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Release Notes for Catalyst 6000 Family and Cisco 7600 Series Internet Router
DFC ROMMON SoftwareResolved Caveats in DFC ROMMON Software Release 12.1(11r)E2
Storing More Than One ROMMON Image
Selecting a Stored ROMMON Image on the DFC
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Release Notes for Catalyst 6000 Family and Cisco 7600 Series Internet Router
DFC ROMMON Software
Current Release: 12.1(11r)E2—March 28, 2002
Past Release: 12.1(5r)E1This publication describes how to upgrade the ROMMON on your Catalyst 6000 family or Cisco 7600 series Internet Router Distributed Forwarding Card (DFC). The ROMMON upgrade is supported on fabric-enabled modules that have the WS-F6K-DFC daughter card.
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You should consider the 12.1(11r)E2 ROMMON software upgrade if you need the bug fixes documented in the "Caveats" section.
With this procedure, you can upgrade the ROMMON image similar to the way that you upgrade the Cisco IOS operating system software.
ROMMON software release 12.1(11r)E2 is supported in Catalyst 6000 family and Cisco 7600 series systems that are running Cisco IOS software on the Supervisor Engine 2 and on the MSFC2.
Contents
This publication consists of these sections:
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System Software Requirements
The DFC ROMMON software upgrade requires the following system software:
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Software Images
Table 1 lists the software releases for the DFC ROMMON software.
Table 1 Upgradable Modules
12.1(11r)E2 upgradable module ROMMON image
c6dfc-rm2.srec.121-11r.E2
ROMMON Image Overview
The DFC ROMMON consists of two modules:
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New and Changed Information
DFC ROMMON software release 12.1(11r)E2 contains bug fixes; no new feature support is added.
Caveats
The following section contains resolved caveat information.
Resolved Caveats in DFC ROMMON Software Release 12.1(11r)E2
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To identify the ROMMON version running on the DFC, enter the remote command module module-no show version command and find the following line in the display output:
System Bootstrap, Version 12.1(4r)E, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)In this example, the ROMMON version is 12.1(4r)E.
(CSCdw69150)
Upgrading the DFC ROMMON
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To upgrade the ROMMON version on your DFC, perform these steps (in this example, the module with the DFC is in slot 4):
Step 1
Router# show rom-monitor slot 4Region F1:APPROVED, preferredRegion F2:INVALIDCurrently running ROMMON from F1 regionRouter#The display indicates that the active ROMMON is running in region1.
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Router# upgrade rom-monitor slot 4 file bootflash:c6dfc-rm2.srec.121-11r.E2Copying bootflash:c6dfc-rm2.srec.121-11r.E2 onto bootflash of dfc#4 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCRouter#19:40:08: DFC4: ROMMON image upgrade in progress19:40:08: DFC4: Erasing flash19:40:11: DFC4: Programming flash19:40:13: DFC4: Verifying new image19:40:13: DFC4: ROMMON image upgrade completeThe card must be reset for this to take effectRouter#Step 3
Router# show rom-monitor slot 4Region F1:APPROVEDRegion F2:FIRST_RUN, preferredCurrently running ROMMON from F1 regionRouter#Step 4
Router# hw-module module 4 resetProceed with reload of module? [confirm]% reset issued for module 4<output truncated>Step 5
Router# show rom-monitor slot 4Region F1:APPROVEDRegion F2:APPROVED, preferredCurrently running ROMMON from F2 regionRouter#The "Region2" field should show "APPROVED, preferred." The ROMMON stored in the Region2 is now the active ROMMON.
Storing More Than One ROMMON Image
The procedure in this section is optional and should be used only if you have multiple versions of the upgraded ROMMON image stored on the DFC. These procedures describe how to select a particular ROMMON image for booting and how to disqualify a particular ROMMON region.
Selecting a Stored ROMMON Image on the DFC
There are three regions (including the Gold region) where versions of the ROMMON image can be stored. You can use the upgrade rom-monitor slot preference command to switch between regions.
The ROMMON software upgrade feature allows you to have two upgraded ROMMON images (one in region F1, the second in region F2) in addition to the "Gold" ROMMON stored on the one-time programmable (OTP) EPROM section of the ROMMON. Use the upgrade rom-monitor slot preference command to select which ROMMON will be the preferred ROMMON the next time the system is booted. You can change the preference as often as you like. The changes do not take effect until you reset the system.
To select a particular ROMMON image stored on the DFC, perform these steps:
Step 1
Router# show rom-monitor slot 4Region F1:FIRST_RUNRegion F2:FIRST_RUN, preferredCurrently running ROMMON from F2 regionRouter# upgrade rom-monitor slot 4 preference region1You are about to mark F1 region of DFC ROMMON in slot 4 as the boot preference region, proceed[n]? yRouter#Step 2
Router# hw-module module 4 resetProceed with reload of module? [confirm]% reset issued for module 4<output truncated>Step 3
Router# show rom-monitor slot 4Region F1:APPROVED, preferredRegion F2:APPROVEDCurrently running ROMMON from F1 regionYou can also disqualify a specific region of ROMMON and use the other region or go back to using the "Gold" ROMMON stored in the OTP EPROM section by using the upgrade rom-monitor slot invalidate command.
To disqualify a specific ROMMON region, perform these steps:
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Router# show rom-monitor slot 4Region F1:FIRST_RUNRegion F2:FIRST_RUN, preferredCurrently running ROMMON from F2 regionRouter# upgrade rom-monitor slot 4 invalidate region2You are about to mark F2 region of DFC ROMMON in slot 4 as an invalid region, proceed[n]? yRouter#Step 2
Router# hw-module module 4 resetProceed with reload? [confirm]<output truncated>Step 3
Router# show rom-monitor slot 4Region F1:FIRST_RUNRegion F2:INVALIDCurrently running ROMMON from S (Gold) region
Additional Documentation
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