Upgrading Software on an EX8200 Virtual Chassis Using Nonstop Software Upgrade (CLI Procedure)

Before you begin software installation using NSSU:

• (Optional) Configure line-card upgrade groups as described in Configuring Line-Card Upgrade Groups for Nonstop Software Upgrade. By default, NSSU upgrades line cards one at a time, starting with the line card in slot 0 of member 0. This permits aggregated Ethernet links that have members on different line cards remain up through the upgrade process. Configuring line-card upgrade groups reduces the time an upgrade takes because the line cards in each upgrade group are upgraded at the same time rather than sequentially.

• Verify that the members are running the same version of the software:

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  {master:8}
  user@external-routing-engine> show version all-members
  

  If the Virtual Chassis members are not running the same version of the software, use the request system software add command to upgrade the software on the inconsistent members. For instructions, see Installing Software for a Single Device in an EX8200 Virtual Chassis.

• Ensure that nonstop active routing (NSR) and graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES) are enabled. To verify that they are enabled, you need to check only the state of nonstop active routing—if nonstop active routing is enabled, then graceful Routing Engine switchover is enabled.

  To verify that nonstop active routing is enabled:

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  {master:8}
  user@switch> show task replication
          Stateful Replication: Enabled
          RE mode: Master
  
      Protocol                Synchronization Status
          PIM                     Complete
  

  If nonstop active routing is not enabled (Stateful Replication is Disabled), see Configuring Nonstop Active Routing on Switches for information on how to enable it.

To upgrade all Routing Engines using NSSU:

1. Download the software package for the XRE200 External Routing Engine by following one of the procedures in Downloading Software. The name of the software package for the XRE200 External Routing Engine contains the term xre200.

2. Copy the software package to the switch. We recommend that you use FTP to copy the file to the /var/tmp directory.

3. Log in to the primary external Routing Engine using the console connection. You can perform an NSSU from the management interface, but a console connection allows you to monitor the progress of the primary Routing Engine reboot.

4. Install the new software package:

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   {master:8}
   user@external-routing-engine> request system software nonstop-upgrade reboot
    /var/tmp/package-name-m.nZx-distribution.tgz

   where package-name-m.nZx-distribution.tgz is, for example, jinstall-ex-xre200-11.1R2.5-domestic-signed.tgz.

   Note:

   You can omit reboot option. When you include the reboot option, NSSU automatically reboots the original primary Routing Engines after the new image has been installed on them. If you omit the reboot option, you must manually reboot the original primary Routing Engines (now the backup Routing Engines) to complete the upgrade. To perform the reboot, you must establish a connection to the console port on the Switch Fabric and Routing Engine (SRE) module or Routing Engine (RE) module.

   The switch displays status messages similar to the following messages as the upgrade executes:

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   Chassis ISSU Check Done
   ISSU: Validating Image
   ISSU: Preparing LCC Backup REs
   ISSU: Preparing Backup RE
   Pushing bundle /var/tmp/jinstall-ex-xre200-11.1-20110208.0-domestic-signed.tgz to member9
   member9:
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   WARNING: A reboot is required to install the software
   WARNING:     Use the 'request system reboot' command immediately
   VC Backup upgrade done
   Rebooting VC Backup RE
   
   Rebooting member9
   ISSU: Backup RE Prepare Done
   Waiting for VC Backup RE reboot
   Pushing bundle to member0-backup
   Pushing bundle to member1-backup
   WARNING: A reboot is required to install the software
   WARNING:     Use the 'request system reboot' command immediately
   WARNING: A reboot is required to install the software
   WARNING:     Use the 'request system reboot' command immediately
   
   Rebooting member0-backup
   Rebooting LCC [member0-backup]
   
   Rebooting member1-backup
   Rebooting LCC [member1-backup]
   ISSU: LCC Backup REs Prepare Done
   GRES operational
   Initiating Chassis Nonstop-Software-Upgrade
   Chassis ISSU Started
   ISSU: Preparing Daemons
   ISSU: Daemons Ready for ISSU
   ISSU: Starting Upgrade for FRUs
   ISSU: Preparing for Switchover
   ISSU: Ready for Switchover
   Checking Nonstop-Upgrade status
   member0:
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Item           Status                  Reason
     FPC 0          Online (ISSU)               
     FPC 1          Online (ISSU)               
     FPC 2          Online (ISSU)              
     FPC 5          Online (ISSU)              
   
   member1:
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Item           Status                  Reason
     FPC 0          Online (ISSU)               
     FPC 1          Online (ISSU)               
     FPC 2          Online (ISSU)               
     FPC 5          Online (ISSU)               
   
   member0:
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Item           Status                  Reason
     FPC 0          Online (ISSU)               
     FPC 1          Online (ISSU)               
     FPC 2          Online (ISSU)               
     FPC 5          Online (ISSU)               
   
   member1:
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Item           Status                  Reason
     FPC 0          Online (ISSU)               
     FPC 1          Online (ISSU)              
     FPC 2          Online (ISSU)              
     FPC 5          Online (ISSU)              
   ISSU: Upgrading Old Master RE
   Pushing bundle /var/tmp/incoming-package-8200.tgz to member0-master
   Pushing bundle /var/tmp/incoming-package-8200.tgz to member1-master
   ISSU: RE switchover Done
   WARNING: A reboot is required to install the software
   WARNING:     Use the 'request system reboot' command immediately
   ISSU: Old Master Upgrade Done
   ISSU: IDLE
                                                                            
   *** FINAL System shutdown message from root@ ***                             
   System going down IMMEDIATELY                                                                                                                                                                                                            
   Shutdown NOW!
   

   Note:

   If you omit the reboot option in this step, you must complete the upgrade by separately rebooting the original primary Routing Engine on each Virtual Chassis member and the original primary external Routing Engine. To reboot the original primary Routing Engine on a Virtual Chassis member, you must establish a connection to the console port on the Switch Fabric and Routing Engine (SRE) module or Routing Engine (RE) module.

5. Log in after the reboot completes. To verify that the software on all Routing Engines in the Virtual Chassis members has been upgraded, enter the following command:

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   {backup:8}
   user@external-routing-engine> show version all-members
   

6. Verify that the line cards that were online before the upgrade are online after the upgrade by entering the show chassis nonstop-upgrade command:

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   {backup:8}
   user@external-routing-engine> show chassis nonstop-upgrade
   member0:
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Item           Status                  Reason
     FPC 0          Online
     FPC 1          Online
     FPC 2          Online
     FPC 5          Online
   
   member1:
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Item           Status                  Reason
     FPC 0          Online
     FPC 1          Online
     FPC 2          Online
     FPC 5          Online