3Com 3C16685 User Manual - Erial
D
S
ERIAL
U
PDATE
U
TILITY
The Serial Update Utility (also known as the Management Agent
Upgrade Utility) can be used to update the Management Agent of
selected SuperStack
®
II units. The CD-ROM supplied with the unit has
the latest version of the utility on it.
You would only use this utility if a previous software update has
failed and you are unable to communicate with your hubs using the
management interfaces. At all other times you should use the
management interfaces to update your units.
If you have any problems using the Serial Update Utility, refer to
“Solving Problems With the Serial Update Utility”
on
page 129
.
Using the Update Utility
The update utility works from an MS-DOS prompt, and it updates
one unit at a time. Updating a unit may take several minutes.
To updateupdate the management software of a unit:
1 Connect the serial (COM) port of your PC to the console port of the
unit using a null modem cable.
2 If you are using Microsoft Windows 3.1 or earlier, close it down so
that you are at the MS-DOS prompt. If you are using Windows 95 or
98, open an MS-DOS window.
3 At the MS-DOS prompt:
a Create a directory called 'update' in the root directory of your PC’s
hard drive.
b Copy the contents of the '\agent\update\' directory on the
CD-ROM to the 'update' directory on the hard drive.
c Copy the management software file to the 'update' directory on
the hard drive.