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List:       cisco-nsp
Subject:    Re: [nsp] 25xx upgrade question?
From:       rs () seastrom ! com (Robert E !  Seastrom)
Date:       2001-06-28 4:09:35
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You _can_ do upgrades over Frame.  You _might_ have to be on the
console (or get someone else to be on the console and type stuff for
you) to diddle things to be just right.  To wit, I think you need a
static mapping.  Consult:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/63/install_tftp.html
and
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/130/sw_upgrade_proc_flash.shtml

                                        ---rob


Marius Strom <marius@marius.org> writes:

> fiddling with upgrading some of our legacy 2500 gear, i prefer'd the
> easy route of "copy tftp flash" which dropped up the handy "we'll help
> you upgrade" prompt.  It did mention that it would shut down ip routing,
> etc during the upgrade, and this is not a problem.
> 
> The test 2500 I tried it on was connected to the network at large by
> ethernet segment.  However, some of my other 2500's are connected
> strictly by frame-relay subinterfaces.  Will these copy tftp flash
> upgrades work over the serial interfaces?
> 
> My first guess would be no since the router reboots through what seems
> to be the boot rom, which afaik is a (very) limited IOS.
> 
> Any answers would be appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> Marius Strom <marius@marius.org>
> Professional Geek/Unix System Administrator
> URL: http://www.marius.org/
> http://www.marius.org/marius.pgp 0xF5D89089 *updated 2001-02-26*
>  
> It is a natural law. Physics tells us that for every action, there must be an
> equal and opposite reaction. They hate us, we hate them, they hate us back and
> so, here we are, victims of mathematics.
> -- Londo, "A Voice in the Wilderness I"

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