Patch states ··························································································································································· 138

Patch installation task list ···································································································································· 140

Installation prerequisites ····································································································································· 140

Installing and running a patch in one step ······································································································· 141

Installing a patch step by step ··························································································································· 141

Uninstalling a patch step by step ······················································································································· 143

Displaying and maintaining software upgrade ········································································································ 144

Software upgrade examples ······································································································································· 144

Upgrading the system software ························································································································· 144

Installing patches ················································································································································· 145

Automatic configuration ········································································································································· 147

Typical automatic configuration network··················································································································· 147

How automatic configuration operates ····················································································································· 148

Automatic-configuration work flow ···················································································································· 148

Using DHCP to obtain an IP address and other configuration information ·················································· 149

Obtaining the configuration file from the TFTP server ····················································································· 150

Executing the configuration file ·························································································································· 152

Automatic configuration from a USB disk ················································································································· 152

Automatic configuration procedure ··················································································································· 152

Deployment guidelines ········································································································································ 153

Enabling automatic configuration from a USB disk ························································································· 154

Support and other resources ·································································································································· 155

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