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To change the install information in the switch, enter the command:

SET INSTALL={TEMPORARYPREFERREDDEFAULT} [RELEASE={release-nameEPROM}] [PATCH=patch-name]

For security reasons the SET INSTALL command is only accepted if the user has

SECURITY OFFICER privilege.

When you set a patch file as part of a temporary install or permanent install, you must also set the corresponding release file in the same command, if it has not already been set as part of that install. You can set the patch, but not the release (always EPROM), for the default install.

To delete a temporary install or preferred install, enter the command:

DELETE INSTALL={TEMPORARYPREFERRED}

If a default install is set, only the patch information is deleted using the DELETE INSTALL command as the release information must always be left intact in the default install.

To display the current install information, including which install is currently running in the switch, and how the install information was checked at the last reboot, enter the command:

SHOW INSTALL

For more information about INSTALL commands, see the Operations chapter in the AT-8700XL Series Software Reference.

Example: Upgrade to a New Software Release Using

TFTP

This example assumes the switch is correctly configured to allow TFTP to function. This means that IP is configured and the switch is able to communicate with the designated TFTP server. The TFTP server is assumed to function correctly and the release and patch files are assumed present in the server’s TFTP directory. The switch has no release or patch files, and is running the EPROM Software Release 2.5.1. The IP address of the server is 172.16.1.1. The name of the release file being loaded is 87-261.rez.

To upgrade to a new software release:

1. Configure the LOADER.

The LOADER module is set up with defaults to make the process of downloading files in future simpler. All release and patch files in this switch are stored in FLASH.

SET LOADER METHOD=TFTP SERVER=172.16.1.1 DEST=FLASH

2.Load the new release file onto the switch.

Make sure there is space in FLASH for the new release file. Load the new file onto your switch. Make sure the release file matches your switch model (see “Upgrading Switch Software” on page 56). Load any patch files required, and the help file for the release (see Loading and Uploading Files” on page 52). To load the release file using your LOADER default settings, enter the command:

LOAD FILE=87-261.rez

Software Release 2.6.1 C613-02030-00 REV B

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at-8700xl series switch specifications

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