3Com ENTERPRISE OS 11.3 manual Upgrading A Bridge/Router Using The Command-Line Utilities

5UPGRADING A BRIDGE/ROUTER USING THE COMMAND-LINEUTILITIES

Preparing for the Upgrade		35
Setting up for TFTP File Transfers 36
Setting up for FTP File Transfers				36
Prediagnosing System Problems			37
Installing the Software on the NMS				37
Software Directories		38
Using the Bcmsysupgrade Utility to Upgrade 39
Filenames 40
NETBuilder II Bridge/Router			40
SuperStack II NETBuilder and OfficeConnect NETBuilder Bridge/Routers 41
PathBuilder S5xx Series Switch				41
Upgrading Software Only		41
Automatic Recovery		41
Manual Recovery	43
If the Bridge/Router or Switch Does Not Boot					44
Upgrading Hardware and Software				44
Automatic Recovery		44
Manual Recovery	47
If the Bridge/Router or Switch Does Not Boot					49

6UPGRADING THE SOFTWARE IMAGE ONLY

Preparing for the Upgrade	51
Setting up for TFTP File Transfers			52
Setting up for FTP File Transfers		52
Using Upgrade Link 53
Verifying the Bridge/Router for Upgrading 54
Upgrading the Image	54
Using the Command-Line Utilities		57
Installing the NETBuilder Software			57
Prediagnosing System Problems			57
Upgrading Using Automatic Recovery 57
Upgrading Using Manual Recovery			58
Using the Enterprise OS User Interface			59

7BACKING UP AND RESTORING SOFTWARE

Setting Up for TFTP File Transfers		62
Setting Up for FTP File Transfers	62
Backing Up the Software 63
Using NETBuilder Upgrade Link	63
Using the Command Line Utilities		63
Verifying the Device for Backing Up		63
Backing Up the Software	64
Using the Command-Line 64
Prediagnosing System Problems		64
Backing Up the Software	65