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Downloading and installing the Cisco IP RCF files

You must download the RCF file to each switch in the MetroCluster IP configuration.

Before you begin

This task requires file transfer software, such as FTP, TFTP, SFTP, or SCP, to copy the files to the switches.

About this task

These steps must be repeated on each of the IP switches in the MetroCluster IP configuration.

You must use the supported switch software version.

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There are four RCF files, one for each of the four switches in the MetroCluster IP configuration. You must use the correct RCF files for the switch model you are using.

SwitchRCF file
IP_switch_A_1NX3232_v1.8T-X1_Switch-A1.txt
IP_switch_A_2NX3232_v1.8T-X1_Switch-A2.txt
IP_switch_B_1NX3232_v1.8T-X1_Switch-B1.txt
IP_switch_B_2NX3232_v1.8T-X1_Switch-B2.txt
  1. Download the MetroCluster IP RCF files.

    Lenovo Downloads: MetroCluster IP Switch Configuration Files

  2. Copy the RCF files to the switches:
    1. Copy the RCF files to the first switch: copy sftp://root@FTP-server-IP-address/tftpboot/switch-specific-RCF bootflash: vrf management

      Example

      In this example, theNX3232_v1.8T-X1_Switch-A1.txt RCF file is copied from the SFTP server at10.10.99.99 to the local bootflash. You must use the IP address of your TFTP/SFTP server and the file name of the RCF file that you need to install.

      IP_switch_A_1# copy sftp://root@10.10.99.99/tftpboot/NX3232_v1.8T-X1_Switch-A1.txt bootflash: vrf management
      root@10.10.99.99's password: password
      sftp> progress
      Progress meter enabled
      sftp> get /tftpboot/NX3232_v1.8T-X1_Switch-A1.txt /bootflash/NX3232_v1.8T-X1_Switch-A1.txt
      Fetching /tftpboot/NX3232_v1.8T-X1_Switch-A1.txt to /bootflash/NX3232_v1.8T-X1_Switch-A1.txt
      /tftpboot/NX3232_v1.8T-X1_Switch-A1.txt 100% 5141 5.0KB/s 00:00
      sftp> exit
      Copy complete, now saving to disk (please wait)...
      IP_switch_A_1#
    2. Repeat the previous substep for each of the other three switches, being sure to copy the matching RCF file to the corresponding switch.
  3. Verify on each switch that the RCF file is present in each switch'sbootflash directory: dir bootflash:

    Example

    The following example shows that the files are present on IP_switch_A_1:

    IP_switch_A_1# dir bootflash:
    .
    .
    .
    5514 Jun 13 22:09:05 2017 NX3232_v1.8T-X1_Switch-A1.txt
    .
    .
    .
    Usage for bootflash://sup-local
    1779363840 bytes used
    13238841344 bytes free
    15018205184 bytes total
    IP_switch_A_1#
  4. Copy the matching RCF file from the local bootflash to the running configuration on each switch: copy bootflash:switch-specific-RCF.txt running-config
  5. Copy the RCF files from the running configuration to the startup configuration on each switch: copy running-config startup-config

    You should see output similar to the following:

    IP_switch_A_1# copy bootflash:NX3232_v1.8T-X1_Switch-A1.txt running-config
    IP_switch-A-1# copy running-config startup-config
  6. Reload the switch: reload

    Example

    IP_switch_A_1# reload
  7. Repeat the previous steps on the other three switches in the MetroCluster IP configuration.