3Com ENTERPRISE OS 11.3 bcminstall, Displays a usage message. Installs using the first CD-ROM on

78CHAPTER 8: REFERENCE FOR THE UPGRADE MANAGEMENT UTILITIES

bcminstall

Syntax bcminstall [-h -cdrom [<path>] -tar <path> -r -diskette -image <path> <device>]

Description The bcminstall utility installs bridge/router software and firmware onto a network management station from either a CD-ROM, tar files, an image file, a bridge/router, or a network management station floppy diskette. You must install all applicable Enterprise OS software packages before beginning the upgrade process. On a UNIX system, you must have superuser privileges to run the bcminstall utility.

The default method of installing a Enterprise OS package is to install it from a CD-ROM drive on the network management station. The bcminstall utility copies the files on the CD-ROM into a directory under /%tftpboot%/image. Using the path option allows installation from a network management station that has two or more CD-ROM drives, or from a remote CD-ROM drive. On a UNIX system, you must specify the path if you are installing from a CD-ROM that is not cdrom0. For example, to install a Enterprise OS software package from a second CD-ROM on Solaris, enter:

bcminstall -cdrom /cdrom/cdrom1/image

The following example shows how to install a boot image for an image-only upgrade from the directory /tmp/:

bcminstall -image /tmp/boot.68k

Options

-h	Displays a usage message. Installs using the first CD-ROM on
	the network management station.
-cdrom [<path>]	Installs using the CD-ROM from a directory path. Required for
	Windows.
-tar <path>	Installs a tarred package file.
-r	Reports all installed bridge/router packages on the network
	management station.
-diskette	Installs from the network management station floppy drive
	(version 9.1 and earlier).
-image <path>	Installs an image file (for image-only upgrades only).
<device>	The IP address of the bridge/router from which the
	over-the-network installation occurs.

Default If no command line options are specified, the bcminstall utility uses the network management station local CD-ROM drive.