Utility Descriptions and Syntax

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bcmdiagnose

Syntax bcmdiagnose [ -ftp -tftp ] [<device>] [-h]

Description The bcmdiagnose utility identifies the most common installation and configuration problems. 3Com recommends that this utility be run immediately following bcmsetup and before running any other upgrade management utility. The bcmdiagnose utility validates that the upgrade management installation process went as expected, and tests that the bridge/router or switch and network management station are configured correctly. The bcmdiagnose utility validates that:

The upgrade utilities are installed correctly on the NMS.

The bridge/router or switch is reachable over IP.

The bridge/router SNMP Service is correctly configured.

The TFTP server and file permissions are correctly configured.

The boot images and the configuration files are in the same directory on drive A.

The software is compatible with the firmware (NETBuilder II bridge/router with CEC only).

When FTP is specified for file transfer, the FTP user name and password must be correctly configured by setting the BCMFTPUSER and BCMFTPPASS environment variables.

The bcmdiagnose utility displays troubleshooting messages and has two error return codes:

0 for success

1 for failure

Values

Indicates the hostname or the IP address of the bridge/router or switch.

<device>

 

If bcmdiagnose is invoked without the bridge/router IP address or host

 

name, only the installation tests of the Enterprise OS Upgrade

 

Management Utilities is executed. If the device is specified, the

 

installation test is skipped, but the utility performs the IP, SNMP, and

 

TFTP server configuration tests.

Options

Specifies FTP as the file transfer protocol to be used. FTP is the

-ftp

 

default protocol for Enterprise OS software versions 11.1 and

 

higher.

-tftp

Specifies TFTP as the file transfer protocol to be used. TFTP is the

 

default protocol for Enterprise OS software versions 11.0 and

 

lower.

[-h]

Displays help message.

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3Com ENTERPRISE OS 11.3 manual Bcmdiagnose

ENTERPRISE OS 11.3 specifications

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