ftp> cd releases

ftp> cd A1_4_6

ftp> cd patches

ftp> cd A1_4_6_4

4.Set the file format and download the files:

ftp> bin

ftp> get grf_update ftp> get RN1_4_6_4.pdf ftp> get RN1_4_6_4.txt ftp> quit

5.Change the script permissions:

#chmod 755 grf_update

6.Install the script:

#grsite --perm grf_update

7.Read the documentation with an appropriate reader command (acroread for the pdf file, more or vi for the txt file)!

8.Run the script:

#./grf_update

For a sample execution of the grf_update script, refer to Appendix C.6.5, “Sample Execution of grf_update Script” on page 301.

9.To verify the installation, use this command to check that the directed broadcast setting is now one of the sysctl executables:

#sysctl net.inet.ip.fwdirbcast net.inet.ip.fwdirbcast = 1

Note: Be prepared, that grf_update will reboot the SP Switch Router!

C.6.5 Sample Execution of grf_update Script

Here is a sample transcript of a session in which the grf_update script first upgrades a GRF 1600 system (testbox.site.com) that is currently running A_1_4_6,boston to 1.4.6.ibm,default, and then installs the 1.4.6.4.ibm patch release file on the system.

# grf_update

IBM GRF upgrade: testbox.site.com - Thu Apr 16 09:28:14 CDT 1998 This script will upgrade the router system software to release 1.4.6.ibm and/or install the 1.4.6.4 directed

partial release patch file on testbox.site.com. This script REQUIRES:

Hardware and Software Information

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