McDATA 3000 manual 11-9

Install the New

UltraNet Edge 3000

Software

Upgrading the UltraNet Edge 3000 Software

6.Issue the get EDR31xx.tar command at the FTP prompt to retrieve the new software from the new UltraNet Edge 3000.

Where xx = the most current version of the UltraNet Edge 3000 software.

7.Issue the bye command at the FTP prompt.

Use the following procedure to install the new UltraNet Edge 3000 software:

1.Issue the upgrade EDR31xx.tar command to install the new software.

Where xx = the most current version of the UltraNet Edge 3000 software.

NOTE: This may take up to 45 minutes. Wait for the system prompt to come back after you issue the upgrade command. If the process is interrupted, the UltraNet Edge 3000 could hang.

2.Issue the abort command and stop the boot process at the prom. Press ENTER as soon as the prom prompt is displayed to stop the boot process.

3.Issue the tartoc <filename> command to display a listing of the files within the tar archive file you wish to extract.

4.Check the resulting list to see if any of the files within the tar archive already exist on the disk. If versions of the files within the tar archive already exist on the disk, check their size to see if they are larger than the versions in the tar archive.

—If any files in the tar archive are larger than the corresponding files on the disk, proceed to step . If the files in the tar archive are smaller than the corresponding files on the disk, do one of the following:

—Rename the corresponding file(s) on the disk using the rename <file 1><file 2> command.

—Remove the corresponding file(s) on the disk using the remove <file> command.

5.Issue the tarExtract “vx_tar.tar”,0 command at the prom prompt. Wait for the prom prompt to return before proceeding to step .

Product Support and Software Maintenance 11-9

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