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Before you begin – Allied Telesis AT-SBx81CFC960 User Manual

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Chapter 13: Upgrading the Controller Fabric Card

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Section II: Installing the Chassis

Before You Begin

The instructions in this chapter explain how to update a chassis from the
AT-SBx81CFC400 Controller Fabric Card to the AT-SBx81CFC960 Card.
Here are the basic steps to the procedure:

1. Download the configuration file on the AT-SBx81CFC400 Controller

Fabric Card to a flash drive with the COPY command in the Privileged
Exec mode of the command line interface.

2. Power off the chassis.

3. Remove the AT-SBx81CFC400 Controller Fabric Cards from the

chassis.

4. Install the new AT-SBx81CFC960 Cards in the chassis.

Note

Do not operate the chassis with both AT-SBx81CFC400 and AT-
SBx81CFC960 Controller Fabric Cards. The controller cards are not
compatible.

5. Power on the chassis.

6. Upload the configuration file from the flash drive to the AT-

SBx81CFC960 Controller Fabric Card with the COPY command.

7. Designate the configuration file as the active configuration file for the

controller card with the BOOT CONFIG-FILE command in the Global
Configuration mode.

8. Reboot the chassis with the REBOOT command in the Privileged Exec

mode.

9. Use the appropriate SHOW commands to confirm the configuration

settings of the Ethernet line cards.

10. Install optional feature licenses.

For step-by-step instructions. refer to “Upgrading the Controller Fabric
Card” on page 262.

Please review the following information before performing the upgrade
procedure:

The premium and AMF master feature licenses for the AT-
SBx81CFC400 Controller Fabric Card are not compatible with the
AT-SBx81CFC960 Card. Consequently, if the AT-SBx81CFC400

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