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MSS User Guide 8: Updating Software
8-3
The path and filename are case-sensitive and must be enclosed in quotation
marks. When attempting to boot across an IP router, you must configure the
router to proxy-ARP for the MSS, or use the bootgateway feature. For more
information, see Change Bootgateway in the Commands chapter of the MSS
Reference Manual located on the CD-ROM.
NetWare
The MSSVIAx.SYS file should be placed in the login directory on the NetWare
file server. The MSS cannot actually log into the file server (since it knows no
username/password); it can only access files in the login directory itself. On the
MSS, specify the file server name, filename, and path.
Figure 8-2: Configuring NetWare Reload
Local> SET PRIVILEGED
Password> SYSTEM (not echoed)
Local>> CHANGE SERVER NETWARE LOADHOST fileserver
Local>> CHANGE SERVER SOFTWARE SYS:\LOGIN\MSSVIAx.SYS
Local>> INITIALIZE RELOAD
MOP
The MSSVIAx.SYS filename is the only parameter that the MSS needs to reload
via MOP. Make sure the service characteristic is enabled on the host's Ethernet
circuit, copy the MSSVIAx.SYS file to the MOM$LOAD directory, and reload the
MSS using the Initialize Reload command.
Note: If an error message is displayed indicating an invalid record size on the
VAX console, the MSSVIAx.SYS file was not transferred in binary mode.
Troubleshooting Flash ROM Updates
Many of the problems that occur when updating the Flash ROM can be solved by
completing the following steps:
Table 8-1. Flash ROM Troubleshooting
Protocol Area to Check
NetWare
Ensure the file is in the login directory. Since the MSS cannot actually log into the
file server, it has very limited access to the server directories.
Check the file and directory permissions.
Ensure the loadhost name and address are specified correctly and that their case
matches that of the filenames on the host system.
Ensure the file and pathnames are enclosed in quotes to preserve case.
TFTP
Ensure that TFTP is enabled on the host; several major UNIX vendors ship their
systems with TFTP disabled by default.
The Ethernet circuit must have the service characteristic enabled.
Ensure that the MOM$LOAD search path includes the directory containing the
MSSVIAx.SYS, MSS4.SYS, or MSS100.SYS file.
MOP
Ensure that the files were transferred in binary mode
FTP Ensure that your FTP client is set to do a binary transfer.