Boot Brocade switch as a Layer 3 device from Secondary flash

Confirm that the router image is installed.

ICX6610-24 Switch#show flash
Stack unit 1:
Compressed Pri Code size = 5320842, Version:07.3.00aT7f1 (/foundry/FGS/os/FCXS07300a.bin)
Compressed Sec Code size = 6803305, Version:07.3.00aT7f3 (/foundry/FGS/os/FCXR07300a.bin)
Compressed Boot-Monitor Image size = 369491, Version:07.3.01T7f5
Code Flash Free Space = 52822016

Configure the switch to reboot from the secondary image.
ICX6610-24 Switch#boot system flash sec
secondary From Secondary image flash
ICX6610-24 Switch#boot system flash secondary
Are you sure? (enter 'y' or 'n'): y
Halt and reboot
Rebooting(2)...
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$
ICX Boot Code Version 7.3.01 (grz07301)
Enter 'a' to stop at memory test
Enter 'b' to stop at boot monitor
BOOT INFO: load monitor from boot flash, cksum = b4d2
BOOT INFO: verify flash files.........
BOOT INFO: load image from secondary copy...

platform type = 8
PCIE-1 LTSSM status: 22
PCIE Switch status: 0
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.....
Starting Main Task ...CPSS DxCh Version: cpss3.4 release
Pre Parsing Config Data ...

Parsing Config Data ...

Copyright (c) 1996-2011 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
UNIT 1: compiled on Dec 02 2011 at 11:46:03 labeled as FCXR07300a
(6803305 bytes) from Secondary /foundry/FGS/os/FCXR07300a.bin
SW: Version 07.3.00aT7f3
Boot-Monitor Image size = 369491, Version:07.3.01T7f5 (grz07301)

HW: Stackable ICX6610-24

UNIT 1: SL 1: ICX6610-24 24-port Management Module
Serial #: BXP2551H0BX
License: ICX6610_BASE_ROUTER_SOFT_PACKAGE (LID: dzrHKKGjFdz)

P-ENGINE 0: type E02B, rev 01

UNIT 1: SL 2: ICX6610-QSFP 10-port 160G Module

UNIT 1: SL 3: ICX6610-8-port Dual Mode(SFP/SFP+) Module

800 MHz Power PC processor 8544E (version 0021/0023) 400 MHz bus
65536 KB flash memory
512 MB DRAM
STACKID 1 system uptime is 9 seconds
The system : started=warm start reloaded=by "reload"

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ICX6610-24 Router>
Power supply 2 detected.
Power supply 2 is up.

ICX6610-24 Router>en
No password has been assigned yet...
ICX6610-24 Router#


Note that the hostname has now changed to ICX6610-24 Router

8 thoughts on “Boot Brocade switch as a Layer 3 device from Secondary flash

  1. Is this boot supposed to be permanent? I edit and write mem, but when I reload the switch I boot back to primary flash code not the secondary.

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  2. The last Line: “Note that the hostname has not changed to ICX6610-24 Router”

    should this read “Note that the hostname has now changed to ICX6610-24 Router” ?

    (not changed to now)

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