Software Installation Process Summary; Copying Software To A Hard Disk - 3Com CoreBuilder 2500 Software Installation And Release Notes

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ORE UILDER
Software Installation
Process Summary
Copying Software
to a Hard Disk
S S
NTELLIGENT WITCHING OFTWARE
To install CoreBuilder 2500 Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.2,
follow these general steps, which are explained in greater detail in the
indicated sections:
1 Copy the software files from the Software CD-ROM or download the
software files from the 3Com Web Site to the hard disk of a host device.
See "Copying Software to a Hard Disk" for detailed instructions.
2 Prepare the system and the host device.
See "Preinstallation Tasks" for detailed instructions.
3 Install the diagnostic software file and system software files onto the
CoreBuilder 2500 system by retrieving the files from the host device.
See "Installing the Diagnostic Software" and "Installing the
System Software" for detailed instructions.
You can update software on the system while it is operating in a network.
The system continues to forward traffic during the installation, except
when the system is rebooting.
Because you cannot directly load Intelligent Switching software
version 8.1.2 from the Software CD-ROM or the 3Com Web site onto
your system, you use an interim host device to transfer software files to
your system.
Prerequisites for the host device:
Must be able to function as an FTP server
Must use a UNIX, Windows 95, or Windows NT operating system
To copy the software to a host device, follow these steps:
1 Either:
a Copy the software files from the Intelligent Switching version 8.1.2
Software CD-ROM to the hard disk of the selected host device.
OR
a Download the compressed file from the 3Com Web Site to the hard
disk of the selected host device. Begin with the following URL:
http://support.3com.com/software/switches.htm
b Decompress the file on the host device to reveal the individual
software files.
V 8.1.2
ERSION