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Using the Bcmsysupgrade Utility to Upgrade 39
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Use the bcmuname utility to display your current platform, package, and version.
Using the
Bcmsysupgrade Utility
to Upgrade
This section describes how to use the bcmsysupgrade utility for the most common
software upgrades.
The command syntax for the bcmsysupgrade utility is:
bcmsysupgrade [options] <stage> <device>
See “bcmsysupgrade” on page 81 for more information.
The procedures described in the following sections assume you are performing a
like-package upgrade to version 11.3 with automatic recovery (see “Choosing
Automatic Recovery or Manual Recovery” on page 18 for more information).
An example of a like-package upgrade is from the CF package to the CF package.
A like-package upgrade is an upgrade where the software package in the version
you are upgrading from and the version you are upgrading to have the same
two-letter designator.
If your upgrade is not a like-package upgrade with automatic recovery, or you are
upgrading to a version other than the default, you must use the bcmsysupgrade
utility with other options. Be sure to use the same options during each stage of
the upgrade process. See Table 4 for a description of the options.
tftpboot For UNIX: Directory specified in inetd or tftpd for tftpd files.
%tftpboot% For Windows (using the default 3Com TFTP server): Directory
specified in the Win.ini file in the “[3Com.nm] TFTPROOT=”
section. The Win.ini file is located in the default Windows
directory, for example C:\windows or C:\winnt4.
<platform> NETBuilder II with CEC Module: NBII
NETBuilder II with DPE Module: NBDPE
SuperStack II NETBuilder SI bridge/router: NBSI
SuperStack II NETBuilder Ethernet
bridge/router:
NBRO
SuperStack II NETBuilder Token Ring
bridge/router:
NBR2T
SuperStack II NETBuilder Ethernet/ISDN
bridge/router:
NBRI
SuperStack II NETBuilder Token Ring/ISDN
bridge/router:
NBR2TI
OfficeConnect NETBuilder bridge/router: NBOCF
PathBuilder S5xx Switch: NBPB500
<package> Two letter designator shown on the CD-ROM label.
[SW | FW] The software or firmware directory.
<version> Software version 9.0 through 11.3.