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C
HAPTER
4: S
OFTWARE
I
NSTALLATION
To obtain software upgrades and release notes, see your network supplier
or 3Com representative, or visit the 3Com Web site at:
http://support.3com.com/infodeli/swlib/index.htm
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Download software to appropriate switch fabric modules and interface
modules in any order.
CAUTION:
Downloaded software does not become active on a module
until you cycle the power to the module slot.
If you are upgrading
multiple modules, download software to all modules first and then cycle
the power to these module slots.
For software download procedures and instructions about how to cycle
power to module slots to activate the new software, see “Downloading
Software” next in this chapter
.
Now that all new modules in your new chassis are operating with
compatible software, you can proceed to configure and manage all
modules.
Downloading
Software
This section describes how to download software Release 3.0 and how to
update emergency software download parameters so that the EME can
perform an emergency software download if the operational code on a
module becomes corrupted.
CAUTION:
Do not attempt to perform any management tasks while you
are downloading software.
Downloading
Release 3.0 Software
The following procedure explains how to download software
Release 3.0 to a switch fabric module or an interface module that is
running Release 2.x.x software.
This software download process assumes that:
■
You have already determined the appropriate software release for
your interface module, as well as the compatible software release for
the switch fabric modules and management modules. See Table 1 in
Chapter 1 for software compatibility requirements.
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You are running a TFTP server on a system in your network. This server
may support download from any directory on this system or from a
single default directory, usually named “tftp” or “tftpboot”.