8600 Code Upgrade

[mccartha]

Does anyone have the step by step process for upgrading the boot code file and the run time image on the Passport 8600. I can't seem to get it to work properly. Do I need to perform this upgrade in Monitor mode? Do I need to use the Management port? I also have two SSF's so I'll need to perfrom the action twice.

Thanks for your help!

 

[ZachBenj]

Here is a quick rep of how I like to do it.:
(Assumption that you have 2 CPU blades per 8600)
Take the ATA card and insert it to a WIN98 note book.

Copy the new OS to the ATA card.

Modify the boot.cfg file to reflect the new OS.

Do the same for the other ATA card.

Save the config to master and the slave blade.

If you are booting from flash make sure to copy image to flash.

Boot using the new boot code (ex. boot p80b3300.img)

Make sure you do the boot for both blades

Done.

Note: If you modify the ATA card in the NT world all file names that are copied or saved to it will appear in all caps. You will need to rename these files so that the file name appears in lower case.

Do not think this is the Official Nortel way but this is the way I have been doing it.
My suggestions are what I would try myself. If incorrect, I welcome corrections to my knowledge.
Scott
stomlin@baptistfirst.org

 

[eurobadger]

Here is how Nortel do it, ripped from the release notes.
You will need the bootcode and operating code files in the default directory of a tftp server, and to set an IP address on the management ethernet port on the SSF card.


Upgrading the boot flash image
This section shows an example of the input required to upgrade the boot flash
image in your Passport 8000 Series switch and shows the command line interface
output as the upgrade is performed:
monitor# boot tftp80b3120.img
Loading p80b3120.img with tftp from 10.10.10.11 ... 672522
to 1016376 (1016376)
Starting at 0x10000...
################ 8K CPU BOOT FLASH Update ################
File p80b3120.rom found in loaded image
File size: 62744 bytes
Number of flash sectors to be programmed: 10
Do you wish to continue (y/n) ? y
erased 10 sectors of bootflash
programmed bootflash
Verifying new BOOTFLASH Image
62744 matches, 0 mismatches
Update complete!
Press return to reboot
/flash/ - Volume is OK
Loaded boot configuration from file /flash/boot.cfg
Press <Return> to stop auto-boot...
WARNING: You are about to re-program your Boot Monitor
FLASH image. Do NOT turn off power or press reset
until this procedure is completed. Otherwise
the card may be permanently damaged!!!
Copyright (c)
CPU Slot 6:
Version:
Creation Time:
Hardware Time:
Memory Size:
Start Type:
1998-2001 Nortel Networks, Inc.
PPC 740 Map B
3.1.2.0
June 11, 2001, 16:07:01
NOV 01 2000, 10:26:39 UTC
0x04000000
cold
Upgrading and downgrading the software 13
Release Notes for the Passport 8000 Series Switch Release 3.1.2
Upgrading and downgrading the software
• To copy the configuration file currently used by the switch in memory, use the
following command:
save config file /< device>/< config file name>
• To copy the configuration file specified by the boot.cfg file, use the following
command:
copy /< device>/< config file name> /< device>/< backup
config file name>
where:
device is flash or pcmcia.
• To upgrade the Passport 8600 switch CPU with the version 3.1.2 software
image:
a Copy the file from the tftp server to the flash or PCMCIA card using the
copy command:
copy <tftpserver IP address>80a3120.img /< device>/
p80a3120.img
b To ensure the image is successfully copied, boot the image using the
following boot command:
boot < tftpserver IP>80a3120.img
c If the image successfully boots, modify the boot.cfg file using the
following bootconfig options:
config bootconfig choice primary image-file < device>/
p80a3120.img
where:
device is flash or pcmcia.
Caution: Before you upgrade or downgrade the switch software, it is a
good precaution to make a copy of the switch configuration file specified
in the boot.cfg file.

I like Scott's method.

EB

 

[JAYLENOX]

THE EASY WAY: COPY YOUR BOOT MONITOR IMAGE AND SYSTEM SOFTWARE IMAGE TO A LAPTOPS, USING THE PCMCIA. TRANSFER ALL FILES INCLUDING ANY DLD FILES, TO A PASSPORT 8600 PCMCIA CARD. OK NOW, LOG INTO SWITCH USING HYPERTEM. OK NOW, COPY ALL PCMCIA FILE TO FLASH. IE. COPY /PCMCIA/P86A322.IMG /FLASH/P86A322.IMG etc... ONCE YOU HAVE COPIED ALL FILES. CONFIG BOOTCONFIG CHOICE PRIMARY IMAGE-FILE /FLASH/P86A322.IMG THEN CONFIG BOOTCONFIG CHOICE SECONDARY IMAGE-FILE /PCMCIA/P86A322.IMG. DO THE SAME FOR THE BOOTMONITOR IMAGE. THEN, SAVE BOOT CONFIG, THEN RESET. HAVE A NICE DAY!!

 

[iamsantino]

I am upgrading from Software Release 3.1.6.1 to Software Release 3.7.4.0

The following text is taken from the Release Notes

"If the flash on your system has never been reformatted since the upgrade to the 3.2.2 Release (May 2002) or higher, Nortel Networks highly recommends that you do so before upgrading to the Release 3.7. In some very rare cases, you may not be able to access the switch files. The file access problem may be prevented if you perform this operation. (Q00736836)"

It, however, does not explain how to format the flash. Is the format-flash command the right command to use?

Thanks

 

[anthonyanderberg]

Yes the 'format-flash' command is what your looking for, just make sure you backup your boot.cfg and config.cfg files before doing it.