Cisco CompactFlash Adapter User manual

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Cisco CompactFlash Adapter for Bootflash
Upgrade Installation Note
Product Numbers: WS-CF-UPG=, CF-ADAPTER=, WS-CF-UPG-1GB=
This publication describes how to replace the switch processor (SP) bootflash memory module (DIMM)
with CompactFlash on the Supervisor Engine 720. The WS-CF-UPG= and the CF-ADAPTER= support
a 512 MB CompactFlash card; the WS-CF-UPG-1GB= supports a 1 GB CompactFlash card.
Contents
This publication consists of these sections:
•Safety Overview, page 2
•Installing the SP Bootflash Memory Upgrade Kit, page 8
•Removing and Installing the CompactFlash in the CompactFlash Adapter, page 22
•Attaching Your ESD Grounding Strap, page 24
•Module Handling Guidelines, page 26
•Safety Warning Translations, page 27
•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 33
Note For translations of the warnings in this publication, see the “Safety Warning Translations” section on
page 27.
The CompactFlash adapter (see Figure 1) is a device that plugs into the SP bootflash DIMM socket on
the Supervisor Engine 720. This device expands the amount of bootflash memory that is available. The
kits contain a CompactFlash adapter with the CompactFlash installed. The CompactFlash adapter
contains a Cisco IOS image (12.2(18)SXE5 or greater). See your Cisco IOS release notes for the exact
release information.
Note The CompactFlash adapter is not supported in systems that run the Catalyst operating system.

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Safety Overview
This upgrade is applicable only for the SP bootflash; it is independent from the SP DRAM.
Figure 1 CompactFlash Adapter
Safety Overview
Safety warnings appear throughout this publication in procedures that may harm you if performed
incorrectly. A warning symbol precedes each warning statement.
Statement 1071—Warning Definition
Cisco Systems
144401
Warning IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you
work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar
with standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of
each warning to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this
device.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Waarschuwing
BELANGRIJKE VEILIGHEIDSINSTRUCTIES
Dit waarschuwingssymbool betekent gevaar. U verkeert in een situatie die lichamelijk letsel kan
veroorzaken. Voordat u aan enige apparatuur gaat werken, dient u zich bewust te zijn van de bij
elektrische schakelingen betrokken risico's en dient u op de hoogte te zijn van de standaard
praktijken om ongelukken te voorkomen. Gebruik het nummer van de verklaring onderaan de
waarschuwing als u een vertaling van de waarschuwing die bij het apparaat wordt geleverd, wilt
raadplegen.
BEWAAR DEZE INSTRUCTIES

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Varoitus
TÄRKEITÄ TURVALLISUUSOHJEITA
Tämä varoitusmerkki merkitsee vaaraa. Tilanne voi aiheuttaa ruumiillisia vammoja. Ennen kuin
käsittelet laitteistoa, huomioi sähköpiirien käsittelemiseen liittyvät riskit ja tutustu
onnettomuuksien yleisiin ehkäisytapoihin. Turvallisuusvaroitusten käännökset löytyvät laitteen
mukana toimitettujen käännettyjen turvallisuusvaroitusten joukosta varoitusten lopussa näkyvien
lausuntonumeroiden avulla.
SÄILYTÄ NÄMÄ OHJEET
Attention
IMPORTANTES INFORMATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ
Ce symbole d'avertissement indique un danger. Vous vous trouvez dans une situation pouvant
entraîner des blessures ou des dommages corporels. Avant de travailler sur un équipement, soyez
conscient des dangers liés aux circuits électriques et familiarisez-vous avec les procédures
couramment utilisées pour éviter les accidents. Pour prendre connaissance des traductions des
avertissements figurant dans les consignes de sécurité traduites qui accompagnent cet appareil,
référez-vous au numéro de l'instruction situé à la fin de chaque avertissement.
CONSERVEZ CES INFORMATIONS
Warnung
WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE
Dieses Warnsymbol bedeutet Gefahr. Sie befinden sich in einer Situation, die zu Verletzungen führen
kann. Machen Sie sich vor der Arbeit mit Geräten mit den Gefahren elektrischer Schaltungen und
den üblichen Verfahren zur Vorbeugung vor Unfällen vertraut. Suchen Sie mit der am Ende jeder
Warnung angegebenen Anweisungsnummer nach der jeweiligen Übersetzung in den übersetzten
Sicherheitshinweisen, die zusammen mit diesem Gerät ausgeliefert wurden.
BEWAHREN SIE DIESE HINWEISE GUT AUF.
Avvertenza
IMPORTANTI ISTRUZIONI SULLA SICUREZZA
Questo simbolo di avvertenza indica un pericolo. La situazione potrebbe causare infortuni alle
persone. Prima di intervenire su qualsiasi apparecchiatura, occorre essere al corrente dei pericoli
relativi ai circuiti elettrici e conoscere le procedure standard per la prevenzione di incidenti.
Utilizzare il numero di istruzione presente alla fine di ciascuna avvertenza per individuare le
traduzioni delle avvertenze riportate in questo documento.
CONSERVARE QUESTE ISTRUZIONI
Advarsel
VIKTIGE SIKKERHETSINSTRUKSJONER
Dette advarselssymbolet betyr fare. Du er i en situasjon som kan føre til skade på person. Før du
begynner å arbeide med noe av utstyret, må du være oppmerksom på farene forbundet med
elektriske kretser, og kjenne til standardprosedyrer for å forhindre ulykker. Bruk nummeret i slutten
av hver advarsel for å finne oversettelsen i de oversatte sikkerhetsadvarslene som fulgte med denne
enheten.
TA VARE PÅ DISSE INSTRUKSJONENE

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Aviso
INSTRUÇÕES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURANÇA
Este símbolo de aviso significa perigo. Você está em uma situação que poderá ser causadora de
lesões corporais. Antes de iniciar a utilização de qualquer equipamento, tenha conhecimento dos
perigos envolvidos no manuseio de circuitos elétricos e familiarize-se com as práticas habituais de
prevenção de acidentes. Utilize o número da instrução fornecido ao final de cada aviso para
localizar sua tradução nos avisos de segurança traduzidos que acompanham este dispositivo.
GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUÇÕES
¡Advertencia!
INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD
Este símbolo de aviso indica peligro. Existe riesgo para su integridad física. Antes de manipular
cualquier equipo, considere los riesgos de la corriente eléctrica y familiarícese con los
procedimientos estándar de prevención de accidentes. Al final de cada advertencia encontrará el
número que le ayudará a encontrar el texto traducido en el apartado de traducciones que acompaña
a este dispositivo.
GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES
Varning!
VIKTIGA SÄKERHETSANVISNINGAR
Denna varningssignal signalerar fara. Du befinner dig i en situation som kan leda till personskada.
Innan du utför arbete på någon utrustning måste du vara medveten om farorna med elkretsar och
känna till vanliga förfaranden för att förebygga olyckor. Använd det nummer som finns i slutet av
varje varning för att hitta dess översättning i de översatta säkerhetsvarningar som medföljer denna
anordning.
SPARA DESSA ANVISNINGAR

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Aviso
INSTRUÇÕES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURANÇA
Este símbolo de aviso significa perigo. Você se encontra em uma situação em que há risco de lesões
corporais. Antes de trabalhar com qualquer equipamento, esteja ciente dos riscos que envolvem os
circuitos elétricos e familiarize-se com as práticas padrão de prevenção de acidentes. Use o
número da declaração fornecido ao final de cada aviso para localizar sua tradução nos avisos de
segurança traduzidos que acompanham o dispositivo.
GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUÇÕES
Advarsel
VIGTIGE SIKKERHEDSANVISNINGER
Dette advarselssymbol betyder fare. Du befinder dig i en situation med risiko for
legemesbeskadigelse. Før du begynder arbejde på udstyr, skal du være opmærksom på de
involverede risici, der er ved elektriske kredsløb, og du skal sætte dig ind i standardprocedurer til
undgåelse af ulykker. Brug erklæringsnummeret efter hver advarsel for at finde oversættelsen i de
oversatte advarsler, der fulgte med denne enhed.
GEM DISSE ANVISNINGER

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Installing the SP Bootflash Memory Upgrade Kit
Installing the SP Bootflash Memory Upgrade Kit
The SP memory upgrade procedure is divided into the following tasks:
•Verifying the SP ROMMON Version, page 8
•Upgrading and Verifying the SP ROMMON Image, page 8
•Removing the Supervisor Engine 720, page 10
•Installing the CompactFlash Adapter, page 13
•Reinstalling the Supervisor Engine 720, page 16
If your system has redundant supervisor engines, you need to install the SP memory upgrade on both
supervisor engines. To install the SP memory upgrade on both supervisor engines:
•Perform the SP Bootflash memory upgrade procedure on the current standby supervisor engine.
•Perform a manual supervisor engine switchover, switching the upgraded standby supervisor engine
to active and the active supervisor engine to standby.
•Perform the SP Bootflash memory upgrade procedure on the current standby supervisor engine.
•If necessary, perform a manual supervisor engine switchover to restore the original redundant
supervisor engine configuration.
Verifying the SP ROMMON Version
An SP ROMMON upgrade may be required to support the CompactFlash adapter; you must determine
what SP ROMMON release is installed on the Supervisor Engine 720 prior to performing an SP
ROMMON upgrade. The minimum SP ROMMON release required is 8.4(2). To determine the currently
running SP ROMMON release, enter the remote command switch show version | include ROM
command
If your system is running SP ROMMON Release 8.4(2) or a later release, you can continue on to
“Removing the Supervisor Engine 720” section on page 10. If your SP ROMMON release is earlier than
8.4(2), you must upgrade the SP ROMMON image. Go to the “Upgrading and Verifying the SP
ROMMON Image” section on page 8.
Upgrading and Verifying the SP ROMMON Image
In order to utilize the SP CompactFlash adapter, your Supervisor Engine 720 must have SP ROMMON
Release 8.4(2) or a later release installed on it.
Note The upgrade task description is based on the Supervisor Engine 720 installed in a 9-slot chassis currently
running ROMMON from its S (Gold) region; the ROMMON upgrade to support the CompactFlash
adapter will be done in the F1 region.

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Installing the SP Bootflash Memory Upgrade Kit
To upgrade your SP ROMMON, perform these steps:
Step 1 Download the latest SP ROMMON (c6ksup3-rm2.srec.8.4.2) from cisco.com and copy it to any of the
following locations: sup-bootflash:, bootflash:, disk0:, or disk1: by entering this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cat6000-rommon
Step 2 Display the SP ROMMON image status by entering the show rom-monitor slot 5 sp command
Note The system responds with a message indicating that SP is: “Currently running ROMMON from
the S (Gold) region.”
Step 3 Verify that the necessary SP ROMMON version is present by entering the dir
{sup-bootflash:|bootflash:|disk 0:|disk 1:} command.
Step 4 Upgrade the SP ROMMON image by entering the upgrade rom-monitor slot 5 sp file
{sup-bootflash:|bootflash:|disk 0:|disk 1:}c6ksup3-rm2.srec.8.4.2 command.
Note Slot 5 indicates the slot number of the supervisor engine to be upgraded; the supervisor engine
can be installed in either slot 5, slot 6, or in both slots.
Reload the switch by entering the reload command. At the prompt, type Yto confirm and press Enter.
Note Do not perform a Reset.
Step 5 Boot the Cisco IOS software from the boot device. At this point the SP ROMMON upgrade process is
complete; the next steps are used to verify that the upgrade has been completed correctly.
Step 6 Enter privileged EXEC mode by entering the enable command
Step 7 Display the SP ROMMON image status by entering the show rom-monitor slot 5 sp
Note The system responds with a message indicating that SP is “Currently running ROMMON from
F1 region.”
Step 8 Verify the SP ROMMON version by entering the remote command switch show version | include
ROM command.
Note You should see “ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 8.4(2).”

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Installing the SP Bootflash Memory Upgrade Kit
Removing the Supervisor Engine 720
Warning Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or service this equipment.
Statement 1030
The following tools are required to perform the bootflash upgrade kit installation:
•3/16-inch flat-blade screwdriver for the captive installation screws on the supervisor engine
•Antistatic mat or foam pad to support and protect the removed supervisor engine
•Your own ESD-prevention equipment or the disposable grounding wrist strap included with all
upgrade kits, field-replaceable units (FRUs), and spares
Warning Blank faceplates and cover panels serve three important functions: they prevent exposure to
hazardous voltages and currents inside the chassis; they contain electromagnetic interference (EMI)
that might disrupt other equipment; and they direct the flow of cooling air through the chassis. Do not
operate the system unless all cards, faceplates, front covers, and rear covers are in place.
Statement
1029
Warning Hazardous voltage or energy is present on the backplane when the system is operating. Use caution
when servicing. Statement 1034
Caution Always use an ESD wrist strap when handling the Supervisor Engine 720 or coming in contact with
internal components.
To remove the supervisor engine, follow these steps:
Step 1 Power down your system.
Step 2 Disconnect any network interface cables attached to the supervisor engine.
Step 3 Attach an ESD grounding strap to your wrist and to ground. (If you are unsure about the correct way to
attach an ESD grounding strap, see the “Attaching Your ESD Grounding Strap” section on page 24 for
instructions.)
Step 4 Verify that the captive installation screws on all of the modules in the chassis are tight. This step ensures
that the space created by the removed module is maintained.
Note If the captive installation screws are loose, the EMI gaskets on the installed modules will push
the modules toward the open slot, reducing the opening size and making it difficult to reinstall
the module.
Step 5 Loosen the two captive screws on the supervisor engine that is to be removed.