Managing software for a nortel snas device – Nortel Networks 5500 series User Manual
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Managing and maintaining the system
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/boot
followed by:
The
/boot/delete
command is primarily intended for
when you want to delete a Nortel SNAS device in one
of the following situations :
•
The device has become isolated from the cluster,
•
The device has been physically removed from the
cluster without first performing the
/cfg/sys/host
#/delete
command.
In these situations, you must use the
/boot/delete
command to present the Setup menu, from which you
can perform the
new
and
join
commands.
Managing software for a Nortel SNAS device
To view, download, and activate software versions for the Nortel SNAS
device to which you are connected, use the following command:
/boot/software
The Software Management menu appears.
The Software Management menu includes the following options:
/boot/software
followed by:
cur
the status of the software versions on the particular
device to which are connected. The status options are:
•
permanent
—the software version that is currently
operational
•
old
—the software version that preceded the
currently operational software version
•
unpacked
—the software upgrade package has
been downloaded but not yet activated
If you activate a software version indicated as either
unpacked
or
old
, the status of that version is
propagated to
permanent
. The software status
change occurs after the Nortel SNAS device performs
a reboot.
Nortel Secure Network Access Switch
Using the Command Line Interface
NN47230-100
03.01
Standard
28 July 2008
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