[c-nsp] upgrading WS-X6K-SUP1A-2GE to sup720 3bxl on 6509

[Gustavo Rodrigues Ramos]

Hi,

We did this upgrade too and the problems we have with the configuration
we use (PBR, vlan rate-limit, etc) in the hybrid mode was much annoying
than the the minor changes we have to do to move from catos to ios
configuration mode (native). The configuration converter utility [1]
should help in this process too. However, as other guys said, it's
better to write "by hand" a new configuration based on the older one.

[1] http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/CatCfgConversion/catcfg_xlat.pl

When moving from hybrid to native, we also have to upgrade the rommon
version to support the new IOS image.

Gustavo.



Blake Willis wrote:
>  	Also, make sure you upgrade the power supplies BEFORE the fan tray, 
> or you will get a very nasty surprise 5 minutes later...
>
>  	Regarding CatOS->IOS, the best answer is (like so many things) "by 
> hand".  Cisco once made a tool for automating the conversion when unified 
> IOS was first released, but given the various options and versions 
> available, this is something you're going to want to test in advance on a 
> lab chassis and make sure you're familiar with the new platform before 
> performing a live migration on production equipment.
>
>  	Best of luck.
>
> ---
>   Blake Willis
>   Network Engineer
>   blake at two one one two dot net
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