Working with files in quad-supervisor setup

[Colin Higgins]

I have two 6513-E switches with 4 Supervisor 2T modules between them. They are set up in a quad-sup VSS-SSO arrangement.

I want to upgrade this system to a newer IOS version. I have copied the new IOS file to the bootdisk: and slavebootdisk: but I am unsure as to where to copy the file to on supervisor modules 3 & 4

so my questions are these

where should I copy the IOS to for supervisors 3 and 4?

Are there any caveats when doing an upgrade procedure in a quad-sup arrangement?

[Leo Laohoo]

Can you please post the complete output to the command "dir ?".

[Colin Higgins]

CA-DIST6513-01#dir

Directory of bootdisk:/

    2  -rw-    33554432  May 31 2013 06:13:26 +00:00  sea_console.dat

    3  -rw-    98145752  May 31 2013 06:27:08 +00:00  s2t54-advipservicesk9-mz.SPA.151-1.SY1.bin

    4  drw-           0   Jun 1 2013 06:52:22 +00:00  call-home

    5  -rw-    91133856  Jun 24 2013 16:14:50 +00:00  s2t54-adventerprisek9-mz.SPA.150-1.SY4.bin

    6  -rw-       21134  Jun 27 2013 20:37:48 +00:00  startup-config.converted_vs-20130627-203741

    9  -rw-   162481304  Feb 21 2017 19:58:34 +00:00  s2t54-advipservicesk9-mz.SPA.154-1.SY1.bin

    7  -rw-    33554432  May 31 2013 07:05:06 +00:00  sea_log.dat

    8  -rw-    28856320  May 31 2013 07:49:38 +00:00  c6500-fpd-pkg.151-1.SY1.pkg

1024557056 bytes total (576716800 bytes free)

CA-DIST6513-01#dir sw2-slot7-bootdisk:

Directory of slavebootdisk:/

    2  -rw-    33554432  May 30 2013 19:52:40 +00:00  sea_console.dat

    3  -rw-    98145752  May 30 2013 20:06:24 +00:00  s2t54-advipservicesk9-mz.SPA.151-1.SY1.bin

    4  drw-           0  May 31 2013 20:31:14 +00:00  call-home

    5  -rw-    91133856  Jun 24 2013 16:41:54 +00:00  s2t54-adventerprisek9-mz.SPA.150-1.SY4.bin

    6  -rw-       21065  Jun 27 2013 20:39:18 +00:00  startup-config.converted_vs-20130627-203854

    9  -rw-   162481304  Feb 21 2017 20:27:32 +00:00  s2t54-advipservicesk9-mz.SPA.154-1.SY1.bin

    7  -rw-    33554432  May 30 2013 20:43:36 +00:00  sea_log.dat

    8  -rw-    28856320  May 30 2013 21:27:08 +00:00  c6500-fpd-pkg.151-1.SY1.pkg

1024557056 bytes total (576716800 bytes free)

CA-DIST6513-01#dir sw1-slot8-bootdisk:

Directory of sw1-slot8-bootdisk:/

    2  -rw-    33554432  May 31 2013 04:22:18 +00:00  sea_log.dat

    3  -rw-    33554432  May 31 2013 04:23:02 +00:00  sea_console.dat

    4  -rw-    98145752  May 31 2013 04:28:16 +00:00  s2t54-advipservicesk9-mz.SPA.151-1.SY1.bin

    5  drw-           0   Jun 1 2013 07:01:50 +00:00  call-home

    6  -rw-    91133856  Jun 24 2013 16:11:32 +00:00  s2t54-adventerprisek9-mz.SPA.150-1.SY4.bin

    7  -rw-      441622  Aug 16 2014 20:48:32 +00:00  crashinfo_20140816-204833-UTC

    8  -rw-   162481304  Feb 21 2017 19:53:32 +00:00  s2t54-advipservicesk9-mz.SPA.154-1.SY1.bin

1024557056 bytes total (605175808 bytes free)

CA-DIST6513-01#dir sw2-slot8-bootdisk:

Directory of sw2-slot8-bootdisk:/

    2  -rw-    33554432  May 30 2013 18:31:12 +00:00  sea_console.dat

    3  -rw-    33554432  May 30 2013 18:31:58 +00:00  sea_log.dat

    4  -rw-    98145752  May 30 2013 18:37:10 +00:00  s2t54-advipservicesk9-mz.SPA.151-1.SY1.bin

    5  drw-           0  May 31 2013 20:40:42 +00:00  call-home

    6  -rw-    91133856  Jun 24 2013 16:39:52 +00:00  s2t54-adventerprisek9-mz.SPA.150-1.SY4.bin

    7  -rw-   162481304  Feb 21 2017 19:46:36 +00:00  s2t54-advipservicesk9-mz.SPA.154-1.SY1.bin

[Reza Sharifi]

From the output you posted, it seems that you have the IOS loaded in all 4 sups (2 in chassis 1 blade 7 and 8 and 2 in chassis 2 blade 7 and 8).

HTH

[Leo Laohoo]

If the system is meant to boot "s2t54-advipservicesk9-mz.SPA.154-1.SY1.bin" then issue the command on the active supervisor card (only) "boot system flash bootflash:s2t54-advipservicesk9-mz.SPA.154-1.SY1.bin" and save the config.  

This will instruct all the supervisor cards to boot the file.  

Don't forget to check the config-registry value to make sure it is set to 0x2102.