Warning: Stop all traffic from flowing through the appliance, and disconnect all cables from the XFPs before proceeding.
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1 | Save earlier configuration files and firmware by | cp |
| copying the directory /usr/local/pnic to the home |
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2 | Create a new | mkdir ~/upgrade_directory |
| the upgrade package. |
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3 | From the root directory, secure copy the file filename | scp username@server:absolute_path/ |
| from a server to the upgrade directory you created. | filename ~/upgrade_directory |
| Note: In Unix, the tilde symbolizes the home directory, |
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| home directory. The upgrade file is a Unix tarball, the |
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4 | Change directory to upgrade directory you created. | cd upgrade_directory |
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5 | Untar the file | tar xvzf |
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6 | Change directory to SW. | cd SW |
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7 | Enter the command gmake erase followed by | gmake erase |
| gmake. | gmake |
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8 | Enter the command gmake install. | gmake install |
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9 | Verify that the new software version is installed. | pnic cardstatus |
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| Warning: The remainder of this procedure is for upgrading the boot firmware. The boot firmware | |
| upgrade process takes up to 30 minutes and must not be interrupted. If the process is interrupted, the | |
| boot firmware must be reloaded via JTAG, which requires an RMA. | |
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10 | Enter the command pnic loadeproms to upgrade the | pnic loadeproms |
| boot firmware. Answer “yes” to the confirmation |
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| Note: This process takes up to 30 minutes. |
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11 | Reboot the appliance. | shutdown |
| Note: Reboot the appliance only after pnic |
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12 | Log into the appliance and enter the command pnic | pnic cardstatus |
| cardstatus. Verify that there is an output for this |
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Note: See Appendix A , on page 79 for an example output for this command.
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