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Avaya has released v4.1.8.5 software for the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600. This maintenance release addresses the same issue that 5.1.3.1 was released to address;
Please review the release notes for any additional information.
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Avaya has released v5.1.3.1 software for the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600/8800. This release addresses a single issue;
Please review the release notes for any additional information.
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I upgraded an Ethernet Routing Switch 8606 over the weekend from v5.1.1.0 software to v5.1.3.0 software. As the switch booted the v5.1.3.0 software I was alerted that I needed to upgrade the DPC FPGA firmware on the 8648GTR and 8683XLR blades that were in the chassis. You’ll notice too that the switch was also complaining that I had not yet formatted the PCMCIA card since I upgrade to the 5.1.x software stream.
Copyright (c) 2010 Avaya, Inc. CPU Slot 5: PPC 745 Map B Version: 5.1.3.0/020 Creation Time: Aug 5 2010, 19:19:09 Hardware Time: SEP 13 2010, 15:51:09 UTC Memory Size: 0x10000000 Start Type: cold SMART MODULAR TECH. HYA ATA The /pcmcia device mounted successfully, but it appears to have been formatted with pre-Release5.1 file system code. Nortel recommends backing up the files from /pcmcia, and executing dos-format /pcmcia to bring the file system on the /pcmcia device to the latest ERS8600 baseline. open_file:can't open "/pcmcia/pcmboot.cfg" 0x380003 _dosFsLib_FILE_NOT_FOUND /flash/ - Volume is OK Loaded boot configuration from file /flash/boot.cfg Attaching network interface lo0... done. Press to stop auto-boot... Loading /flash/p80a5130.img ... 12637154 to 43802740 (43802740) Starting at 0x1000000... SMART MODULAR TECH. HYA ATA Booting PMC280 Mezz HW. Please wait....... The BootCode address is 0xe100100 3303 . Mezz taking over console and modem..... Mezz CPU Booted successfully Initializing backplane net with anchor at 0x4100... done. Backplane anchor at 0x4100... .. Mounting /flash: .done. CPU5 [09/13/10 11:52:36] SW INFO Found serial number <11:22:33:44:55:66> in file CPU5 [09/13/10 11:52:36] SW INFO License Successfully Loaded From License Type -- ADVANCED Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 System Software Release 5.1.3.0 Copyright (c) 1996-2010 Avaya, Inc. CPU5 [09/13/10 11:52:36] SW INFO System boot Warning: Please save your configuration after boot-up to avoid CPU5 [09/13/10 11:52:36] SW INFO ERS System Software Release 5.1.3.0 CPU5 [09/13/10 11:52:40] MPLS INFO All MPLS components are up and active CPU5 [09/13/10 11:52:40] HW INFO Card inserted: Slot=5 Type=8692SF CPU5 [09/13/10 11:52:40] SW INFO R-Module inserted: Slot=1 Type=8630GBR, waiting to bootup... CPU5 [09/13/10 11:52:40] SW INFO R-Module inserted: Slot=3 Type=8683XLR, waiting to bootup... CPU5 [09/13/10 11:52:40] HW INFO Initializing 8692SF in slot #5 ... CPU5 [09/13/10 11:52:49] SW INFO Slot 1: Loading /flash/p80j5130.dld CPU5 [09/13/10 11:52:49] SW INFO Slot 3: Loading /flash/p80j5130.dld CPU5 [09/13/10 11:53:28] SW INFO Slot 3: 8683XLR Initializing. Do not remove board. CPU5 [09/13/10 11:53:29] SW INFO Slot 1: 8630GBR Initializing. Do not remove board. CPU5 [09/13/10 11:53:33] SW INFO Slot 3: 8683XLR Initialization completed. CPU5 [09/13/10 11:53:34] SW INFO Slot 3: Restart new image version 5.1.3.0 CPU5 [09/13/10 11:53:34] SW INFO Slot 1: 8630GBR Initialization completed. CPU5 [09/13/10 11:53:34] SW INFO Slot 1: Restart new image version 5.1.3.0 CPU5 [09/13/10 11:53:43] SW INFO Slot 3: Loading /flash/p80j5130.dld CPU5 [09/13/10 11:53:44] SW INFO Slot 1: Loading /flash/p80j5130.dld CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:04] SW INFO slot 1 found NP heartbeat - R-Module is online CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:04] SW WARNING Slot 1 is running older software version(s) of FPGA. Please upgrade to the latest version(s) CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:04] SW WARNING DPC FPGA current revision: 184. Upgrade to the latest revision: 194 CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:08] SW INFO slot 3 found NP heartbeat - R-Module is online CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:08] HW INFO Initializing 8630GBR in slot #1 ... CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:08] SW WARNING Slot 3 is running older software version(s) of FPGA. Please upgrade to the latest version(s) CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:08] SW WARNING DPC FPGA current revision: 184. Upgrade to the latest revision: 194 CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:09] HW INFO Initializing 8683XLR in slot #3 ... ***************************************************************** * Copyright (c) 2010 Avaya, Inc. * All Rights Reserved * Ethernet Routing Switch 8006 * Software Release 5.1.3.0 (Released - General Availability) ***************************************************************** Login: CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:10] SW INFO Loading configuration from /flash/config.cfg CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:10] SW INFO NTP Enabled CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:10] SNMP INFO VRF name: GlobalRouter (VRF id 0): Max route warning set CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:10] SW INFO The system is ready CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:10] SNMP INFO Booted with PRIMARY boot image source - /flash/p80a5130.img CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:12] SW INFO PCMCIA card detected in Master CPU "ERS-8606" slot 5, Chassis S/N SS11111111 CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:12] IP INFO the OSPF Md5 key file does not exist CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:12] SNMP INFO Chassis with Power Supply redundancy CPU5 [09/13/10 11:54:12] SNMP INFO Fan Up(FanId=1, OperStatus=2) CPU5 [09/13/10 11:55:00] SNMP INFO Sending Cold-Start Trap
I needed to copy down the software from the TFTP server to the local /flash member;
ERS-8606:5# copy 10.1.1.1:dpc194.xsvf /flash/dpc194.xsvf
With the software on the flash we can now start the upgrade;
ERS-8606:5# config diag fpga dpc update 1 /flash/dpc194.xsvf Found /flash/dpc194.xsvf WARNING: Starting the FPGA update process. DO NOT reset the card or box during this process. Please wait for FPGA UPDATE SUCCESS message. (Command prompt will be returned but update process will take several minutes) This Message will get appended to the log file upon completion of the update. The command prompt will return after the upgrade is complete. CPU5 [09/13/10 12:02:41] COP-SW INFO Slot 1: FPGA UPDATE SUCCESS - You will need to reboot the switch or re-insert/reset the slot for FPGA to take effect.
You’ll need to reboot the switch in order for the module(s) to load the new FPGA firmware.
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Avaya has released an updated version of it’s Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Planning and Engineering Network Design document. The document, NN46205-200, Rev 02.02, was originally released with the 5.1 software release for the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600. The document has been updated to include some of the features and changes incorporated into the software since the document was originally published.
There’s a lot of great technical information in this document including a lot of recommendations and best practices.
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Avaya has released software 6.2.0.200/201 for the Ethernet Routing Switch 5500/5600 series switches.
The following issues were identified and resolved in this release;
Please review the release notes for all the specific details.
We recently had a discussion regarding why Avaya released 6.1.4 software after releasing 6.2.0. This is a perfect example of why you don’t rush into major software releases unless you’re prepared to bleed alittle. I wonder how they came up with the phrase bleeding edge? This isn’t just an issue with Avaya either, I’ve see it with every vendor I’ve ever worked with including Cisco, Juniper, Blue Coat, etc. Now it’s definitely true that some vendors are much better than others in both their software development and their QA testing but there are always going to be some issues.
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