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Downloading the software image
To download the software upgrade package, perform the following steps:
Step
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Activating the software upgrade package
The Nortel SNAS can hold up to two software versions simultaneously.
To view the current software status, use the /boot/software/cur
command. When a new version of the software is downloaded to the
Nortel SNAS, the software package is decompressed automatically and
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Action
Enter the following command at the Main menu prompt. Then
select whether to download the software upgrade package from
a TFTP/FTP/SCP/SFTP server.
For some TFTP servers, files larger than 16 MB may cause the
upgrade to fail.
>> Main# boot/software/download
Select protocol (tftp/ftp/scp/sftp) [tftp]: ftp
Enter the host name or IP address of the server.
Enter hostname or IP address of server:
name or IP>
Enter the file name of the software upgrade package to
download.
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.
Enter filename on server:
FTP User (anonymous):
anonymous mode>
<password or press ENTER for default password in
Password:
anonymous mode>
Received 28200364 bytes in 4.0 seconds
Unpacking...
ok
>> Software Management#
Nortel Secure Network Access Switch
Using the Command Line Interface
NN47230-100 03.01 Standard
28 July 2008
Upgrading the Nortel SNAS
<server host
<filename.pkg>
<username or press ENTER for
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