72CHAPTER 8: REFERENCE FOR THE UPGRADE MANAGEMENT UTILITIES

For instructions on how to decompress and install the utilities, see the ruu110.txt file.

 

The following are the Windows files:

 

ruu113.zip

Contains the utilities for Windows95, Window98, and

 

 

Windows NT 4.0.

 

ruu113.txt

Contains the instructions for downloading and decompressing

 

 

the utilities.

 

 

 

Update Log File

The bcmsysupgrade utility creates log files in the

 

tftpboot/CLIENTS/<mac_address>/tmp directory. These log files include the

 

following:

 

 

 

bcmsysupgrade.log.<stage> — contains a detailed listing of transactions

 

executed for a stage.

 

stages.log — contains a history of bcmsysupgrade, bcmbackup, and

 

bcmrestore commands for all successfully completed stages and operations.

 

This file acts as an upgrade record of completed stages, and includes the date

 

and time of execution.

 

bcmupdate.log — contains a list of the configuration files converted during

 

the upgrade process. The file contains all stderr and stdout text, the log and

 

stage files. This file is appended to the bcmsysupgrade.log file when the

 

upgrade procedure is completed.

 

 

 

Utility Descriptions

This section describes each of the Upgrade Management Utilities as well as the

and Syntax

syntax and options. The error codes for individual Enterprise OS Upgrade

 

Management Utilities are accessible in the man pages for the utilities. Utilities are

 

in alphabetical order.

Overview Table 5 summarizes the functions of the upgrade utilities.

 

Table 5 Network Management Utilities Functions

 

 

 

 

Utility

Function

 

 

 

 

bcmbackup

Backs up the current bridge/router operational state and files to the network

 

 

management station.

 

bcmconfig

Manages the bridge/router boot source parameters.

 

bcmctrl

Manipulates the bridge/router boot sources. Performs booting-related

 

 

functions. Queries or waits on file transfer states.

 

bcmdf

Checks the media and displays the amount of used and free space.

 

bcmdiagnose

Identifies the most common network management station installation and

 

 

bridge/router configuration problems.

 

bcmftp

Sets the FTP username and password and initializes the FTP client on the

 

 

bridge/router.

 

bcminstall

Installs bridge/router software and firmware on a network management

 

 

station.

 

bcmloadconfig

Allows you to execute commands in a text file.

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3Com ENTERPRISE OS 11.3 manual Update Log File, Utility Descriptions, Syntax

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