Activating The Software Upgrade Package - Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Manual

760 Chapter 15 Upgrading or reinstalling the software
Enter filename on server: <filename.pkg>
FTP User (anonymous): <username or press ENTER for anonymous mode>
Password: <password or press ENTER for default password in anonymous mode>
Received 28200364 bytes in 4.0 seconds
Unpacking...
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Activating the software upgrade package

The Nortel SNAS 4050 can hold up to two software versions simultaneously. To
view the current software status, use the
When a new version of the software is downloaded to the Nortel SNAS 4050, the
software package is decompressed automatically and marked as unpacked. After
you activate the unpacked software version (which causes the Nortel SNAS 4050
to reboot), the software version is marked as permanent. The software version
previously marked as permanent will then be marked as old.
For minor and major releases, the software upgrade occurs in synchronized
fashion among the set of Nortel SNAS 4050 devices in a cluster. If a Nortel
SNAS 4050 device in a cluster is not operational when the software is upgraded, it
will automatically pick up the new version when it is started.
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If needed, the file name can be prefixed with a search path to the directory on
the TFTP/FTP/SCP/SFTP server.
If you are using anonymous mode when downloading the software package
from an FTP server, the following string is used as the password (for logging
purposes):
admin@hostname/IP.isd.
Note: If more than one software upgrade has been performed on a
cluster while a Nortel SNAS 4050 device has been out of operation, the
software version currently in use in that cluster must be reinstalled on
that Nortel SNAS 4050 device. For more information about how to
perform a reinstall, see
/boot/software/cur
"Reinstalling the software" on page
command.
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