Odd issue trying to upgrade a VSS chassis from SXH6 Modular to Native.
We decided first to move from SXH6 Modular to SXH6 Native. Then we will schedule in the SXH > SXI change. So, this was just a modular/native switch of the same versions...
Didn't go as planned at all.
The standby supervisor refuses to see the new image and switch to RPR mode. it just comes back running the modular IOS and straight back to SSO.
TFTP'd software images to both SUPS ahead of schedule, and did the following.
* No Boot System
* Config-Register 0x2102
* Boot System Flash sup-bootdisk:s72033-advipservicesk9-mz.122-33.SXH6.bin (The non-modular image installed)
* Write mem (this should sync the bootvar across the two chassis, telling both supervisors to boot the new image upon reload)
* Redundancy reload shelf 2 (to reload the standby)
Secondary reloads, and came back up, but when I do “show switch virtual redundancy”, and The mode is SSO still, not RPR. And it’s still booting the modular image!
VSS#show switch virtual redundancy
My Switch Id = 1
Peer Switch Id = 2
Last switchover reason = active unit removed
Configured Redundancy Mode = sso
Operating Redundancy Mode = sso
Switch 1 Slot 5 Processor Information :
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Current Software state = ACTIVE
Image Version = Cisco IOS Software, s72033_rp Software (s72033_rp-ADVIPSERVICESK9-VM), Version 12.2(33)SXH6, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2009 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Thu 15-Oct-09 03:31 by prod_rel_team
BOOT = s72033-advipservicesk9-mz.122-33.SXH6.bin,1;
CONFIG_FILE =
BOOTLDR =
Configuration register = 0x2102
Fabric State = ACTIVE
Control Plane State = ACTIVE
Switch 2 Slot 5 Processor Information :
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Current Software state = STANDBY HOT (switchover target) Image Version = Cisco IOS Software, s72033_rp Software (s72033_rp-ADVIPSERVICESK9-VM), Version 12.2(33)SXH6, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2009 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Thu 15-Oct-09 03:31 by prod_rel_team
BOOT = s72033-advipservicesk9-mz.122-33.SXH6.bin,1;
CONFIG_FILE =
BOOTLDR =
Configuration register = 0x2102
Fabric State = ACTIVE
Control Plane State = STANDBY
Attempted the same again, with a console connection to the secondary supervisor, and you can actually see it start to boot the modular image! seemingly ignoring the bootvar!
My next step should be "Redundancy force-switchover" But what's the point of forcing the switchover if it's just reloaded the same modular image!
Henceforth, I'm stuck! I can't get the standby sup to boot off the new image and go into RPR, and I don't want to reload both boxes at the same time with no confidence it's going to work.
Anyone any idea what's going on?
Thanks
