As Cisco revises its Voice feature card software, you can download these upgrades from Cisco. Use the steps in this section to upgrade your Voice feature card software.
Before downloading a new version of VCware, be sure to verify that the version of VCware is compatible with the specific release of Cisco IOS software already running on the access server. A compatibility matrix is posted on CCO's Software Center.
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Check to see that the version of VFC ROM Monitor software is compatible with your installed Cisco IOS image. VFC ROM version 1.2 requires Cisco IOS image 0.14.1 (1.6 NA1) or later. VFC ROM Monitor version 1.2 can be made to work with Cisco IOS image 0.13 (or later) by appending the suffix ".VCW" to the VCWare image stored in VFC Flash memory.
Determine whether the VFC is in VCWare mode or ROM Monitor mode. This determines how you download software to the VFC.
Download the software using the appropriate procedure.
Determine the number of VFC cards
To determine the number of VFC in the system and what slot they are on, perform the following task in privileged EXEC (enable) mode:
Step
Command
Purpose
1
5300> enable
Password: <password>
5300#
Enter enable mode.
Enter the password.
You have entered enable mode when the prompt changes to 5300#.
2
5300# show vfc 0 board
show vfc 1 board
show vfc 1 board
5300#
Use the procedures in this section to upgrade the software for each card in the system that needs to be updated.
Identify the VFC ROM Monitor Version
To identify the VFC ROM Monitor software version, perform the following task in privileged EXEC (enable) mode:
Step
Command
Purpose
1
5300> enable
Password: <password>
5300#
Enter enable mode.
Enter the password.
You have entered enable mode when the prompt changes to 5300#.
2
5300# show vfcslot_number
version vcware
5300#
Show the VFC ROM Monitor version your selected voice card is running.
Identify the VFC/ROM Monitor Mode
To identify the VFC/ROM Monitor software version, perform the following task in privileged EXEC (enable) mode:
Step
Command
Purpose
1
5300> enable
Password: <password>
5300#
Enter enable mode.
Enter the password.
You have entered enable mode when the prompt changes to 5300#.
3
5300# show vfcslot_number
[VCWARE running | ROMMON] board
5300#
Shows whether your selected voice card is running in VCWare mode or in ROM Monitor mode.
After you have determined in which mode your voice card is running, go to one of the following procedures:
Use the steps in the following table to download new voice software if your voice card is running in VCWare mode from a floppy diskette. To do so, first copy the software from the floppy diskette to a TFTP server. After the software is on the TFTP server, begin the steps in the following Configure section.
Configure
Step
Command
Purpose
1
5300# erase vfc slot_number
This will erase the contents of VFC Flash. Continue ?[y/n]:yes
This will take some time. Please, wait...vfc
Erase the contents of the VFC Flash in the selected voice card.
2
5300# show vfc slot_number directory
Verify that the VFC Flash memory is empty.
3
5300# copy tftp: vfc:
Voice card slot number <slot ? 1>
Address or name of remote host [UNKNOWN]? 223.255.212.244
Source file name? vcware.vcw
Destination file name [vcware.vcw]? vcware.vcw
! note, the destination filename is *IMPORTANT*
Accessing file 'vcware.VCW' on 223.255.212.244...
Loading vcware.vcw from 223.255.212.244 (via Ethernet0):
Use TFTP to download the new images to VFC flash memory.
Note If the VFC ROM version is 1.1 the image name must end with the extension ".VCW" (all uppercase). If the VFC ROM is version 1.2, the image name must begin with "vcw-" (all lowercase) and no other character can be in front of the "vcw-", so no directory path should be prepended to the image name.
4
5300> clear vfc slot_number
Reboot the voice feature card so you can add the new VCWare image into the voice card.
5
5300> enable
Password: <password>
5300#
Re-enter enable mode.
Enter the password.
You have entered enable mode when the prompt changes to 5300#.
6
5300# show vfcslot_numberboard
5300#
Check to see if the VFC is back up in VCWare mode.
7
5300# show vfcslot_numberdirectory
5300#
Verify that VCWare is in the VFC Flash.
8
5300# unbundle vfcslot_number
Unbundle the DSPWare from the VCWare and configure the default file list and the capability list.
9
5300# show vfcslot_numberdirectory
5300#
Verify that the DSPWare has been unbundled.
10
5300# show vfcslot_numberdefault-list
5300#
Verify that the default file list has been populated.
11
5300# show vfcslot_numbercap-list
5300#
Verify that the capability list has been populated.
After you have completed the preceding tasks, reboot the Cisco AS5300 for these changes to take effect.
Verify
To check that you have successfully downloaded the software:
Run the show vfc slot_number directory command to verify that the VCWare is in the Flash memory. Only one filename should appear. If this command times out, start over with "Determine the number of VFC cards".
5300# show vfc 1 dir
Files in slot 1 VFC flash:
File Name Size (Bytes)
1. vcware.VCW 291292
Run the show vfc slot_number default-list and show vfc slot_number cap-list commands to verify that the DSPWare has been unbundled and the default-list and cap-list have been initialized.
5300# show vfc 1 default-list
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.
5300# show vfc 1 cap-list
Capability List for VFC in slot 1:
1. fax-vfc-l.0.13.0.bin
2. bas-vfc-l.0.13.0.bin
3. cdc-g729-l.0.13.0.bin
4. cdc-g711-l.0.13.0.bin
5300#
Tips
If you are having trouble downloading the voice feature card software in VCWare mode, try the following:
Run the show vfc slot_number board command to verify that the voice feature card is back up in VCWare mode.
5300# show vfc 1 board
VFC board state is UP, vfc status VCWARE running(0x4)
VFC board in slot 1 with 18 dsps
5300#
Determine if the VFC ROM version you are running is 1.1 or version1.2.
After you have completed the preceding tasks, reboot the Cisco AS5300 for these changes to take effect.
Download Software in ROM Monitor Mode
Use the steps in the following table to download new voice software if your voice card is running in ROM Monitor mode from a floppy diskette. To do so, first copy the software from the floppy diskette to a TFTP server. After the software is on the TFTP server, begin the steps in the following Configure section.
Configure
Step
Command
Purpose
1
5300# clear vfcslot_numberpurge
clear vfc <slot# cons flash erase
Erase the contents of the VFC Flash in the selected voice card. This may take awhile.
2
5300# copy tftp: vfc:
Voice card slot number <slot ? 1>
Address or name of remote host [UNKNOWN]? 223.255.212.244
Source file name? vcware.vcw
Destination file name [vcware.vcw]? vcware.vcw
! note, the destination filename is *IMPORTANT*
Accessing file 'vcware.vcw' on 223.255.212.244...
Loading vcware.vcw from 223.255.212.244 (via Ethernet0):
Use TFTP to download the new images to VFC Flash memory.
Note If the VFC ROM version is 1.1 the image name must end with the extension ".VCW" (all uppercase). If the VFC ROM is version 1.2, the image name must begin with "vcw-" (all lowercase) and no other character can be in front of the "vcw-", so no directory path should be prepended to the image name.
3
5300> clear vfc slot_number
Reboot the voice feature card so you can add the new VCWare image into the voice card.
4
5300> enable
Password: <password>
5300#
Re-enter enable mode.
Enter the password.
You have entered enable mode when the prompt changes to 5300#.
5
5300# show vfcslot_numberboard
5300#
Check to see if the VFC is back up in ROM monitor mode.
6
5300# show vfcslot_numberdirectory
5300#
Verify that VCWare is in the VFC Flash.
7
5300# unbundle vfcslot_number
Unbundle the DSPWare from the VCWare and configure the default file list and the capability list.
8
5300# show vfcslot_numberdirectory
5300#
Verify that the DSPWare has been unbundled.
9
5300# show vfcslot_numberdefault-list
5300#
Verify that the default file list has been populated.
10
5300# show vfcslot_numbercap-list
5300#
Verify that the capability list has been populated.
After you have completed the preceding tasks, reboot the Cisco AS5300 for these changes to take effect.
Verify
To check that you have successfully downloaded the software:
Run the show vfc slot_number directory command to verify that the VCWare is in the Flash memory. Only one filename should appear. If this command times out, start over with "Determine the number of VFC cards".
5300# show vfc 1 dir
Files in slot 1 VFC flash:
File Name Size (Bytes)
1. vcware.vcw 291292
Run the show vfc slot_number default-list and show vfc slot_number cap-list commands to verify that the DSPWare has been unbundled and the default-list and cap-list have been initialized.
5300# show vfc 1 default-list
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.
5300# show vfc 1 cap-list
Capability List for VFC in slot 1:
1. fax-vfc-l.0.13.0.bin
2. bas-vfc-l.0.13.0.bin
3. cdc-g729-l.0.13.0.bin
4. cdc-g711-l.0.13.0.bin
5300#
Tips
If you are having trouble downloading the voice feature card software in ROM Monitor mode, try the following:
Run the show vfc slot_number board command to verify that the voice feature card is back up in VCWare mode.
5300# show vfc 1 board
VFC board state is UP, vfc status VCWARE running(0x4)
VFC board in slot 1 with 18 dsps
5300#
Determine if the VFC ROM version you are running is 1.1 or version1.2.
New Hardware Features
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