Nortel Networks 4050 User Manual
Chapter 15 Upgrading or reinstalling the software 763
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Reinstalling the software
If you are adding a Nortel SNAS 4050 device to an existing cluster, you may need
to reinstall the software on the new Nortel SNAS 4050 if the software versions on
the new Nortel SNAS 4050 and the existing Nortel SNAS 4050 cluster differ.
Otherwise, it is only in the case of serious malfunction that you might need to
reinstall the software, and this seldom occurs.
to reinstall the software on the new Nortel SNAS 4050 if the software versions on
the new Nortel SNAS 4050 and the existing Nortel SNAS 4050 cluster differ.
Otherwise, it is only in the case of serious malfunction that you might need to
reinstall the software, and this seldom occurs.
You must perform the reinstall using a console connection.
Reinstalling the software resets the Nortel SNAS 4050 to its factory default
configuration. The reinstall erases all other configuration data and current
software, including old software image versions or upgrade packages that may be
stored in the flash memory card or on the hard disk.
configuration. The reinstall erases all other configuration data and current
software, including old software image versions or upgrade packages that may be
stored in the flash memory card or on the hard disk.
Before you begin
To reinstall the software on the Nortel SNAS 4050 from an external file server,
you require the following:
you require the following:
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access to the Nortel SNAS 4050 using a console connection
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an install image, loaded on a TFTP/FTP/SCP/SFTP server on your network
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the IP address of the TFTP/FTP/SCP/SFTP server
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the name of the install image