Copying The Package File To A Local Storage Device Or Network Server - Cisco Nexus 3548 Configuration Manual

Copying the Package File to a Local Storage Device or Network Server

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This example shows how to display the active packages for the entire system. Use this information to determine
if a software change is required.
switch# show install active
Active Packages:
Active Packages on Module #3:
Active Packages on Module #6:
Active Packages on Module #7:
Active Packages on Module #22:
Active Packages on Module #30:
This example shows how to display the current system clock setting:
switch# show clock
02:14:51.474 PST Wed Jan 04 2014
Copying the Package File to a Local Storage Device or Network
Server
You must copy the SMU package file to a local storage device or a network file server to which the device
has access. After this task is done, the package can be added and activated on the device.
If you need to store package files on the device, we recommend that you store the files on the hard disk. The
boot device is the local disk from which the package is added and activated. The default boot device is
bootflash:.
Before you copy package files to a local storage device, use the dir command to determine if the required
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package files are already on the device.
If the SMU package files are located on a remote TFTP, FTP, or SFTP server, you can copy the files to a local
storage device. After the files are located on the local storage device, the package can be added and activated
on the device from that storage device. The following server protocols are supported:
• Trivial File Transfer Protocol—TFTP allows files to be transferred from one computer to another over
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Command or Action
show module
Example:
switch# show module
show clock
Example:
switch# show clock
a network, usually without the use of client authentication (for example, username and password). It is
a simplified version of FTP.
Performing Software Maintenance Upgrades (SMUs)
Purpose
Confirms that all modules are in the stable state.
Verifies that the system clock is correct. Software
operations use certificates based on device clock times.