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