5Upgrading an Existing G700 with an S8300 — R1.x to R2.0
Upgrade the S8300
240 Installation and Upgrades for G700 and S8300
December 2003
5Log on to a Telnet session.
6Type /opt/ws/drestart 1 4 to capture the configuration data. You should see the response,
"Killed".
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Verify Connectivity
To verify that the Ethernet port is working, ping t he FTP serv er wh ere the Linux-Migration backup file is
stored.
1On the Maintenance Web Interface, under Diagnostics click Ping.
2Enter the IP address where the Linux-Migration backup file is stored. Click Execute Ping.
3If the ping is successful, continue with restoring the system files. Otherwise, check the IP address
and connectivity to the server.
Restore the Linux Migration Backup File
CAUTION:
Restore must be run only once. Running restore more than once may corrupt the system
data. If a restore appears to have not completed, check Backup History and Backup Logs
on the Web Interface, and check the system log in the bash CLI. If all of these sources
indicate that a restore has not completed, you can safely rerun the restore.
1On the Maintenance Web Interface, under Server Upgrades click Linux Migration
(Backup/Restore).
2Select "Initiate new backup or restore" and click Submit