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Upgrading Enterprise OS Software
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2 INSTALLING THE UTILITIES ON A NETWORK MANAGEMENT STATION
CONTENTS
3 PLANNING AND PREPARING THE UPGRADE
4 UPGRADING USING THE NETBUILDER UPGRADE LINK APPLICATION
7 BACKING UP AND RESTORING SOFTWARE
5 UPGRADING A BRIDGE/ROUTER USING THE COMMAND-LINE UTILITIES
6 UPGRADING THE SOFTWARE IMAGE ONLY
A TROUBLESHOOTING
8 REFERENCE FOR THE UPGRADE MANAGEMENT UTILITIES
Mapping Hostnames Using the etc/snmp.cfg File
General Troubleshooting Error Messages
SuperStack II NETBuilder SI Upgrade Migration Path
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Conventions
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
SETDefault !0 -IP NETaddr =
Commands
Table 2 Text Conventions
Convention
should be upgraded in a sequence that will not disrupt the network
Upgrade Tools and
OVERVIEW
Process
Automatic or Manual Recovery
Primary, Secondary, and Test Boot Sources
Rules and Support Limitations
Rules and Support Limitations
Take Time to Plan
12 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW
bcmdiagnose
INSTALLING THE UTILITIES ON A 2 NETWORK MANAGEMENT STATION
Preparing for the Installation
Installing the Utilities on a UNIX System
The version message may refer to Solaris 2.5 as SunOS
Directory Name
Table 1 UNIX Directories
Operating System
Windows 95/98/NT-based NMS
This command does not need to be used when you are operating on a
Startup need to set up the BootP server
To set up the BootP server, enter
Transfer Method
PLANNING AND PREPARING THE 3 UPGRADE
Setting Up a File
On a UNIX NMS, follow these steps
Manual Recovery
Automatic Recovery
Table 2 Version 11.2 Software Packages
Flash Memory Required for
bcmdf devicedrive
Table 2 Version 11.2 Software Packages continued
bcmuname -M device
Planning Tables
Checking the
Software Version
11.0 CF
10.1.3.24
11.1 CF
Check each appropriate option to use with the command-line utilities
9.3 BF
8 MB
11.0 BF
10.1.3.24
24 CHAPTER 3 PLANNING AND PREPARING THE UPGRADE
Preparing for the Upgrade
UPGRADING USING THE NETBUILDER 4 UPGRADE LINK APPLICATION
FTP/TFTP server
Programs⇒ Remote Upgrade Utilities⇒Upgrade Link
Remotely
Pages
Status and Settings
Settings Page The Setting Page lets you establish basic settings
\%tftpboot%\image\platform\SWFW\version\pkg
2 Select Verify Upgrade Services Diagnose and click Apply
tftpboot/image/platform/SWFW/version/pkg
Verifying for
For Windows using the default 3Com TFTP server Directory
You must be logged in as root for this procedure UNIX
For UNIX Directory specified in inetd or tftpd for tftpd files
SuperStack II NETBuilder SI bridge/router
5 Click Apply The Install page appears
5 Click Next
11 Click OK
34 CHAPTER 4 UPGRADING USING THE NETBUILDER UPGRADE LINK APPLICATION
Preparing for the Upgrade
THE COMMAND-LINE UTILITIES
UPGRADING A BRIDGE/ROUTER USING
shown on page
the FTP password is overwritten with the following text string
Setting Up a File
Setting up for TFTP File Transfers
To install the NETBuilder software, follow these steps
Installing the
Software on the NMS
tftpboot/image/platform/SWFW/version/pkg
Windows \%tftpboot%\image\platform\SWFW\version\pkg UNIX
For UNIX, enter
From a Tarred File, use
Bcmsysupgrade Utility
Using the
to Upgrade
bcmsysupgrade options stage device
NETBuilder II Bridge/Router
Filenames
SuperStack II NETBuilder and OfficeConnect NETBuilder Bridge/Routers
PathBuilder S5xx Series Switch
bcmsysupgrade options -sfromnb device
To upgrade the CEC firmware, follow these steps
b Upgrade your firmware to version 2.6 using
If the Bridge/Router or Switch Does Not Boot
Upgrading Hardware and Software
SETDefault !port -OSPF CONTrol = Enable
SETDefault -IP CONTrol = ROute
bcmsysupgrade -stonb -newhw device
bcmsysupgrade -stestboot -newhw device
Page
By default all configuration files are accessible to an SNMP-based manager with read privileges. To change SNMP access to configuration files to read/write for a network management station for a community named public, enter
If the Bridge/Router or Switch Does Not Boot
Page
Preparing for the Upgrade
UPGRADING THE SOFTWARE IMAGE 6 ONLY
52 CHAPTER 6 UPGRADING THE SOFTWARE IMAGE ONLY
Setting Up a File
Transfer Method
Using Upgrade Link
54 CHAPTER 6 UPGRADING THE SOFTWARE IMAGE ONLY
2 Select Verify Upgrade Services Diagnose and click Apply
Upgrading
3 Select Upgrade and click Apply. The Upgrade page appears
56 CHAPTER 6 UPGRADING THE SOFTWARE IMAGE ONLY
option for all steps in the procedure
Command-Line
Utilities
Using the
bcmsysupgrade -sreject -I -Vsoftware version device
bcmsysupgrade -saccept -I -Vsoftware version device
bcmsysupgrade -options -sfromnb -m -I -Vsoftware version device
bcmsysupgrade -supdate -m -I -Vsoftware version device
Interface
Enterprise OS User
Using the
Using the Enterprise OS User Interface
BT /path/old name
ReBoot
BT /primary/oldboot
Prerequisites
BACKING UP AND RESTORING 7 SOFTWARE
62 CHAPTER 7 BACKING UP AND RESTORING SOFTWARE
Setting Up a File
Transfer Method
utilities. Make sure you select and set up your file transfer method
you select and set up your file transfer method
Backing Up the
Software
Backing Up the Software
2 Select Verify Upgrade Services Diagnose
Prediagnosing System Problems
tftpboot/CLIENTS/macaddress/bcm/backnamedirectory name on
bcmbackup both primary secondary -namebacknamedevice
tftpboot/CLIENTS/0800020A399E/bcm/name/primary
\%tftpboot%\CLIENTS\macaddress\bcm\backname\directory name on
66 CHAPTER 7 BACKING UP AND RESTORING SOFTWARE
ADD -SNMP Manager “sysadm”
Mapping Hostnames Using the etc/snmp.cfg File
Restoring the Software
2 Select Verify Upgrade Services Diagnose then click Apply
Verifying the Device for Restoring
5 Select the boot source you want to restore
bcmrestore -newhw -backname device
Where backname is the name of the backup for the boot blocks
bcmrestore -backname device
If you are not replacing the hardware, use
Accessing and
REFERENCE FOR THE 8 UPGRADE MANAGEMENT UTILITIES
Downloading the
Utilities
and Syntax
Update Log File
Utility Descriptions
To access the man pages for a specific utility, use
Man Pages On a UNIX system, access the man pages by entering
where NMUname is the name of the upgrade utility
Or to access help for a specific utility, use
Forces boot from local media
Specifies the file transfer protocol to be used in the backup
bcmconfig
Indicates the IP address or hostname of the bridge/router
discoverylocaladdr bootp
passwordwanpassword
Server where configuration files are stored
Disables the sending of SNMP traps useful
bcmdf
Specifies TFTP as the file transfer protocol to be used. TFTP is the
bcmdiagnose
Displays a usage message. Installs using the first CD-ROM on
bcminstall
Installs using the CD-ROM from a directory path. Required for
Reports all installed bridge/router packages on the network
bcmloadconfig
s and -l are mutually exclusive
copied to the bridge/router or switch a bcmctrl
bcmrestore
Specifies a reboot time out period. If the device
period default 600 seconds bcmloadconfig
bcmsysupgrade
bcmsetup
Used to restore software to a new bridge/router or switch. Use
this option when a failed bridge/router or switch is exchanged for
bcmuname
a bridge/router. This parameter is optional. When you specify
bcmupdate
Displays system information based on the contents of the
Path to upgrade from
Bridge/router platform type
UpgradeLink
Indicates that the bcmnbrus utility will allow connections
Specifies that bcmnbrus will not prompt for a user name
Troubleshooting Error
TROUBLESHOOTING
Getting Help
General
The required files ipaddressdrive/config file path could not be located
Troubleshooting
Installation
Hardware-Related
Messages
chapter in Using NETBuilder Family Software
Management chapter in Using NETBuilder Family Software
Uploading an Upgrade File
Downloading an Upgrade File
92 APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING
Migration Path
NETBuilder II Upgrade
CHOOSING A SOFTWARE PACKAGE
From Version
Recommended Upgrade
To Version
From Version 8.2/8.3
Table 7 NETBuilder II Software Package Migration to
Recommended Upgrade
From Version 9.0/9.1
To Version
SuperStack
NETBuilder Upgrade
currently using
You can also identify the package using
Model
Recommended Upgrade
22x Series
From Version
SuperStack
NETBuilder SI Upgrade
Migration Path
98 APPENDIX B CHOOSING A SOFTWARE PACKAGE
NETBuilder Upgrade
OfficeConnect
OfficeConnect NETBuilder Upgrade Migration Path
Migration Path
From Version
Recommended Upgrade
To Version
From Version 10.2 model
Table 11 PathBuilder Software Package Migration to
PathBuilder Upgrade Migration Path
102 APPENDIX B CHOOSING A SOFTWARE PACKAGE
Mounting the
MOUNTING THE CD-ROM ON A C UNIX PLATFORM
CD-ROM on
Solaris
104 APPENDIX C MOUNTING THE CD-ROM ON A UNIX PLATFORM
You may need to start the NFS daemons
Remote CD-ROM Drive
Mounting the CD-ROM on HP-UX
mount -r /dev/dsk/c0t2d0 /cdrom
mount -n remote machine/cdrom /cdrom/remote
Mounting the CD-ROM on IBM AIX 4.1.x Through
CD-ROM
Unmounting the
108 APPENDIX C MOUNTING THE CD-ROM ON A UNIX PLATFORM
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image file See boot image
Telnet Terminal Emulation Link Protocol
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