/p80a3300.img
Config bootconfig choice secondary /pcmcia/p80a3300.img
• Copy p80a3300.img to the FLASH :: copy /pcmcia/p80a3300.img /flash/p80a3300.img
• More /flash/boot.cfg (checking to make sure that boot.cfg shows proper boot image)
• Boot (boot slave blade and make sure it comes up)
• Start a computer pinging an address that is not on it subnet
• Pull Master Blade
• When pings start going through console in and save the config immediately (It is now the Master)
• Console to the Slave blade (One that is not inserted)
• Reinsert the Blade (It now becomes the Slave)
• Interrupt the Autoboot sequence
• Boot the slave blade w/ following command: boot /pcmcia/p80b3300.img
• On reboot interrupt the autoboot
• Boot the slave blade w/ following command: boot /pcmcia/p80a3300.img
• Modify bootconfig
Config bootconfig choice primary /flash/p80a3300.img
Config bootconfig choice secondary /pcmcia/p80a3300.img
• Copy p80a3300.img to the FLASH :: copy /pcmcia/p80a3300.img /flash/p80a3300.img
• More /flash/boot.cfg (checking to make sure that boot.cfg shows proper boot image)
• Copy peer:/flash/config.cfg /flash/config.cfg
• Boot (boot slave blade and make sure it comes up)
• Start a computer pinging an address that is not on it subnet
• Pull Master Blade
Notes:
Do not copy the P80a3300.img to flash until after you have done the first boot from the image /pcmcia/p80a3300.img.
Hope this is helpful to somebody.
My suggestions are what I would try myself. If incorrect, I welcome corrections to my knowledge.
Scott
stomlin@baptistfirst.org