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Conference irocz::common_brouters

Title:	Digital Brouters Conference
Notice:	New common-code brouter family: RouteAbout, DECswitch 900
Moderator:	MARVIN::HARTLL

Created:	Mon Jul 17 1995
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	929
Total number of notes:	3736

913.0. "Problem upgrading RAbt Cent EI to V2.0-4" by atzis1.aui.dec.com::au8205.aui.dec.com::erben_k () Thu May 22 1997 11:52

Hi out there,

I'm trying to upgrade a RouteAbout Central Ei (HW=1, RO=1,#6651) from 
SW=T2.0-3 (MP) to V2.0-4 but it does not load. The RouteAbout 
COnfigurator bootp/tftp Server does not see any tftp request, so does 
NetRider Loader. I did try to start the upgrade from the load remote command 
via 1) Telnet 2) a redirect from the hub 900 3) from the setup port which is 
behind the front bezel. On the setup port, the router terminated the upgrade 
with a message like 'out of memory'...but it had quite a lot of memory free.

I also did connect my notebook directly to Eth/0 (just a cable), Ping worked 
between the router and the PC.

Do you have any ideas ???

Thanks a lot in advance,
Karl

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
913.1		mgb.rkg.dec.com::GILLOTT	Mark Gillott, 831-3172 (rkg)	`Fri May 23 1997 04:35`	25
	When you use the setup port and see the "out of memory" is it something like this: *reload Are you sure you want to reload the gateway? (Yes or [No]): yes� Copyright 1995-1996 Digital Equipment Corp. MOS Operator Control [IP Host-Only Mode - Upgrading Operational Image] Network FLASH update proceeding... TFTP transfer complete, status: Out of memory How much memory is there in the system?. Can you post the output from "+mem". It sounds like the image can't get enough memory to store the new compressed image. Version T2.0-3 was an old field test image, could be that there is a bug in the FT image that prevents an upgrade. In which case the only solution is to use the diags to perform a bootp load (power cycle the box whilst holding in the dump/reset switch, I think there is already a note in here about primitive loads of a 900). Mark
913.2	Output of +mem and an 'upgrade'	atzis2.aui.dec.com::au7109.aui.dec.com::erben_k		`Fri May 23 1997 09:37`	44
	Hi Mark, I'm posting the output of +mem and of an 'upgrade' here. I'll try it via Primitive Load... Thanks a lot, Karl --- +mem Total Reserve Never Perm Temp Prev Alloc Alloc Alloc Alloc Heap memory 3106135 181980 501759 2559608 41232 3536 Number of global buffers: Total = 400, Free = 395, Fair = 77, Low = 80 Global buff size: Data = 2176, Hdr = 22, Wrap = 62, Trail = 12, Total = 2272 >>> Never alloc means free ? Wouldn't be too much I think. --- Config>b TFTP Boot/dump configuration Boot config>lo re Remote Host Address [0.0.0.0]? 16.187.0.3 Remote Pathname []? c:\clearvis\firmware\cimpv204.bin First Hop Address [16.187.0.3]? TFTP Timeout Value [10]? Are you sure you want to reload the gateway? (Yes or [No]): y Copyright 1995-1996 Digital Equipment Corp. MOS Operator Control [IP Host-Only Mode - Upgrading Operational Image] Network FLASH update proceeding... Out of Memory� Copyright 1995-1996 Digital Equipment Corp. MOS Operator Control * >>> It really repeatedly says 'Out of Memory�' :-)
913.3	Primitive load finally worked	atzis2.aui.dec.com::au7109.aui.dec.com::erben_k		`Fri May 23 1997 16:01`	1
	Thank you.
913.4		EDWIN::TAC		`Wed May 28 1997 08:29`	5
	I think you've got one of the original seed units, which shipped with only 4MB of RAM. Either upgrade to 8 (72 pin SIMM with parity) or use the primitive loader for your upgrades... Tim