Upgrading From The Cli; Preparing For The Upgrade - NEC QX-S6648XP-6Q Installation Manual

Installation Guide
QX-S6600 Series Ethernet Switches
Upgrading method
Upgrading from the Boot menu
The output in this document is for illustration only and might vary with software releases.
For example, this document uses boot.bin and system.bin to represent boot and system
image names, whereas the actual software image name format is chassis_software
platform version_image type_release.
CAUTION:
Make sure that sufficient space is available for the upgrading software file. If no sufficient space is available,
delete obsolete files. The storage space needs the twice the size of ipe file, because the ipe file is extracted to
the boot image and system image.

Upgrading from the CLI

This section uses a two-member IRF fabric as an example to describe how to upgrade
software from the CLI. If you have more than two Standby switches, repeat the steps for the
Standby switch to upgrade their software. If you are upgrading a standalone switch, ignore
the steps for upgrading the Standby switch. For more information about setting up and
configuring an IRF fabric, see the installation guide and IRF configuration guide for the
QX-S6600 Series.

6.4.1 Preparing for the upgrade

Before you upgrade software, complete the following tasks:
Software types
Boot ROM image

Software images

6-3
6 Upgrading software
Remarks
Use this method when the switch cannot correctly
start up.
CAUTION:
Upgrading an IRF fabric from the CLI rather than
the Boot menu.
The Boot menu approach requires that you
upgrade the member switches one by one and
has larger impact on services than the CLI
approach.