McDATA ULTRANETTM EDGE STORAGE ROUTER 3000 User Manual page 267

Install the New
UltraNet Edge 3000
Software
7. Issue the command at the FTP prompt.
bye
Use the following procedure to install the new UltraNet Edge 3000
software:
1. Issue an
upgrade EDR31xx.tar
software.
Where xx = the most current version of the UltraNet Edge 3000
software.
NOTE: This can take up to 45 minutes. Wait for the system prompt to come
back after issuing the upgrade command. If the process is interrupted, the
UltraNet Edge 3000 could hang.
2. Issue the command. This will boot up the UltraNet Edge
abort
3000 and invoke the new software.
3. Immediately telnet to the UltraNet Edge 3000 that has just been
upgraded.
You will be prompted for a login and password. The login is root
and the password is what has been defined for the node. The
prom default password is shadow.
4. Press to get into prom mode.
ENTER
5. Issue the
tartoc <filename>
the files within the tar archive file you wish to extract.
6. Check the resulting list to see if any of the files within the tar
archive already exist on the disk. If versions of the files within the
tar archive already exist on the disk, check their size to see if they
are larger than the versions in the tar archive.
7. If any files in the tar archive are larger than the corresponding
files on the disk, proceed to step . If the files in the tar archive are
smaller than the corresponding files on the disk, do one of the
following:
— Rename the corresponding file(s) on the disk using the
<file 1><file 2>
— Remove the corresponding file(s) on the disk using the
remove <file>
8. Issue the
tarExtract "vx_tar.tar",0
prompt. This will take from one to three minutes, wait for the
prom prompt to return before proceeding to step .
Upgrading the UltraNet Edge 3000 Software
command to install the new
command to display a listing of
command.
command.
command at the prom
Product Support and Software Maintenance
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rename
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