3Com ENTERPRISE OS 11.3 manual BACKING UP AND RESTORING 7 SOFTWARE, Prerequisites

BACKING UP AND RESTORING

7 SOFTWARE

	You should always back up your software and configuration files to a network
	management station (NMS) in case your hardware or software fails. This chapter
	describes how to back up and restore the software using Upgrade Link or the
	command-line utilities.
Prerequisites	Confirm the following items:
	■ You have installed the utilities according to Chapter 2.
	■ You have set the path for the utilities (UNIX only). If you have not set the path,
	complete the following step for your UNIX shell:
	■ For a C-shell installation, add the contents of the following file to the .cshrc
	file for each user you want to have access to the utilities, including root:
	/usr/3Com/common/data/.login-bcm
	Or you can enter the path after every logon:
	source /usr/3Com/common/data/.login-bcm
	■ For a Bourne shell installation, add the contents of the following file to the
	.profile file for each user you want to have access to the utilities, including
	root:
	/usr/3Com/common/data/.profile-bcm
	Or you can enter the path after every logon:
	. /usr/3Com/common/data/.profile-bcm
	■ For NETBuilder II with DPE — All boot sources (primary, secondary, and test) are
	on drive A. The DPE module has flash memory drives A and B, but the
	NETBuilder Upgrade Management Utilities only support drive A. Use the
	bcmconfig utility or the SysconF command on the NETBuilder II user interface
	to set up the boot sources if they are not on drive A.
	■ All configuration files are in the same directory as the boot image.
	■ You have booted your bridge/router from the primary boot source.
	■ For Upgrade Link — You have a web browser installed with Java support, such
	as Netscape Navigator 4.5 or Internet Explorer 4.x, and it is in your path (UNIX).