Loading Software - 3Com LANPLEX 6000 User Manual

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Loading Software

How long will a
software load take?
Top-Level Menu
system
display
ethernet
softwareUpdate
fddi
baseline
tokenring
serialPort
bridge
password
ip
name
snmp
time
analyzer
screenHeight
script
consoleLock
logout
panelLock
ctlKeys
nvData
reboot
S S
YSTEM OFTWARE
Before loading the system software on the LMM Plus, verify that the host
machine, which has a copy of the updated system software, is connected to
the system by one of the methods described in Chapter 3: Configuring
Management Access to the System.
You can load the system software into flash memory while the system is
operating. You do not need to bring the system down. After the flash install is
completed, a reboot will put the newly-loaded software to use.
If you are loading software from a PC, the ftp server must be running on the
PC before beginning this procedure.
Loading software into flash memory takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes
to complete, depending on your network load.
To load the system software:
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
system softwareUpdate
You are prompted for the Host IP address, Install file path name, User name,
and Password. The current values are displayed in brackets [ ]. To use the
value in brackets, press [Return]. The password field does not display what
you enter.
2 Next to
Host IP address
from which you are installing the software (such as a Sun workstation or
PC).
In the following example, the IP address of the host is
3 Next to
Install file name
For DOS system syntax, you must preceded the full pathname with a forward
slash (/). For example, if you are loading software from a DOS host, enter the
following at the Install Filename prompt:
4 Next to
User name
5 Next to
Password
field.
, enter the IP address of the host machine
, enter the complete path and file name.
, enter your user name.
, enter your password. You must enter a value for this
.
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