3Com 6200 manual Upgrading the System Software

Upgrading the System

Software

This chapter describes how to update your 3COM Security Switch 6200 system software.

Upgrading the

System

Software

If you are upgrading your system from a previously configured release, you do not need to use the full system software. Instead, you can use the software upgrade patch.

NOTE: "upgradepack-ocode-A*-1.0.0-11-2.1.4-17.shar.gz" is the upgrade pack that will enable you to upgrade from 2.1.x to 2.1.4 (x = 0,1,2). To do this, complete the following:

1.Login to your system Console port as Root.

2.Change to the root directory, using the following command: cd /root

3.Create a directory, using the following command: mkdir upgradepack-X.X.X-X

Where X.X.X-X, is the current software version. For this release X sequence is 2.1.4-17

4.FTP or copy the file called cos-upgradepack-ocode-AZZZ-Y.Y.Y-Y-X.X.X-X.shar.gz from your system Software CDROM or software package to the /root/upgradepack-X.X.X-X.

5.Change the directory to upgradepack-X.X.X-X, using the following command:

cd upgradepack-X.X.X-X

6.Enter the following command at the root prompt:

gzip –d upgradepack-ocode-AZZZ-Y.Y.Y-Y-X.X.X-X.shar.gz

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