Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX8000 User Manual page 265

Remote N7500 DPPM
Remote N7500 NMP Node and NMP
On-line Operations
Updating an N7500 DPPM node involves performing an
downloading three single files, and performing a remote IPL of the node. If the node
has an attached monitor, a local re-IPL must also be performed at the node at some
convenient time, to enable access to the performance display.
1. After selecting
All Software Update
to specify all nodes.
[Enter]
File names will be displayed as the files are downloaded. When the operation is
finished,
Download is complete
2. Press to return to the
[Enter]
press to download a single file.
[E]
3. When prompted, enter the destination node ID.
4. When prompted for a source file name, type
5. When prompted for a destination file name, type
6. When notified that the download is complete, repeat steps 2–5 twice, the first time
downloading source file name dos/newstart to destination file name
the second time downloading source file name dos/start to destination file name
start.new.
7. When the last download is complete, press
Download Operations Menu, then press
will load the new software.
If the remote node has an attached monitor, its performance display screen will not be
accessible until the node has been rebooted locally. This should be done at the earliest
convenience, following these steps:
1. While the node is operational, press
2. At the login prompt, enter your login name and, if requested, password.
UNIX
3. At the prompt, type
[NETLINK]
4. At the login prompt, press
UNIX
5. At the login prompt, enter your login name and, if requested, password.
UNIX
6. At the prompt, type
[NETLINK]
nicate with the network,
Updating an N7500 NMP node involves performing an
loading four single files, and performing a local re-IPL at the node site (which requires
an attached monitor and keyboard). Updating the node's NMP involves performing an
, copying two single files using the Transfer File operation (not the
All Software Update
), then performing some operations at the remote NMP.
Single File Update
Software is downloaded to an N7500 NMP node and its NMP in separate operations.
For both, some steps are done remotely, and some must be done at the site. Perform
the remote parts for both node and NMP first, then finish both at the site.
, enter (when prompted) a node ID or press
will be displayed.
Boot Disk Download Operations Menu
dos/UNSYS.EXE [Enter]
[Enter]
to re-IPL the remote node, which
[R], [B]
.
[Alt] [F3]
.
kill -9 -1 [Enter]
.
[Alt] [F1]
. When the node is able to commu-
start [Enter]
will be displayed.
Node is operational
All Software Update
, then
.
.
unsys.exe [Enter]
UNSYS.EXE
to return to the Boot Disk
, down-
All Software Update
,
,
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