3Com 09-1324-000 manual Procedure, At the network management station

Installing Software from a Network Management Station 4-3

Before installing the software from CD-ROM, make sure that:

■Your network management station is running Solaris 2.4 or 2.5x, SunOS 4.1.4, HP-UX 9.0.5, 10.10 or 10.20, or IBM AIX 3.2.5, 4.1.4 or 4.2. To verify the operating system environment, enter:

uname -a

The version message refers to Solaris 2.5x as SunOS 5.5.

■You know the root password.

■The network management station has sufficient disk space for the amount of software you are installing. Minimal disk storage requirements are dependent on the number of NETBuilder systems being installed. Allocate 40 MB for the NETBuilder Upgrade Management Utilities and software image, 4 MB for each NETBuilder II system.

■The NETBuilder Upgrade Management Utilities released with this software package have been installed on the network management station. Refer to Upgrading NETBuilder Family Software for more information.

■Install a blank flash memory card in the NETBuilder II bridge/router. For installation instructions, refer to the NETBuilder II Flash Memory Drive Installation Guide.

For a list of flash memory cards that can be used with the CEC 20 module, refer to the software release notes.

At the network management station:

aInsert NETBuilder II software CD-ROM into CD-ROM drive on NMS

bCopy the NETBuilder II software to TFTP boot directory on NMS

cSelect TFTP file in the NMS as primary boot source

At the console:

d Set up IP routing

e Transfer software to NETBuilder II with TFTP

Console

UNIX-based NMS

Running recommended

CD-ROM

CEC 20 module

TFTP

TCP network

CEC					CONSOLE	AUXILIARY	DIAGNOSTIC
			CPU ACT	PKT FWD
SELF TEST
1	2	3	4 BOOT	POWER	STATUS
			BYPASS				8
		A STATUS		B STATUS
1					STATUS
			A	B			7
2
							6
3
							5
4

NETBuilder II bridge/router

Figure 4-1Installing NETBuilder II Software from CD-ROM on a UNIX NMS

Procedure

To install the NETBuilder software on the UNIX network management station, follow these steps:

1Format the blank flash memory card in drive A by entering:

FORMAT A:

Type Y for yes when the formatting confirmation message is displayed.