Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions 7700 Manuel D’Utilisation

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5 Use the install command after the software files have 
been transferred to the switch via FTP. For example:

 -> install /flash/working/*.img

Note. For more information on the install command, refer 

to the Switch Management Guide or the CLI Reference 

Guide.

6 Reload the switch from the /flash/working directory. 
To do this, enter 

-> reload working no rollback-timeout 

at the CLI prompt. 

Note. This reload process will take a few moments to 

complete.

Following the reload, the switch will come up running 

from the /flash/working directory (i.e., the new release 

software) until the next system reboot. Meanwhile, the 

software in the /flash/certified directory remains 

unchanged and available as a last known good version if 

an error should occur with the new software. 

Once the release software is considered valid and reliable 

with your network configuration, the contents of the 

/flash/working directory can be copied to the 

/flash/certified directory via the copy working certified 

command.

1 Verify that the OK1 LED is solid green and the OK2 
LED is flashing green on both the primary and secondary 
CMM modules.

2 Next, verify that all required image files from the new 
software release are located on your computer’s hard drive 
or a locally-accessible server. 

3 Establish an FTP session to the switch, then access the 
/flash/working directory.

Note. Before attempting to establish an FTP session, be 
sure that you have first unlocked the FTP session type via 
the aaa authentication command. Otherwise, an FTP 
login error will occur. See 

 for more information. 

4 Using your FTP client or the CLI’s rm command, 
delete all .img files from the /flash/working directory on 
the primary CMM. (To determine whether you are logged 
into the primary CMM, use the show running-directory 
command.) You can use the asterisk (*) wildcard to delete 
all .img files at once. For example:

-> rm working/*.img  

Important. Do not delete the boot.cfg file. Otherwise, 
any configuration changes you have saved will be lost. 
Also, do not delete files from the /flash/certified direc-
tory.