GarrettCom Magnum MNS-6K - Manual (Page 315)

U P D A T I N G S O F T W A R E – S T E P 3
Step 3
3. Loading the MNS-6K software
Load the new version of the MNS-6K image…..
T this stage, the Magnum MNS-6K software has been downloaded from the
GarrettCom site, and the configuration saved. The Magnum-6K switch is now ready to
upload the new MNS-6K software image.
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Before loading the MNS-6K software
It will be necessary for the Magnum 6K switch to be reset or re-booted after the new MNS-6K
software is loaded. Since this may cause a network outage, software upgrades should be
performed when it is tolerable for the outage and the appropriate users are informed of this
outage.
Alternately, if the S-Ring technology is used, the outage will not be noticeable and the switch will
be re-inserted in the S-Ring after the upgrade is performed. It is however a good practice to
inform the affected people of a possible outage.
Accessing the switch
Continue to use the access method defined in steps 1 and 2.
The command used for upgrade is
Syntax upgrade mode= [] [file=]
Where
mode is the mode by which the software will be accessed for upload – serial, ftp or tftp
ipaddress is the IP address of the ftp or tftp server (only used when mode = ftp or tftp)
file=name is the name of the MNS-6K software file to be used for upgrade. This file was
downloaded from the GarrettCom site (as described in steps 1 and 2).
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