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7
BACKING UP AND RESTORING
S
OFTWARE
You should always back up your software and configuration files to a network
management station (NMS) in case your hardware or software fails. This chapter
describes how to back up and restore the software using Upgrade Link or the
command-line utilities.
Prerequisites Confirm the following items:
■ You have installed the utilities according to Chapter 2.
■ You have set the path for the utilities (UNIX only). If you have not set the path,
complete the following step for your UNIX shell:
■ For a C-shell installation, add the contents of the following file to the .cshrc
file for each user you want to have access to the utilities, including root:
/usr/3Com/common/data/.login-bcm
Or you can enter the path after every logon:
source /usr/3Com/common/data/.login-bcm
■ For a Bourne shell installation, add the contents of the following file to the
.profile file for each user you want to have access to the utilities, including
root:
/usr/3Com/common/data/.profile-bcm
Or you can enter the path after every logon:
. /usr/3Com/common/data/.profile-bcm
■ For NETBuilder II with DPE — All boot sources (primary, secondary, and test) are
on drive A. The DPE module has flash memory drives A and B, but the
NETBuilder Upgrade Management Utilities only support drive A. Use the
bcmconfig utility or the SysconF command on the NETBuilder II user interface
to set up the boot sources if they are not on drive A.
■ All configuration files are in the same directory as the boot image.
■ You have booted your bridge/router from the primary boot source.
■ For Upgrade Link — You have a web browser installed with Java support, such
as Netscape Navigator 4.5 or Internet Explorer 4.x, and it is in your path (UNIX).