3Com ENTERPRISE OS 11.3 Backing Up the, Software, you select and set up your file transfer method

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On a Windows NMS, follow these steps:

1Create a user in 3Com’s 3CServer FTP settings.

2When using the upgrade utilities via command line or the Transcend Upgrade Manager, specify the ftp user name and password in the BCMFTPUSER and BCMFTPPASS environment variables.

You can specify the -ftp flag in the utilities (bcmsysupgrade, bcmbackup, bcmrestore) if you want to use FTP file transfer.

	If no flag is used, TFTP is used by default for software release 11.0 and lower, but
	FTP is used by default for software release 11.1 and higher. If the -ftp flag is
	specified on a NETBuilder bridge/router running software version 11.0 or lower,
	the FTP password is overwritten with the following text string:
	****
Backing Up the	Back up your software using Upgrade Link or the command-line utilities.
Software
Using NETBuilder	Upgrade Link is an easy to use GUI for the utilities that runs in a web browser. See
Upgrade Link	Chapter 4 for information on running Upgrade Link locally or remotely. Make sure
	you select and set up your file transfer method.
Using the Command	You can use the command-line utilities if you want to write scripts or if you do not
Line Utilities	have a web browser on your NMS. See “Upgrading a Bridge/Router Using the
	Command-Line Utilities”on page 63 for information on using the command-line
	utilities. Make sure you select and set up your file transfer method.

Verifying the Device for Before backing up, run the diagnostic utility in Upgrade Link to verify connectivity Backing Up to the device by following these steps:

1Choose a bridge/router from the pop-up list in the Console page, or click New to enter the IP address or hostname. The pop-up list contains devices that you have upgraded or backed-up before.