Hi guys,
If like me, you begin in Brocade world and must quickly upgrade a Brocade device such as a CER2000, you can find here some (stupid) tips.
You must upgrade this device in two parts :
- Upgrade your ironware
- Upgrade your PBIF (FGPA)
Yo upgrade your ironware :
In my example, I have make the choice to put the ironware on secondary flash. For thus of you which come from Cisco world, it is not seen such a disk, where you can copy what you want.
SSH@you_cer# copy tftp flash 5.5.5.5 ce05200f.bin secondary SSH@you_cer# conf t SSH@you_cer(conf)# SSH@you_cer# boot system flash secondary
To upgrade your PBIF :
SSH@you_cer# copy tftp fpga-pbif 5.5.5.5 pbifmetro_05200f.bin
/!\ You will advertised by your device that you must wait. Ok. this part can take some minutes. You must be patient. /!\
After this :
SSH@you_cer# reload
Ok, now your router is reloaded :
SSH@you_cer# sh flash ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Code Flash - Type MT28F256J3, Size 64 MB o IronWare Image (Primary) Version 5.2.0T183, Size 13669945 bytes, Check Sum a4b5 Compiled on Jun 12 2011 at 09:16:48 labeled as ce05200 o IronWare Image (Secondary) Version 5.2.0fT183, Size 13756815 bytes, Check Sum e663 Compiled on Jul 20 2012 at 17:24:00 labeled as ce05200f o Monitor Image Version 5.1.0T185, Size 445715 bytes, Check Sum 36ab Compiled on Aug 11 2010 at 14:08:06 labeled as ceb05100 o Startup Configuration Size 11500 bytes, Check Sum 8941 Modified on 20:54:21 GMT+01 Thu Aug 09 2012 Boot Flash - Type MX29LV040C, Size 512 KB o Boot Image Version 5.1.0T185, Size 445715 bytes, Check Sum 36ab Compiled on Aug 11 2010 at 14:08:06 labeled as ceb05100 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SSH@you_cer# show version System: NetIron CER (Serial #: 1P0525G012, Part #: 40-1000617-01) License: RT_SCALE (LID: GrFKHKiFGH) Boot : Version 5.1.0T185 Copyright (c) 1996-2009 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Compiled on Aug 11 2010 at 14:08:06 labeled as ceb05100 (445715 bytes) from boot flash Monitor : Version 5.1.0T185 Copyright (c) 1996-2009 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Compiled on Aug 11 2010 at 14:08:06 labeled as ceb05100 (445715 bytes) from code flash IronWare : Version 5.2.0fT183 Copyright (c) 1996-2009 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Compiled on Jul 20 2012 at 17:24:00 labeled as ce05200f (13756815 bytes) from Secondary CPLD Version: 0x00000010 Micro-Controller Version: 0x0000000d Extended route scalability PBIF Version: 0x0153800 MHz Power PC processor 8544 (version 8021/0022) 400 MHz bus 512 KB Boot Flash (MX29LV040C), 64 MB Code Flash (MT28F256J3) 2048 MB DRAM System uptime is 13 hours 33 minutes 32 seconds SSH@you_cer#
Have fun during your maintenance window 😉
How to upgrade Brocade Ironware