McDATA ULTRANETTM EDGE STORAGE ROUTER 3000 - Manual (Page 271)

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Product Support and Software Maintenance 11-9
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.
Install the New
UltraNet Edge 3000
Software
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 .