Replace a Failed Redundant Supervisor Module in the Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Running CatOS (Hybrid)

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Updated:June 8, 2007
Document ID:1631203924813767

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Introduction

This document shows how to replace a failed redundant supervisor module in Catalyst 6500 Series Switches. This document explains the procedure for the supervisor modules that run in Hybrid OS.

Prerequisites

Requirements

Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics:

Components Used

The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions:

  • Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch

  • Supervisor Module: WS-SUP32-GE-3B

  • Hybrid OS:

    • Catalyst OS (CatOS) 8.5(8)

    • MSFC IOS® 12.2(18)SXF7

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

Related Products

This document can also be used with these hardware and software versions:

  • Supervisor 720 that runs Hybrid OS

  • Supervisor 2 that runs Hybrid OS

Conventions

Refer to Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.

Background Information

These are some of the important points related to redundant supervisor modules:

  • On the standby supervisor engine, the console port is inactive, the module status shows as "standby", and the status for the uplink ports is shown normally.

  • In order to allow you to control the booting of each supervisor engine separately, the configuration registers are not synchronized between the supervisor engines.

  • If the software versions of the two supervisor engines are different, or if the NVRAM configuration of the two supervisor engines is different, the active supervisor engine automatically downloads its software image and configuration to the standby supervisor engine.

  • The supervisor engines use two flash images: the boot image and the run-time image. The boot image filename, which is specified in the BOOT environment variable, is stored in NVRAM. The run-time image is the boot image that the ROM monitor uses to boot the supervisor engine. After the system boots, the run-time image resides in dynamic RAM (DRAM).

  • The redundant supervisor engines must be of the same type with the same model feature card. The WS-X6K-SUP1-2GE and the WS-X6K-SUP1A-2GE, which are both without Policy Feature Cards (PFCs), are compatible for redundancy. For supervisor engines with PFCs, the PFCs must be identical for redundancy (two PFCs, two PFC2s, two PFC3As, two PFC3Bs, or two PFC3BXLs).

Step by Step Procedure to Replace the Supervisor Module - Same Hybrid OS

This section provides the step by step procedure to replace the Supervisor Module 32 in a Catalyst 6500 Series Switch. This example uses a Cisco Catalyst 6509 Switch, which has two supervisor modules in slot 5 and 6. The supervisor module in slot 6 has failed. It is assumed that the failed supervisor module in slot 6 is removed from the chassis. You can see the procedure to add the new supervisor module into slot 6.

If you have an additional Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch, you can connect the new supervisor on the switch and upgrade or downgrade the Hybrid OS to the same level as the supervisor in slot 5 of the production switch. If you have the same Hybrid OS in the new supervisor module, you do not need to configure anything on the new supervisor module. When you add the supervisor module into slot 6, the active supervisor engine automatically synchs the configuration. This section shows the step by step process and the checklist during the supervisor replacement.

This is the step by step procedure to replace the Supervisor Module 32 in a Catalyst 6500 Series Switch:

  1. Add the supervisor module into slot 6.

    If you have console connection to the supervisor at slot 6, you should see this output:

    
!--- Supervisor module at slot 6

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(18r)SX2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2004 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Cat6k-Sup32 platform with 524288 Kbytes of main memory

Autoboot executing command: "boot bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin"
Self decompressing the image : ############################################
###########################################################################
###########################################################################
###########################################################################
###########################################################################
###########################################################################
###########################################################################
###########################################################################
###########################################################################
###########################################################################
###########################################################################
##################################################### [OK]


System Power On Diagnostics
DRAM Size ..........................512 MB
Testing DRAM .......................Passed
Verifying Text Segment .............Passed
NVRAM Size .........................2048 KB
Level2 Cache .......................Present
Level3 Cache .......................Absent
System Power On Diagnostics Complete

Currently running ROMMON from S (Gold) region
Boot image: bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin


Firmware compiled 01-Dec-06 12:57 by integ Build [100]


This module is now in standby mode.
Console is disabled for standby supervisor.

    This output shows the console of the active supervisor in slot 5:

    Access2> (enable)
Access2> (enable)
Access2> (enable) 2007 May 22 19:17:48 %SYS-5-MOD_INSERT:Module 
6 has been inserted

Access2> (enable)
Access2> (enable)
Access2> (enable) 
%SYS-5-SUP_MODSBY:Module 6 is in standby mode

%SYS-5-SUP_IMGSYNC:File synchronization process will start in 120 seconds

%DIAG-6-RUN_MINIMUM:Module 6: Running Minimal Diagnostics...

%DIAG-6-DIAG_OK:Module 6: Passed Online Diagnostics

%SYS-3-TRANSCEIVER_NOTSUPP: Transceiver on port 6/1 is not supported

%SYS-3-TRANSCEIVER_NOTSUPP: Transceiver on port 6/2 is not supported

%SYS-5-PORT_SSUPOK:Ports on standby supervisor (module 6) are up

%SYS-3-MOD_PORTINTFINSYNC:Port Interface in sync for Module 6

%DIAG-6-RUN_MINIMUM:Module 16: Running Minimal Diagnostics...

%DIAG-6-DIAG_OK:Module 16: Passed Online Diagnostics

%SYS-5-MOD_OK:Module 16(WS-F6K-MSFC2A,SAL1018LQ3C) is online

%MGMT-5-SYS_CONFIG_START_MOD_FAIL:Unable to start system configuration 
for module 6

%MGMT-5-SYS_CONFIG_START_MOD_FAIL:Unable to start system configuration for 
module 16

%SYS-5-SUP_IMGSYNCSTART:Active supervisor is synchronizing bootdisk:
cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin

%SYS-5-SUP_IMGSYNCFINISH:Active supervisor has synchronized bootdisk:
cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin

Access2> (enable)

  2. Verify the supervisor redundancy status:

    Access2> (enable) show system highavailability
Highavailability: enabled
Highavailability versioning: disabled
Highavailability Operational-status: ON
Access2> (enable)

  3. Verify the MSFC redundancy status:

    Access2> (enable) session 15
Trying Router-15...
Connected to Router-15.
Escape character is '^]'.

LAB-Router>enable
LAB-Router#show redundancy
Redundant System Information :
------------------------------
       Available system uptime = 10 minutes
Switchovers system experienced = 0
              Standby failures = 0
        Last switchover reason = unsupported

                 Hardware Mode = Duplex
    Configured Redundancy Mode = Stateful SwitchOver - SSO
     Operating Redundancy Mode = Stateful SwitchOver - SSO
              Maintenance Mode = Disabled
                Communications = Up

Current Processor Information :
-------------------------------
               Active Location = slot 5
        Current Software state = ACTIVE
       Uptime in current state = 10 minutes
                 Image Version = Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) MSFC2A Software (C6MSFC2A-ADVENTERPRISEK9_WAN-M), 
Version 12.2(18)SXF7, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Thu 23-Nov-06 01:03 by kellythw
                          BOOT =
                   CONFIG_FILE =
                       BOOTLDR =
        Configuration register = 0x2102

Peer Processor Information :
----------------------------
              Standby Location = slot 6
        Current Software state = STANDBY HOT
       Uptime in current state = 2 minutes
                 Image Version = Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) MSFC2A Software (C6MSFC2A-ADVENTERPRISEK9_WAN-M), 
Version 12.2(18)SXF7, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Thu 23-Nov-06 01:03 by kellythw
                          BOOT =
                   CONFIG_FILE =
                       BOOTLDR =
        Configuration register = 0x2102


LAB-Router#

  4. Force the supervisor failover and test:

    
!--- Supervisor in slot 5

Access2> (enable) switch supervisor
This command will force a switch-over to the standby Supervisor module.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y
2007 May 21 20:40:37 %SYS-5-MOD_RESET:Module 5 reset from Console//
Access2> (enable)
System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(18r)SX2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2004 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Cat6k-Sup32 platform with 262144 Kbytes of main memory

Autoboot executing command: "boot bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin"
Self decompressing the image : ##############################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
##################################################### [OK]


System Power On Diagnostics
DRAM Size ..........................256 MB
Testing DRAM .......................Passed
Verifying Text Segment .............Passed
NVRAM Size .........................2048 KB
Level2 Cache .......................Present
Level3 Cache .......................Absent
System Power On Diagnostics Complete

Currently running ROMMON from S (Gold) region
Boot image: bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin


Firmware compiled 01-Dec-06 12:57 by integ Build [100]

This module is now in standby mode.
Console is disabled for standby supervisor

  5. Console into Supervisor 6 and verify the supervisor and MSFC configuration.

Step by Step Procedure to Replace the Supervisor Module - Different Hybrid OS

This section explains the step by step procedure to replace the Supervisor Module 32 in a Catalyst 6500 Series Switch. This example uses a Cisco Catalyst 6509 Switch which has two supervisor modules in slot 5 and 6. The supervisor module in slot 6 has failed. It is assumed that the failed supervisor module in slot 6 is removed from the chassis. You can see the procedure to add the new supervisor module into slot 6.

If you do not have an option to upgrade the new supervisor hybrid OS to the same version as the active supervisor, you can perform this procedure to add the supervisor module and synchronize the Hybrid OS and the switch configuration. Most of the procedure is automated. This document shows the step by step process and the checklist to be performed during the supervisor replacement.

Verify Before You Add the New Supervisor Module

This section shows you the show output of the switch without the supervisor in slot 6.

  • Show module

  • Show version

  • Boot variable

  1. Show module output:

    Access2> (enable) show module
Mod Slot Ports Module-Type               Model               Sub Status
--- ---- ----- ------------------------- ------------------- --- --------
1   1    0     1000BaseX Ethernet                            no  power-down
2   2    48    10/100BaseTX Ethernet     WS-X6248-RJ-45      no  ok
3   3    48    10/100BaseTX Ethernet     WS-X6348-RJ-45      yes ok
4   4    48    10/100BaseTX Ethernet     WS-X6348-RJ-45      yes ok
5   5    9     1000BaseX Supervisor      WS-SUP32-GE-3B      yes ok
15  5    1     Multilayer Switch Feature WS-F6K-MSFC2A       no  ok
7   7    5     Communication Media Mod.  WS-SVC-CMM          no  ok
8   8    0     FXS                                           no  power-down
9   9    0     10/100BaseTX Ethernet                         no  power-down


!--- Output suppressed


Mod Sub-Type                Sub-Model           Sub-Serial  Sub-Hw Sub-Sw
--- ----------------------- ------------------- ----------- ------ ------
3   Inline Power Module     WS-F6K-VPWR                     1.0    1.1(1)
4   Inline Power Module     WS-F6K-VPWR                     1.0    1.1(1)
5   L3 Switching Engine III WS-F6K-PFC3B        SAL1012GREU 2.1
Access2> (enable)

  2. Show version output:

    Access2> (enable) show version
WS-C6509 Software, Version NmpSW: 8.5(8)
Copyright (c) 1995-2006 by Cisco Systems
NMP S/W compiled on Dec  1 2006, 23:03:43

System Bootstrap Version: 12.2
System Boot Image File is 'bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin'
System Configuration register is 0x2102

Hardware Version: 2.0  Model: WS-C6509  Serial #: SCA034500F5

PS1  Module: WS-CAC-6000W    Serial #: AZS10130G7T

Mod Port Model               Serial #    Versions
--- ---- ------------------- ----------- --------------------------------------
2   48   WS-X6248-RJ-45      SAD03431007 Hw : 1.1
                                         Fw : 4.2(0.24)VAI78
                                         Sw : 8.5(8)
3   48   WS-X6348-RJ-45      SAD04150A2T Hw : 1.1
                                         Fw : 5.3(1)
                                         Sw : 8.5(8)
         WS-F6K-VPWR                     Hw : 1.0
                                         Sw : 1.1(1)
4   48   WS-X6348-RJ-45      SAD05070CNX Hw : 2.0
                                         Fw : 5.4(2)
                                         Sw : 8.5(8)
         WS-F6K-VPWR                     Hw : 1.0
                                         Sw : 1.1(1)
5   9    WS-SUP32-GE-3B      SAL1010F8KG Hw : 4.2
                                         Fw : 12.2
                                         Fw1: 8.5(8)
                                         Sw : 8.5(8)
                                         Sw1: 8.5(8)
         WS-F6K-PFC3B        SAL1012GREU Hw : 2.1
                                         Sw :
7   5    WS-SVC-CMM          SAD100707YJ Hw : 2.8
                                         Fw : 12.4(7a),
                                         Sw : 12.4(7a),
15  1    WS-F6K-MSFC2A       SAL1012GG1X Hw : 3.0
                                         Fw : 12.2(18)SXF7
                                         Sw : 12.2(18)SXF7

       DRAM                    FLASH                   NVRAM
Module Total   Used    Free    Total   Used    Free    Total Used  Free
------ ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----- ----- -----
5      262144K 124421K 137723K 249772K   9796K 239976K 2048K  366K 1682K

Uptime is 0 day, 0 hour, 3 minutes
Access2> (enable)

  3. Boot variable:

    
!--- Current working directory

Access2> (enable) pwd
bootdisk


!--- Files in the bootdisk

Access2> (enable) dir
      2   -rw-  10029260    Dec 13 2006 15:37:08 cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin

245735424 bytes available (10031104 bytes used)


!--- Boot variable

Access2> (enable) show boot
BOOT variable = bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin,1;
CONFIG_FILE variable = bootflash:switch.cfg

Configuration register is 0x2102
ignore-config: disabled
auto-config: non-recurring, overwrite, sync disabled
ROMMON console baud: 9600
boot: image specified by the boot system commands

Image auto sync is enabled
Image auto sync timer is 120 seconds
Access2> (enable)

Add the New Supervisor Module

The supervisor module is inserted into slot 6. The console output of the active and standby supervisor modules when you add the new standby supervisor module into the switch is shown here:

  1. Insert the new supervisor module into slot 6.

    You can see this log message in the active supervisor module:

    Access2> (enable) 2007 May 21 20:21:14 %SYS-5-MOD_INSERT:Module 6 has been 
inserted

    If you have consoled into the standby supervisor at 6, you can see this boot process:

    System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(18r)SX2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2004 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Cat6k-Sup32 platform with 524288 Kbytes of main memory

Autoboot executing command: "boot bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-4-5.bin"
Self decompressing the image : ##############################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
#############################################################################
######################################################################## [OK]


System Power On Diagnostics
DRAM Size ..........................512 MB
Testing DRAM .......................Passed
Verifying Text Segment .............Passed
NVRAM Size .........................2048 KB
Level2 Cache .......................Present
Level3 Cache .......................Absent
System Power On Diagnostics Complete

Currently running ROMMON from S (Gold) region
Boot image: bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-4-5.bin


Firmware compiled 02-Aug-05 16:08 by integ Build [100]


This module is now in standby mode.
Console is disabled for standby supervisor

  2. You can verify the redundancy status from the active supervisor module at slot 5.

    Access2> (enable) 2007 May 21 20:23:09 %SYS-5-SUP_MODSBY:Module 6 is in standby
mode
2007 May 21 20:23:11 %SYS-5-SUP_IMGSYNCSTART:Active supervisor is synchronizing
bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin

Access2> (enable) show system highavailability
Highavailability: enabled
Highavailability versioning: disabled
Highavailability Operational-status: OFF(standby-supervisor-image-incompatible)

    The active supervisor module copies the CatOS into the standby supervisor module. It also configures the boot variable of the standby supervisor engine to the new CatOS.

    Access2> (enable)
2007 May 21 20:24:23 %SYS-5-SUP_IMGSYNCFINISH:Active superviso
r has synchronized bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin

    After the CatOS image is copied to the standby supervisor, the standby module 6 automatically reloads with the new image.

    This module is now in standby mode.
Console is disabled for standby supervisor

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(18r)SX2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2004 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Cat6k-Sup32 platform with 524288 Kbytes of main memory

Autoboot executing command: "boot bootdisk:RTSYNC_cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin"
Self decompressing the image : #################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
##################################################### [OK]


System Power On Diagnostics
DRAM Size ..........................512 MB
Testing DRAM .......................Passed
Verifying Text Segment .............Passed
NVRAM Size .........................2048 KB
Level2 Cache .......................Present
Level3 Cache .......................Absent
System Power On Diagnostics Complete

Currently running ROMMON from S (Gold) region
Boot image: bootdisk:RTSYNC_cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin


Firmware compiled 01-Dec-06 12:57 by integ Build [100]

This module is now in standby mode.
Console is disabled for standby supervisor

  3. Once the standby module is up, you can verify the redundancy status from the active supervisor module.

    Access2> (enable) 2007 May 21 20:26:22 %SYS-5-SUP_MODSBY:Module 6 is in standby
mode
2007 May 21 20:26:23 %SYS-5-SUP_IMGSYNC:File synchronization process will start
in 120 seconds
2007 May 21 20:27:08 %SYS-1-SYS_LCPERR1:Module 16: RP requested reset of peer RP
: MSFC on module 16 will be reset
2007 May 21 20:27:24 %DIAG-6-RUN_MINIMUM:Module 6: Running Minimal Diagnostics..
.
2007 May 21 20:27:24 %DIAG-6-DIAG_OK:Module 6: Passed Online Diagnostics
2007 May 21 20:27:25 %SYS-3-TRANSCEIVER_NOTSUPP: Transceiver on port 6/1 is not
supported
2007 May 21 20:27:25 %SYS-3-TRANSCEIVER_NOTSUPP: Transceiver on port 6/2 is not
supported
2007 May 21 20:27:25 %SYS-5-PORT_SSUPOK:Ports on standby supervisor (module 6) a
re up
2007 May 21 20:27:25 %SYS-3-MOD_PORTINTFINSYNC:Port Interface in sync for Module
 6
2007 May 21 20:28:24 %SYS-5-SUP_IMGSYNCSTART:Active supervisor
 is synchronizing bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin
2007 May 21 20:28:25 %SYS-5-SUP_IMGSYNCFINISH:Active supervisor has synchronized
 bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin

Access2> (enable)
    Access2> (enable) dir
      2   -rw-  10029260    Dec 13 2006 15:37:08 cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin

245735424 bytes available (10031104 bytes used)
Access2> (enable) dir 6/
      2   -rw-   9356096    May 11 2006 19:04:09 cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-4-5.bin
   2287   -rw-  10029260    May 21 2007 20:24:10 RTSYNC_cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-
8.bin

!--- You can see the copied CatOS name starts with RTSYNC_

236900352 bytes available (19390464 bytes used)

Access2> (enable) show system highavailability
Highavailability: enabled
Highavailability versioning: disabled
Highavailability Operational-status: ON

Verify the Supervisor Module After You add the New Supervisor Module

Perform these steps:

  1. Show module output:

    Access2> (enable) show module
Mod Slot Ports Module-Type               Model               Sub Status
--- ---- ----- ------------------------- ------------------- --- --------
1   1    0     1000BaseX Ethernet                            no  power-down
2   2    48    10/100BaseTX Ethernet     WS-X6248-RJ-45      no  ok
3   3    48    10/100BaseTX Ethernet     WS-X6348-RJ-45      yes ok
4   4    48    10/100BaseTX Ethernet     WS-X6348-RJ-45      yes ok
5   5    9     1000BaseX Supervisor      WS-SUP32-GE-3B      yes ok
15  5    1     Multilayer Switch Feature WS-F6K-MSFC2A       no  ok
6   6    9     1000BaseX Supervisor      WS-SUP32-GE-3B      yes standby
7   7    5     Communication Media Mod.  WS-SVC-CMM          no  ok
8   8    0     FXS                                           no  power-down
9   9    0     10/100BaseTX Ethernet                         no  power-down


!--- Output suppressed


Mod Sub-Type                Sub-Model           Sub-Serial  Sub-Hw Sub-Sw
--- ----------------------- ------------------- ----------- ------ ------
3   Inline Power Module     WS-F6K-VPWR                     1.0    1.1(1)
4   Inline Power Module     WS-F6K-VPWR                     1.0    1.1(1)
5   L3 Switching Engine III WS-F6K-PFC3B        SAL1012GREU 2.1
6   L3 Switching Engine III WS-F6K-PFC3B        SAL1017L9WJ 2.1

  2. Verify redundancy-history:

    Access2> (enable) show system redundancy-history
   Maximum entries of switchover history table = 10
   System cold start due to switchover failure = 4
   Standby available time (secs*100)          = 33291

   Redundant History Switchover Table:

Verify the MSFC IOS

The CatOS is copied automatically during the SYNC process. However, IOS at the MSFC is not copied automatically.

  1. Verify the IOS and redundancy of the MSFC:

    
!--- 1. Connect to MSFC

Access2> (enable) session 15
Trying Router-15...
Connected to Router-15.
Escape character is '^]'.

LAB-Router>enable


!--- 2. Verify the IOS file in the bootflash

LAB-Router#dir
Directory of bootflash:/

    1  -rwx    17966324  Dec 13 2006 15:12:29 +00:00  c6msfc2a-adventerprisek9_w
an-mz.122-18.SXF7.bin

65536000 bytes total (47569548 bytes free)


!--- 3. Show version output

LAB-Router#show version
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) MSFC2A Software (C6MSFC2A-ADVENTERPRISEK9_WAN-M), Version 12.2(18)SXF7,
 RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Thu 23-Nov-06 01:03 by kellythw
Image text-base: 0x40101040, data-base: 0x42638000

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(17r)SX3, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
BOOTLDR: MSFC2A Software (C6MSFC2A-ADVENTERPRISEK9_WAN-M), Version 12.2(18)SXF7,
 RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

LAB-Router uptime is 26 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System image file is "bootflash:c6msfc2a-adventerprisek9_wan-mz.122-18.SXF7.bin"


!--- 4. MSFC redundancy status

LAB-Router#show redundancy
Redundant System Information :
------------------------------
       Available system uptime = 4 minutes
Switchovers system experienced = 0
              Standby failures = 0
        Last switchover reason = unsupported

                 Hardware Mode = Duplex
    Configured Redundancy Mode = Stateful SwitchOver - SSO
     Operating Redundancy Mode = Route Processor Redundancy

!--- It is running in the RPR mode because the standby MSFC !--- is running different version of IOS.

              Maintenance Mode = Disabled
                Communications = Up

Current Processor Information :
-------------------------------
               Active Location = slot 5
        Current Software state = ACTIVE
       Uptime in current state = 4 minutes
                 Image Version = Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) MSFC2A Software (C6MSFC2A-ADVENTERPRISEK9_WAN-M), 
Version 12.2(18)SXF7, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Thu 23-Nov-06 01:03 by kellythw
                          BOOT =
                   CONFIG_FILE =
                       BOOTLDR =
        Configuration register = 0x2102

Peer Processor Information :
----------------------------
              Standby Location = slot 6
        Current Software state = STANDBY COLD
       Uptime in current state = 2 minutes
                 Image Version = Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) MSFC2A Software (C6MSFC2A-IPBASE_WAN-M), 
Version 12.2(18)SXF4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Thu 23-Mar-06 14:53 by tinhuang
                          BOOT =
                   CONFIG_FILE =
                       BOOTLDR =
        Configuration register = 0x2102

!--- Note that the boot variable is blank. The MSFC boots the !--- first IOS image in the bootflash:

LAB-Router#

LAB-Router#exit
Access2> (enable)

  2. Upgrade the IOS on the standby MSFC.

    1. Copy the IOS image to the standby MSFC:

      LAB-Router#copy c6msfc2a-adventerprisek9_wan-mz.122-18.SXF7.bin slavebootflash:/
Destination filename [c6msfc2a-adventerprisek9_wan-mz.122-18.SXF7.bin]?
Copy in progress...CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
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LAB-Router#


!--- Delete the old IOS image. Because the boot variable is blank !--- and the MSFC boots the first IOS image in the bootflash:


LAB-Router#cd slavebootflash:

LAB-Router#delete c6msfc2a-ipbase_wan-mz.122-18.SXF4.bin
Delete filename [c6msfc2a-ipbase_wan-mz.122-18.SXF4.bin]?
Delete slavebootflash:c6msfc2a-ipbase_wan-mz.122-18.SXF4.bin? [confirm]
LAB-Router#

    2. Reload the standby supervisor module:

      LAB-Router#exit

Access2> (enable) reset 6
This command will reset module 6.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y
2007 May 21 21:14:03 %SYS-5-MOD_RESET:Module 6 reset from Console//
Resetting module 6...


Access2> (enable) show system highavailability
Highavailability: enabled
Highavailability versioning: disabled
Highavailability Operational-status: OFF(standby-supervisor-not-present)
Access2> (enable)

2007 May 21 21:16:01 %SYS-5-SUP_MODSBY:Module 6 is in standby
mode
2007 May 21 21:16:02 %SYS-5-SUP_IMGSYNC:File synchronization 
process will start
in 120 seconds
2007 May 21 21:16:03 %DIAG-6-RUN_MINIMUM:Module 6: Running Minimal 
Diagnostics..
.
2007 May 21 21:16:05 %DIAG-6-DIAG_OK:Module 6: Passed Online Diagnostics
2007 May 21 21:16:06 %SYS-3-TRANSCEIVER_NOTSUPP: 
Transceiver on port 6/1 is not supported
2007 May 21 21:16:06 %SYS-3-TRANSCEIVER_NOTSUPP: 
Transceiver on port 6/2 is not supported
2007 May 21 21:16:06 %SYS-5-PORT_SSUPOK:Ports on standby supervisor 
(module 6) are up
2007 May 21 21:16:07 %SYS-3-MOD_PORTINTFINSYNC:Port Interface in 
sync for Module
 6
2007 May 21 21:16:49 %SYS-1-SYS_LCPERR1:Module 16: RP requeste
d reset of peer RP: MSFC on module 16 will be reset

Access2> (enable) show system highavailability
Highavailability: enabled
Highavailability versioning: disabled
Highavailability Operational-status: ON
Access2> (enable)

  3. Verify the MSFC IOS after the upgrade:

    Access2> (enable) session 15
Trying Router-15...
Connected to Router-15.
Escape character is '^]'.

LAB-Router>enable

LAB-Router#show redundancy
Redundant System Information :
------------------------------
       Available system uptime = 17 minutes
Switchovers system experienced = 0
              Standby failures = 1
        Last switchover reason = unsupported

                 Hardware Mode = Duplex
    Configured Redundancy Mode = Stateful SwitchOver - SSO
     Operating Redundancy Mode = Stateful SwitchOver - SSO
              Maintenance Mode = Disabled
                Communications = Up

Current Processor Information :
-------------------------------
               Active Location = slot 5
        Current Software state = ACTIVE
       Uptime in current state = 17 minutes
                 Image Version = Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) MSFC2A Software (C6MSFC2A-ADVENTERPRISEK9_WAN-M), 
Version 12.2(18)SXF7, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Thu 23-Nov-06 01:03 by kellythw
                          BOOT =
                   CONFIG_FILE =
                       BOOTLDR =
        Configuration register = 0x2102

Peer Processor Information :
----------------------------
              Standby Location = slot 6
        Current Software state = STANDBY HOT
       Uptime in current state = 0 minutes
                 Image Version = Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) MSFC2A Software (C6MSFC2A-ADVENTERPRISEK9_WAN-M), 
Version 12.2(18)SXF7, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Thu 23-Nov-06 01:03 by kellythw
                          BOOT =
                   CONFIG_FILE =
                       BOOTLDR =
        Configuration register = 0x2102


LAB-Router#

Failover to Standby Supervisor and Verify

Now, you can failover the supervisor module to the newly added standby supervisor module and test it.

  1. Failover the supervisor module:

    Access2> (enable) switch supervisor
This command will force a switch-over to the standby Supervisor module.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y
2007 May 21 20:40:37 %SYS-5-MOD_RESET:Module 5 reset from Console//
Access2> (enable)
System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(18r)SX2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2004 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Cat6k-Sup32 platform with 262144 Kbytes of main memory

Autoboot executing command: "boot bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin"
Self decompressing the image : #################################################
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##################################################### [OK]


System Power On Diagnostics
DRAM Size ..........................256 MB
Testing DRAM .......................Passed
Verifying Text Segment .............Passed
NVRAM Size .........................2048 KB
Level2 Cache .......................Present
Level3 Cache .......................Absent
System Power On Diagnostics Complete

Currently running ROMMON from S (Gold) region
Boot image: bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin


Firmware compiled 01-Dec-06 12:57 by integ Build [100]

This module is now in standby mode.
Console is disabled for standby supervisor

  2. Console into Supervisor 6, which is the active module now.

    1. Redundancy status:

      Access2> (enable) show system highavailability
Highavailability: enabled
Highavailability versioning: disabled
Highavailability Operational-status: ON

Access2> (enable) show system redundancy-history
   Maximum entries of switchover history table = 10
   System cold start due to switchover failure = 4
   Standby available time (secs*100)          = 98984

   Redundant History Switchover Table:
      Index: 1
      Previous active supervisor module: 5
      Current active supervisor module : 6
      Switchover reason                : user initiated
      Switchover time                  : Mon May 21 2007, 20:40:37

    2. Show version:

      Access2> (enable) show version
WS-C6509 Software, Version NmpSW: 8.5(8)
Copyright (c) 1995-2006 by Cisco Systems
NMP S/W compiled on Dec  1 2006, 23:03:43

System Bootstrap Version: 12.2
System Boot Image File is 'bootdisk:RTSYNC_cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin'
System Configuration register is 0x2102

    3. Boot variable:

      Access2> (enable) show boot
BOOT variable = bootdisk:RTSYNC_cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin,1;bootdisk:cat6000
-sup32pfc3k8.8-4-5.bin,1;
CONFIG_FILE variable = bootdisk:switch.cfg

Configuration register is 0x2102
ignore-config: disabled
auto-config: non-recurring, overwrite, sync disabled
ROMMON console baud: 9600
boot: image specified by the boot system commands

Image auto sync is enabled
Image auto sync timer is 120 seconds

    4. Show module:

      Access2> (enable) show module
Mod Slot Ports Module-Type               Model               Sub Status
--- ---- ----- ------------------------- ------------------- --- --------
1   1          Unknown Card                                  power-down
2   2    48    10/100BaseTX Ethernet     WS-X6248-RJ-45      no  ok
3   3    48    10/100BaseTX Ethernet     WS-X6348-RJ-45      yes ok
4   4    48    10/100BaseTX Ethernet     WS-X6348-RJ-45      yes ok
5   5    9     1000BaseX Supervisor      WS-SUP32-GE-3B      yes standby
6   6    9     1000BaseX Supervisor      WS-SUP32-GE-3B      yes ok
16  6    1     Multilayer Switch Feature WS-F6K-MSFC2A       no  ok
7   7    5     Communication Media Mod.  WS-SVC-CMM          no  ok
8   8    0     FXS                                           no  power-down
9   9          Unknown Card                                  power-down


!--- Output suppressed


Mod Sub-Type                Sub-Model           Sub-Serial  Sub-Hw Sub-Sw
--- ----------------------- ------------------- ----------- ------ ------
3   Inline Power Module     WS-F6K-VPWR                     1.0    1.1(1)
4   Inline Power Module     WS-F6K-VPWR                     1.0    1.1(1)
5   L3 Switching Engine III WS-F6K-PFC3B        SAL1012GREU 2.1
6   L3 Switching Engine III WS-F6K-PFC3B        SAL1017L9WJ 2.1
Access2> (enable)

  3. Verify the MSFC:

    Access2> (enable) session 16
Trying Router-16...
Connected to Router-16.
Escape character is '^]'.

LAB-Router>enable

LAB-Router#show version
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) MSFC2A Software (C6MSFC2A-ADVENTERPRISEK9_WAN-M), 
Version 12.2(18)SXF7, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Thu 23-Nov-06 01:03 by kellythw
Image text-base: 0x40101040, data-base: 0x42638000

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(17r)SX3, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
BOOTLDR: MSFC2A Software (C6MSFC2A-ADVENTERPRISEK9_WAN-M), Version 12.2(18)SXF7,
 RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

LAB-Router uptime is 7 minutes
System returned to ROM by Stateful Switchover
System image file is "bootflash:c6msfc2a-adventerprisek9_wan-mz.122-18.SXF7.bin"


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cisco MSFC2A (R7000) processor (revision MSFC2A) with 458752K/65536K bytes of me
mory.
Processor board ID MSFC2A
R7000 CPU at 300Mhz, Implementation 0x27, Rev 3.3, 256KB L2, 1024KB L3 Cache
Last reset from power-on
SuperLAT software (copyright 1990 by Meridian Technology Corp).
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
Bridging software.
TN3270 Emulation software.
29 Virtual Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interfaces
509K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.

65536K bytes of Flash internal SIMM (Sector size 512K).
Configuration register is 0x2102

Rename the Catalyst OS

You can see that the CatOS name in the replaced supervisor module starts with RTSYNC. You can leave the system to run as it is. You can also change the file name and keep it as a standard name as shown here:

Access2> (enable) rename RTSYNC_cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin 
cat6000-sup32pfc3k 8.8-5-8.bin
Access2> (enable) dir
    2287   -rw-  10029260    May 21 2007 21:40:01 cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin

236900352 bytes available (19390464 bytes used)
Access2> (enable)

After you rename the file, you must change the boot variable.


!--- Verify boot variable

Access2> (enable) show boot
BOOT variable = bootdisk:RTSYNC_cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin,1;bootdisk:cat6000
-sup32pfc3k8.8-4-5.bin,1;
CONFIG_FILE variable = bootdisk:switch.cfg

Configuration register is 0x2102
ignore-config: disabled
auto-config: non-recurring, overwrite, sync disabled
ROMMON console baud: 9600
boot: image specified by the boot system commands

Image auto sync is enabled
Image auto sync timer is 120 seconds


!--- Clear all the boot variables

Access2> (enable) clear boot system all
BOOT variable =
Access2> (enable) 2007 May 21 21:41:56 %SYS-5-SUP_IMGSYNC:File synchronization p
rocess will start in 120 seconds


!--- Configure the boot variable

Access2> (enable) set boot system flash bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin
BOOT variable = bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin,1;
Access2> (enable) 2007 May 21 21:42:14 %SYS-5-SUP_IMGSYNC:File synchronization p
rocess will start in 120 seconds


!--- Verify the boot variable

Access2> (enable) show boot
BOOT variable = bootdisk:cat6000-sup32pfc3k8.8-5-8.bin,1;
CONFIG_FILE variable = bootdisk:switch.cfg

Configuration register is 0x2102
ignore-config: disabled
auto-config: non-recurring, overwrite, sync disabled
ROMMON console baud: 9600
boot: image specified by the boot system commands

Image auto sync is enabled
Image auto sync timer is 120 seconds

Related Information

Revision History

Revision Publish Date Comments
1.0
08-Jun-2007
Initial Release

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