Cabletron Systems SEHI-22 User Manual

Also see for SEHI-22: User guide Addendum

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APPENDIX B: IMAGE FILE DOWNLOAD USING OIDsB-2SEHI USER’S GUIDENote: For convenience, Cabletron includes the PKUNZIP utility for easydecompression of the “zipped” file. If you are using a UNIX workstationas a tftp server, and you do not have a decompression utility thatrecognizes the PKZIP format, you can obtain a copy of a UNIXdecompression utility or the image file from the Cabletron Systems FTPserver. Contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support for details.Due to variations between UNIX systems, and individual configurations,this section provides only GUIDELINES for configuring a UNIXworkstation to perform an image file download. The instructions includecommand examples, where appropriate. Bold lettering in examplesindicates operator entry.Downloading an image file requires setting up your UNIX workstation asa tftp server.To set up a UNIX workstation:1. If you already have a /tftpboot directory, confirm the tftp setup of yourworkstation as follows:Request a process status and grep for tftp(e.g., unix% netstat -a | grep tftp).The following information represents a typical output:user 161 7.7 1.2 32 184 p3 S 12:00 grep tftproot 87 0.0 0.9 48 136 ? S 11:05 tftp -sThe term tftp -s, located at the end of the root string, indicates tftp isactive. If tftp is NOT running, only the grep process appears.If unsure about how to properly configure your UNIXworkstation using these guidelines, contact your SystemAdministrator.!CAUTION