16 COREBUILDER 2500 INTELLIGENT SWITCHING SOFTWARE VERSION 8.1.2
Software Installation
Process Summary
To install CoreBuilder 2500 Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.2,
follow these general steps, which are explained in greater detail in the
indicated sections:
1Copy the software files from the Software CD-ROM or download the
software files from the 3Com Web Site to the hard disk of a host dev ice.
See “Copying Software to a Hard Disk” for detail ed instructions.
2Prepare the system and the host device.
See “Preinstallation Tasks” for detailed instructions.
3Install the diagnostic software file and system software files onto the
CoreBuilder 2500 system by retrieving the files from the host device.
See “Installing the Diagnostic Software” and “Installing the
System Software” for detailed instructions.
You can update software on the system while it is operating in a network.
The system continues to forward traffic during the installation, except
when the system is rebooting.
Copying Software
to a Hard Disk
Because you cannot directly load Intelligent Switching software
version 8.1.2 from th e Software CD-ROM o r the 3Com Web site on to
your system, you use an interim host device to transf er software files to
your system.
Prerequisites for the host device:
■Must be able to function as an FTP server
■Must use a UNIX, Windows 95, or Wind ows NT operating system
To copy the software to a host device, follow these steps:
1Either:
aCopy the software files from the Intelligent Switching version 8.1.2
Software CD-ROM to the hard disk of the selected host dev ice.
OR
aDownload the compressed file from the 3Com Web Site to the hard
disk of the selected host device. Begin with the fol lowing URL:
http://support.3com.com/software/switches.ht m
bDecompress the file on the host device to reveal the indiv idual
software files.