Obtaining the software from the web – HP TopTools for Hubs and Switches User Manual

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Downloading Software

The Software Update Utility

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Figure 16-1. Browser-based Software Update Utility

This page of the Software Update Utility displays information about the
current version of the software and the updates available for the device or
devices that you selected from the device list.

Click on

Get Latest Support Info... to download a list of the available software

updates that are not already on your server. The displayed information
includes:

New features with this version of the software

Performance enhancements

Any bugs that were fixed

Any existing known bugs in the new version

Known limitations of the software

If there are multiple updates available for a device, select the version you want
from the drop down list. Check the box to the right of the selection if it is not
already checked. If no updates are available for the device you selected, the
list box displays “no update available”.

Obtaining the Software from the Web

If the updates you have selected are not locally available on the TopTools
server, that is, they need to be downloaded from the ftp server before they can
be installed, a page appears that asks “Do you want to download them from
the HP website?” You can see what is locally available on the TopTools server

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