3Com 10002211 Switch User Manual


 
Updating Your System Software
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Filter MIB
FTP packet filter program transfers via SNMP
Disconnecting an active telnet or rlogin session
STP linkState changes
CoreBuilder 6000 12-slot Chassis
For more information about this release, see “What’s New at Revision 8.2.0?”
on page 14.
Before You Start
Before you install your new software, read all of these release notes.
Carefully read “System Issues” on page 23 and “Known Problems” on
page 26.
The top-level menus in your Administration Console may vary from those
illustrated in these release notes depending on your level of access privilege
and on the modules you have installed in your CoreBuilder chassis.
Updating Your
System Software
You can install a new software version from any host that is running FTP
server software. The system software is distributed for both the UNIX and
the MS-DOS platforms.
The following media types are used to distribute compressed files for
software releases:
UNIX tar format 3
1
/
2
-inch, double-sided, high-density 1.44 MB diskettes
MS-DOS format 3
1
/
2
-inch, double-sided, high-density 1.44 MB diskettes
To install or upgrade your system software, you must:
1
Copy the software from the diskette to your UNIX or MS-DOS computer’s
hard disk.
2
Decompress the software.
3
Load the system software from your computer’s hard disk to flash memory
on the LMM+.
Details for these procedures are provided in the next sections.