Brocade Communications Systems PowerConnect B-RX Instruction Manual

Multi-Service IronWare Software
R02.7.02a for Brocade BigIron RX
Series Switches
Release Notes v1.0
October 2, 2009
Document History
Document Title Summary of Changes Publication Date
Multi-Service IronWare Software R02.7.02a for
Brocade BigIron RX Series Switches Release
Notes v1.0
Release 02.7.02a October 2009

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Contents
Supported devices for Multi-Service IronWare R02.7.02a..................................5
Feature support........................................................................................................5
Supported features................................................................................................................ 5
Unsupported features ......................................................................................................... 10
Software image files for Multi-Service IronWare R02.7.02a ............................10
Software image files............................................................................................................ 10
Images and procedures required....................................................................................... 11
Upgrading the Multi-Service IronWare software ..............................................11
Displaying flash memory and version information.......................................................... 12
Displaying flash information ..................................................................................................13
Code flash and boot flash information.............................................................................. 15
Displaying version information..............................................................................................19
Backing up the current software images .......................................................................... 21
Upgrading the monitor and boot images.......................................................................... 21
Unified software image upgrade........................................................................................ 22
Special instructions for using interface modules in a 32-slot chassis............................. 22
Separation of boot and monitor images............................................................................ 23
Upgrading the management module monitor and boot images...................................... 23
Upgrading the management module IronWare image.................................................... 24
Upgrading the interface module monitor and boot images ............................................ 25
Upgrading the IronWare image on the interface module............................................... 25
Upgrading MBRIDGE FPGA on the management module ........................................... 26
Rebooting the management module.................................................................................. 29
Regenerating SSH v2 crypto key....................................................................................... 29
Hitless Layer 2 OS upgrade............................................................................................... 30
Considerations when using the feature..................................................................................31
The Hitless OS Layer 2 software process..............................................................................31
Performing a Hitless Layer 2 OS software upgrade.............................................................32
Loading the Multi-Service IronWare software onto the switch..........................................32

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Technical support...................................................................................................33
General Information........................................................................................................... 33
Getting Help or Reporting Errors..................................................................................... 34
Web Access...............................................................................................................................34
Email Access.............................................................................................................................34
Telephone Access.....................................................................................................................34
Additional resources..............................................................................................35
Documentation Update..........................................................................................36
Defects .....................................................................................................................38
Closed with Code Change Defects in Multi-Service IronWare R02.7.02a .................... 38

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Supported devices for Multi-Service IronWare R02.7.02a
This software release applies to the following Brocade products:
• BigIron RX-4 Switch
• BigIron RX-8 Switch
• BigIron RX-16 Switch
• BigIron RX-32 Switch
Note: The software release described in these release notes can only be used on the devices specified
above.
All information required to operate the BigIron RX Series Switch is described in the BigIron RX Series
Configuration Guide or the Brocade BigIron RX Series Installation Guide.
Feature support
Below is a list of all the features supported on the BigIron RX switches. See Unsupported features, for
features not supported.
Supported features
Category Feature description
System level Features
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Allows you to configure a Brocade device to intercept and display the
contents of CDP packets. This feature is useful for learning device
and interface information for Cisco devices in the network.
CLI Logging
Denial of Service (DoS)
protection
Protection from SYN attacks
Protection from Smurf attacks
Foundry Discovery Protocol
(FDP)
Enables Foundry devices to advertise themselves to other Foundry
devices on the network.
High Availability OS Layer 2 Hitless Software Upgrade

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Category Feature description
Management Options Serial and Telnet access to industry-standard Command Line
Interface (CLI)
SSHv2
TFTP
Web-based GUI
SNMP versions 1, 2, and 3
IronView Network Manager
Security
AAA Authentication
Local passwords
RADIUS
Secure Shell (SSH) version 2
Secure Copy (SCP)
TACACS/TACACS+
User accounts
802.1x: All EAP types, including MD5, TLS, TTLS, and PEAP
Multi-device port authentication
Note: Telnet, SSH, Web and SNMP servers are disabled by default,
and can be enabled selectively.
CPU protection: There are no CLI commands for CPU protection. The BigIron RX
forwards unknown unicast, broadcast and multicast packets in
hardware; therefore, the CPU is automatically 'protected' from having
to handle too many packets.
Logging Multiple SysLogD server logging
sFlow sFLow version 5
Uni-directional Link Detection
(UDLD)
Monitors a link between two devices and brings the ports on both
ends of the link down if the link goes down at any point between the
two devices.
Layer 2 features
802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
and
Single Spanning Tree Protocol (SSTP)
802.1p Quality of Service (QoS) queue mapping
802.1q see VLANs, below

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Category Feature description
802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
802.1x Port Security
802.3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation on tagged and untagged trunks
Jumbo packets Layer 2 jumbo packet support
Layer 2 Hitless failover
Layer 2 IGMP Snooping
L2 ACL Filtering based on MAC layer-2 parameters.
MAC Filtering MAC filtering and address-lock filters to enhance network security
Foundry MRP Metro Ring Protocol (MRP) Phase 1 and Phase 2
PVST / PVST+ Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST)
Rate Limiting Port-based, port-and priority-based, port-and vlan-based, and port-
and-ACL-based rate limiting on inbound ports are supported.
SuperSpan A Brocade STP enhancement that allows Service Providers (SPs) to
use STP in both SP networks and customer networks.
Topology Groups A named set of VLANs that share a Layer 2 topology. You can use
topology groups with the following Layer 2 protocols:
STP
Foundry MRP
VSRP
802.1w
Trunk Groups and LAG Allows you to manually configure multiple high-speed load-sharing
links between two devices or between a device and a server.

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Category Feature description
VLANs 802.1Q tagging
Port-based VLANs
Super Aggregated VLANs (SAV)
Dual-mode VLAN ports
Transparent Port Flooding
VLAN ID to MSTP Instance Pre-assignment
Private VLANs
VSRP Layer 2 Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP)
Layer 3 Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP)
VSRP and MRP Signaling
Layer 2 ACLs Replaces MAC filters
Layer 2 PIM Snooping
Layer 3 features
ACLs Standard, Extended, and Super
Inbound
ACL logging
ACL editing
BGP BGP routes
BGP peers
BGP dampening
Graceful Restart
FDR Foundry Direct Routing
IP Forwarding IPv4 Routing
IPv6 Routing

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Category Feature description
IP Static entries Routes
ARPs
Virtual interfaces
Secondary addresses
IS-IS Routes
BGP peers
BGP dampening
Multicast Routing Multicast cache
L2 IGMP table
DVMRP routes
PIM-DM
PIM-SM
PIM-SSM
IGMP v1, v2, v3 snooping
PIM-SM snooping (IPv4 only)
OSPF OSPF routes
OSPF adjacencies – Dynamic
OFPF LSAs
OSPF filtering of advertised routes
PBR Policy Based Routing (Release 02.2.01 and later)
RIP versions 1 and 2 RIP routes
VRRP and VRRPE Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
and
VRRP Extended (VRRPE)
IPv6 features
IPv6 ACLs Extended ACLs
IPv6 Routing Protocols RIPng
OSPFv3
BGP4+

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Unsupported features
The following features are not supported in software release 02.7.02 on BigIron RX:
AppleTalk
Dynamic IP Routing
IPX
Mirroring across VLANs
MPLS
NAT
RARP
VLANs
VLAN translation
Subnet VLANs
Source IP Port Security
Summary of Enhancements and Configuration Notes in
Release 02.7.02a
This release contains new Syslog messages for Traffic Manager and software defects that have been
closed.
Software image files for Multi-Service IronWare R02.7.02a
The following Software Image Files are available for Multi-Service IronWare R02.7.02a for the BigIron
RX Series Switches.
Software image files
Module Image type Image name
Unified Image N/A rx02702a.bin
Management Module Boot and Monitor rmb02702a.bin
IronWare rmpr02702a.bin
BigIron RX-4, BigIron RX-8, and
BigIron RX-16
FPGA mbridge

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Module Image type Image name
BigIron RX-32 mbridge32
Interface Module Boot and Monitor rlb02702a.bin
IronWare rlp02702a.bin
Images and procedures required
The software images required and the procedures for upgrading have been changed as described in the
following sections:
Upgrading Software Images as Required by Version – This sub-section describes the
procedures required for your software upgrade depending upon the version you are upgrading
from or to. Links are provided to the required procedures as required.
Displaying the Flash Memory and Version Information – This sub-section describes the
commands that allow you to determine the contents of the BigIron RX Series switch’s flash
memory and how to read the output of those commands.
Upgrading the device’s Monitor and Boot Images – This sub-section describes the procedures
required for upgrading the BigIron RX Series Switches Monitor and Boot software images.
Upgrading the device’s Multi-Service IronWare Image – This sub-section describes the
procedures required for upgrading the BigIron RX Switches Multi-Service IronWare software
image.
Rebooting the device – This sub-section describes the procedures required for rebooting the
device after upgrading the software images.
Upgrading the Multi-Service IronWare software
When performing this upgrade, you will usually only need to upgrade Multi-Service IronWare image. The
Boot and Monitor images will only need to be upgraded as specifically directed in the relevant release
notes.
The steps for this upgrade include the following:
1. Determine the versions of the software images currently installed and running on the switch.
2. Upgrade the Device’s Multi-Service IronWare Image.
3. Reboot the BigIron RX Series switch.
In most cases, this is all that will be required. If you are directed by the release notes to upgrade the
Monitor or Boot images, use the following procedures:
4. Upgrade the BigIron RX Series switches Monitor and Boot images.
5. Reboot the BigIron RX Series Switch.

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Displaying flash memory and version information
Prior to upgrading the images on a BigIron RX Series switch, it is advisable to check the versions already
installed. This allows you to determine which versions need to be upgraded. It is also useful to check the
versions installed immediately after an upgrade has been done to make sure that you have installed the
versions required in your installation. The following sections describe how to use the show flash and
show version commands to display this information.

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Displaying flash information
You can display information concerning the contents of a BigIron RX using the show flash command as
shown in the following:
BigIron RX# show flash
====================================================================
Active Management Module (Right Slot)
Code Flash - Type MT28F128J3, Size 32 MB
o IronWare Image (Primary)
Version 2.7.2aT143, Size 4461603 bytes, Check Sum de1d
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:25:04 labeled as rmpr02702a
o IronWare Image (Secondary)
Version 2.7.2aT143, Size 4461237 bytes, Check Sum 3653
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:25:06 labeled as rmpr02702a
o LP Kernel Image (Monitor for LP Image Type 0)
Version 2.7.2aT155, Size 305862 bytes, Check Sum de68
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:08:14 labeled as rlb02702a
o LP IronWare Image (Primary for LP Image Type 0)
Version 2.7.2aT157, Size 2308296 bytes, Check Sum 507c
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:35:54 labeled as rlp02702a
o LP IronWare Image (Secondary for LP Image Type 0)
Version 2.7.2aT157, Size 2307516 bytes, Check Sum 8188
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:36:00 labeled as rlp02702a
o Boot-Monitor Image
Version 2.7.2aT145, Size 431609 bytes, Check Sum 4d93
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:08:38 labeled as rmb02702a
o Startup Configuration
Size 804 bytes, Check Sum 2e8a
Modified on 04:40:09 GMT+00 Sat Sep 29 1900
Boot Flash - Type AM29LV040B, Size 512 KB
o Boot-Monitor Image
Version 2.7.2aT145, Size 431766 bytes, Check Sum d035
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:08:52 labeled as rmb02702a
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Standby Management Module (Top Slot)
Code Flash: Type MT28F128J3, Size 32 MB
o IronWare Image (Primary)
Version 2.7.2aT143, Size 4461603 bytes, Check Sum de1d
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:25:04 labeled as rmpr02702b72a
o IronWare Image (Secondary)
Version 2.7.2aT143, Size 4461237 bytes, Check Sum 3653
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:25:06 labeled as rmpr02702a
o LP Kernel Image (Monitor for LP Image Type 0)
Version 2.7.2aT155, Size 305862 bytes, Check Sum de68
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:08:14 labeled as rlb02702a
o LP IronWare Image (Primary for LP Image Type 0)
Version 2.7.2aT157, Size 2308296 bytes, Check Sum 507c
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:35:54 labeled as rlp02702a
o LP IronWare Image (Secondary for LP Image Type 0)
Version 2.7.2aT157, Size 2307516 bytes, Check Sum 8188
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:36:00 labeled as rlp02702a
o Boot-Monitor Image
Version 2.7.2aT145, Size 431609 bytes, Check Sum 4d93
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:08:38 labeled as rmb02702a
o Startup Configuration
Size 804 bytes, Check Sum 2e8a

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Modified on 07:29:20 GMT+00 Thu Oct 04 1900
Boot Flash: Type AM29LV040B, Size 512 KB
o Boot-Monitor Image
Version 2.7.2aT145, Size 431766 bytes, Check Sum d035
Compiled on JUN 28 2009 at 01:08:52 labeled as rmb02702a
====================================================================
Line Card Slot 1
Code Flash: Type MT28F640J3, Size 16 MB
o IronWare Image (Primary)
Version 2.7.2aT157, Size 2308296 bytes, Check Sum 507c
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:35:54 labeled as rlp02702a
o IronWare Image (Secondary)
Version 2.7.2aT157, Size 2307516 bytes, Check Sum 8188
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:36:00 labeled as rlp02702a
o Boot-Monitor Image
Version 2.7.2aT155, Size 305862 bytes, Check Sum de68
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:08:14 labeled as rlb02702a
Boot Flash: Type AM29LV040B, Size 512 KB
o Boot-Monitor Image
Version 2.7.2aT155, Size 306093 bytes, Check Sum 3d71
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:08:28 labeled as rlb02702a
====================================================================
Line Card Slot 2
Code Flash: Type MT28F640J3, Size 16 MB
o IronWare Image (Primary)
Version 2.7.2aT157, Size 2308296 bytes, Check Sum 507c
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:35:54 labeled as rlp02702a
o IronWare Image (Secondary)
Version 2.7.2aT157, Size 2307516 bytes, Check Sum 8188
Compiled on Jul 28 2009 at 01:36:00 labeled as rlp02702a
o Boot-Monitor Image
Version 2.7.2aT155, Size 305862 bytes, Check Sum de68
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:08:14 labeled as rlb02702a
Boot Flash: Type AM29LV040B, Size 512 KB
o Boot-Monitor Image
Version 2.7.2aT155, Size 306093 bytes, Check Sum 3d71
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:08:28 labeled as rlb02702a
====================================================================
Line Card Slot 4
Code Flash: Type MT28F640J3, Size 16 MB
o IronWare Image (Primary)
Version 2.7.2aT157, Size 2308296 bytes, Check Sum 507c
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:35:54 labeled as rlp0270a
o IronWare Image (Secondary)
Version 2.7.2aT157, Size 2307516 bytes, Check Sum 8188
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:36:00 labeled as rlp02702a
o Boot-Monitor Image
Version 2.7.2aT155, Size 305862 bytes, Check Sum de68
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:08:14 labeled as rlb02702a
Boot Flash: Type AM29LV040B, Size 512 KB
o Boot-Monitor Image
Version 2.7.2aT155, Size 306093 bytes, Check Sum 3d71
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:08:28 labeled as rlb02702a
==========================================================================
All show flash done

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Code flash and boot flash information
This field... Displays…
Management Modules
<type> Management Module
(<location>)
The management module for which flash information is displayed.
The <type> parameter indicates an active or standby management
module.
The <location> parameter indicates the top or bottom slot (M1 or M2,
respectively).
Code Flash The model number and size of the management module’s code flash.
IronWare Image (Primary or
Secondary)
Indicates the IronWare image installed in the primary or secondary
location in the management module’s code flash. The actual image name
depends on the version of software you have running on your BigIron RX.
The output displays the following information about the image:
Version – “2.2.1Txxy” indicates the image version number.
The “Txxy” is used by Brocade for record keeping. The “xx”
indicates the hardware type, while the “y” indicates the image
type.
Size – The size, in bytes, of the image.
Check sum – A unique ID for the image. If the contents of the
image change, the check sum changes also.
Compilation date and time – The date and time that Brocade
compiled the image.
LP Kernel Image (Monitor for LP
Image Type 0)
Indicates the interface modules Boot-Monitor image stored in the
management module’s code flash. The management module stores
these images only; it does not run the images. The output displays the
following information about the image:
Version – “2.2.1Txxy” indicates the image version number.
The “Txxy” is used by Brocade for record keeping. The “xx”
indicates the hardware type, while the “y” indicates the image
type.
Size – The size, in bytes, of the image.
Check sum – A unique ID for the image. If the contents of the
image change, the check sum changes also.
Compilation date and time – The date and time that Brocade
compiled the image.

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LP IronWare Image (Primary or
Secondary for Module Type 0)
Indicates the interface modules’ primary and/or secondary IronWare
image stored in the management module’s code flash if you copied the
primary and/or secondary IronWare image to all interface modules using
the copy command with the all keyword. The management module
stores these images only; it does not run the images. The output displays
the following information about the image:
Version – “2.2.1Txxy” indicates the image version number.
The “Txxy” is used by Brocade for record keeping. The “xx”
indicates the hardware type, while the “y” indicates the image
type.
Size – The size, in bytes, of the image.
Check sum – A unique ID for the image. If the contents of the
image change, the check sum changes also.
Compilation date and time – The date and time that Brocade
compiled the image.
Boot-Monitor Image Indicates the monitor image installed in the management module’s code
flash. The output displays the following information about the image:
Version – “2.2.1Txxy” indicates the image version number.
The “Txxy” is used by Brocade for record keeping. The “xx”
indicates the hardware type, while the “y” indicates the image
type.
Size – The size, in bytes, of the image.
Check sum – A unique ID for the image. If the contents of the
image change, the check sum changes also.
Compilation date and time – The date and time that Brocade
compiled the image.
Startup Configuration The output displays the following information about the startup
configuration, which is saved in the management module’s code flash:
Size – Size, in bytes, of the startup configuration.
Check sum – A unique ID for the file. If the contents of the
file change, the check sum changes also.
Modification date and time – Date and time that the startup
configuration was last saved.
Boot Flash The model number and size of the management module’s boot flash.

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Boot-Monitor Image Indicates the boot image installed in the management module’s boot
flash. The output displays the following information about the image:
Version – “2.2.1Txxy” indicates the image version number.
The “Txxy” is used by Brocade for record keeping. The “xx”
indicates the hardware type, while the “y” indicates the image
type.
Size – The size, in bytes, of the image.
Check sum – A unique ID for the image. If the contents of the
image change, the check sum changes also.
Compilation date and time – The date and time that Brocade
compiled the image.
Interface Modules
Line Card Slot <number> The interface module for which flash information is displayed.
The <number> parameter indicates the number of the chassis slot, 1 –
16, in which the interface module is installed.
Code Flash The model number and size of the interface module’s code flash.
IronWare Image (Primary or
Secondary)
Indicates the IronWare image installed in the primary or secondary
location in the interface module’s code flash. The output displays the
following information about the image:
Version – “2.2.1Txxy” indicates the image version number.
The “Txxy” is used by Brocade for record keeping. The “xx”
indicates the hardware type, while the “y” indicates the image
type.
Size – The size, in bytes, of the image.
Check sum – A unique ID for the image. If the contents of the
image change, the check sum changes also.
Compilation date and time – The date and time that Brocade
compiled the image.

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Boot-Monitor Image Indicates the monitor image installed in the interface module’s code flash.
The image must be imlb<xxxxx>. The output displays the following
information about the image:
Version – “2.2.1Txxy” indicates the image version number.
The “Txxy” is used by Brocade for record keeping. The “xx”
indicates the hardware type, while the “y” indicates the image
type.
Size – The size, in bytes, of the image.
Check sum – A unique ID for the image. If the contents of the
image change, the check sum changes also.
Compilation date and time – The date and time that Brocade
compiled the image.
Boot Flash The model number and size of the interface module’s boot flash.
Boot-Monitor Image Indicates the boot image installed in the interface module’s boot flash.
The output displays the following information about the image:
Version – “2.2.1Txxy” indicates the image version number.
The “Txxy” is used by Brocade for record keeping. The “xx”
indicates the hardware type, while the “y” indicates the image
type.
Size – The size, in bytes, of the image.
Check sum – A unique ID for the image. If the contents of the
image change, the check sum changes also.
Compilation date and time – The date and time that Brocade
compiled the image.
FPGA Version Information The following Images are only displayed from the show version
command:
1. MBRIDGE Revision – The version number of the MBRIDGE
FPGA installed on the Management module for the BigIron
RX-16/8/4
2. MBRIDGE32 Revision – The version number of the
MBRIDGE32 FPGA installed on the Management module for
the BigIron RX-32.
3. SBRIDGE Revision – The version number of the SBRIDGE
FPGA installed on the BigIron RX-32 Switch Fabric modules.

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Displaying version information
You can display version information for a BigIron RX using the show version command as shown in the following:
BigIron RX# show version
==========================================================================
HW: BigIron RX Router
BI-RX-4-S Backplane (Serial #: SA35085096, Part #: 35550-000B)
RX-BI-SFM1 Switch Fabric Module 1 (Serial #: SA32080792, Part #: 35548-001B)
FE 1: Type fe200, Version 2
RX-BI-SFM1 Switch Fabric Module 2 (Serial #: SA32080829, Part #: 35548-001B)
FE 1: Type fe200, Version 2
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SL M2: RX-BI-MR Management Module Active (Serial #: SA15071158, Part #: 35524-
001C):
Boot : Version 2.7.2aT145 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:08:52 labeled as rmb02702a
(431766 bytes) from boot flash
Monitor : Version 2.7.2aT145 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:08:38 labeled as rmb02702a
(431609 bytes) from code flash
IronWare : Version 2.7.2aT143 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:25:04 labeled as rmpr02702a
(4461603 bytes) from Primary
Board ID : 00 MBRIDGE Revision : 21
916 MHz Power PC processor (version 8003/0101) 166 MHz bus
512 KB Boot Flash (AM29LV040B), 32 MB Code Flash (MT28F128J3)
512 MB DRAM
Active Management uptime is 4 minutes 9 seconds
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SL M1: RX-BI-MR Management Module Standby (Serial #: SA35081269, Part #: 35524-
003B):
Boot : Version 2.7.2aT145 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:08:52 labeled as rmb02702a
(431766 bytes) from boot flash
Monitor : Version 2.7.2aT145 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:08:38 labeled as rmb02702a
(431609 bytes) from code flash
IronWare : Version 2.7.2aT143 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:25:04 labeled as rmpr02702a
(4461603 bytes) from Primary
Board ID : 00 MBRIDGE Revision : 21
916 MHz Power PC processor (version 8003/0101) 166 MHz bus
512 KB Boot Flash (AM29LV040B), 32 MB Code Flash (MT28F128J3)
512 MB DRAM
Standby Management uptime is 2 minutes 27 seconds
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SL 1: RX-BI-48T 48-port 1 GbE mini-RJ21 Telco Module (Serial #: SA43060392, Part #:
35573-002B)
Boot : Version 2.7.2aT155 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:08:28 labeled as rlb02702a
(306093 bytes) from boot flash
Monitor : Version 2.7.2aT155 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:08:14 labeled as rlb02702a
(305862 bytes) from code flash
IronWare : Version 2.7.2aT157 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:35:54 labeled as rlp02702a
(2308296 bytes) from Primary

IronWare Software Release 02.7.02a for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches
Release Notes v 1.0 Page 20 of 46
FAP 1 version: 3
FAP 2 version: 3
FAP 3 version: 3
FAP 4 version: 3
660 MHz Power PC processor 440GP (version 8020/0020) 330 MHz bus
512 KB Boot Flash (AM29LV040B), 16 MB Code Flash (MT28F640J3)
512 MB DRAM, 8 KB SRAM, 0 Bytes BRAM
LP Slot 1 uptime is 1 minutes 50 seconds
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SL 2: RX-BI-24HF 24-port 1 GbE Hybrid Module (Serial #: SA46050295, Part #: 31593-
002B)
Boot : Version 2.7.2aT155 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:08:28 labeled as rlb02702a
(306093 bytes) from boot flash
Monitor : Version 2.7.2aT155 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:08:14 labeled as rlb02702a
(305862 bytes) from code flash
IronWare : Version 2.7.2aT157 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:35:54 labeled as rlp02702a
(2308296 bytes) from Primary
FAP 1 version: 3
FAP 2 version: 3
FAP 3 version: 0
FAP 4 version: 0
660 MHz Power PC processor 440GP (version 8020/0020) 330 MHz bus
512 KB Boot Flash (AM29LV040B), 16 MB Code Flash (MT28F640J3)
512 MB DRAM, 8 KB SRAM, 0 Bytes BRAM
LP Slot 2 uptime is 1 minutes 54 seconds
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SL 3: RX-BI-24C 24-port 1 GbE Copper Module (Serial #: SA45060041, Part #: 35521-
002A)
Boot : Version 2.7.2aT155 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jun 28 2009 at 01:08:28 labeled as rlb02702a
(306093 bytes) from boot flash
Monitor : Version 2.7.2aT155 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:08:14 labeled as rlb02702a
(305862 bytes) from code flash
IronWare : Version 2.7.2aT157 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Jul 4 2009 at 01:35:54 labeled as rlp02702a
(2308296 bytes) from Primary
FAP 1 version: 3
FAP 2 version: 3
FAP 3 version: 0
FAP 4 version: 0
660 MHz Power PC processor 440GP (version 8020/0020) 330 MHz bus
512 KB Boot Flash (AM29LV040B), 16 MB Code Flash (MT28F640J3)
512 MB DRAM, 8 KB SRAM, 0 Bytes BRAM
LP Slot 3 uptime is 1 minutes 50 seconds
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The fields are described in Table 2: Code Flash and Boot Flash Information.