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3COM Security Switch 6200 Hardware and Software Users Guide
6-1
Upgrading the System
Software Using
the Safe Upgrade and
Rollback Features
Your system ships with two disk partitions, one partition is used for the
current runtime (RP) version of software and the other partition is for the
upgraded (UP) version of software. Each partition provides 20 Gigabytes of
disk space.
current runtime (RP) version of software and the other partition is for the
upgraded (UP) version of software. Each partition provides 20 Gigabytes of
disk space.
This chapter describes how to update your system software, and how to utilize
these partitions.
these partitions.
Using Multiple
Versions of
Software
(Safe
Upgrade)
Versions of
Software
(Safe
Upgrade)
Using two partitions, your system allows you to upgrade your system software
while maintaining a previous version of your configuration. The following
sections describe how to accomplish this.
while maintaining a previous version of your configuration. The following
sections describe how to accomplish this.
Upgrading
from Version
2.0
from Version
2.0
To upgrade your system from Version 2.0 to a newer release, while saving
your current configuration, complete the following:
your current configuration, complete the following:
1.
Connect to Console port as described in the previous section.
2.
Partition your disk for dual boot. Note that this only has to be
accomplished once. To do this, from root prompt, enter the
following command:
accomplished once. To do this, from root prompt, enter the
following command:
fdisk /dev/ataraid/d0
3.
Within the fdisk command, display a print(p) disk layout by entering
the letter “p”. A display similar to the following displays:
the letter “p”. A display similar to the following displays:
/dev/ataraid/d0p1 * 1 13 104422 83 Linux
# /boot