Re: UPgrading COMOS

John G. Thompson (jgt10@livingston.com)
Mon, 23 Dec 1996 16:44:50 -0800 (PST)

On Tue, 24 Dec 1996, Stavros Patiniotis wrote:
>
> Howdy guys,
> A couple of months ago a Liv. employee posted step by step
> instructions to upgrade COMos. I've recently lost my mail archives, and
> was wondering if anyone else has a copy of it. I can't seem to find it
> at n2h2's serach engine.

This might be it.

JGT

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Before you upgrade there are a few things you need to do to make sure 
your upgrade goes as smoothly as possible.


1) Get the new ComOS AND its release notes off the livingston web site.


2) READ the release notes.


3) If you don't have them, get the ComOS and release notes for your 
current version of the ComOS.


4) Read the current ComOS release notes.


5) Read the new ComOS release notes.


6) install, configure and test a tftp server within you local network.  
Look in chapter 19 of the blue config guide for information.


7) Read the release notes for the current and new ComOS.


8) copy both the current and new ComOS versions onto the tftp server and 
your pmconsole or pminstall host.


9) Read the release notes for the current and new ComOS.


10) Save the current PM configuration either by a pmreadconf or pmconsole 
save configuration or series of show commands captured to a file.


11) Read the release notes for the current and new ComOS.


12) Perform the ComOS upgrade.


13) Read the release notes for the current and new ComOS.



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