30NETBUILDER SOFTWARE VERSION 11.1 RELEASE NOTES

Item Not Supported The NETBuilder software version 11.1 does not support the following bridge/routers:

SuperStack II NETBuilder 227 Full Router (Ethernet)

SuperStack II NETBuilder 427 Router (Ethernet, ISDN)

NETBuilder Upgrade This section includes information about NETBuilder software version 11.1 Management Utilities NETBuilder Upgrade Management Utilities. Upgrade Link is a graphical

interface-based application designed to simplify upgrading the NETBuilder bridge/router operating software.

The NETBuilder software version 11.1 NETBuilder Upgrade Management Utilities support upgrades from NETBuilder bridge/routers running version 8.x through

11.0.1.If you need to upgrade from version 7.x to 11.1, you need to perform the upgrade in two steps. The first step requires upgrading from 7.x to 9.3.1. After the NETBuilder bridge/router configuration files have been converted to 9.3.1, they can then be further upgraded to support the 11.1 release. The 9.3.1 Remote Upgrade Utilities and manual are available on the 3Com InfoDeli website.

Downloading The NETBuilder Upgrade Management Utilities is shipped on the CD-ROM with NETBuilder Upgrade every NETBuilder software release. In addition, the NETBuilder Upgrade

Management Utilities Management Utilities can be downloaded from the FTP site (ftp.3com.com), from the World Wide Web access through http://infodeli.3com.com/, or from the 3Com bulletin board service (BBS) under Software Downloads, System Software. The files range in size from 1 MB to 4 MB per file and are usually easier and faster to retrieve using the FTP site.

UNIX Files The NETBuilder Upgrade Management Utilities are UNIX files compressed with the UNIX compress utility. To use the downloaded files, you must first expand the files using the UNIX decompress utility. For instructions on how to download and decompress the utilities, see the ruu111.txt file.

The UNIX files are as follows:

ruusol111.1

Contains the UNIX-compressed NETBuilder Upgrade Management

 

Utilities for the Solaris 2.5 platforms.

ruuhp111.1

Contains the UNIX-compressed NETBuilder Upgrade Management

 

Utilities for the HP-UX 10.x platforms.

ruuaix111.1

Contains the UNIX-compressed NETBuilder Upgrade Management

 

Utilities for the IBM AIX 4.1.1 through 4.2.X platforms.

ruu111.txt

Contains the instructions for downloading and decompressing

 

the NETBuilder Upgrade Management Utilities. This file also

 

contains instructions on how to integrate the utilities into the

 

Transcend Enterprise Manger application.

Windows Files The NETBuilder Upgrade Management Utilities are Windows files compressed with a compression utility. To use the downloaded files, you must first expand them using the decompress utility PKUNZip. PKUNZip can be downloaded from the following URLs:

http://www.pkware.com

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3Com manual Utilities for the Solaris 2.5 platforms, Ruuhp111.1, Utilities for the HP-UX 10.x platforms, Ruuaix111.1