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File Administration Downloading Device Files

AlliedView NMS Administration Guide

3.10 Downloading Device Files

3.10.1 Overview (Standard versus Custom Loads)

Device loads that are transferred to the NMS and then loaded onto devices are in two main types:

• Standard load - This is usually a set of device loads that is pre-packaged for a release and is known to be compatible with

certain NMS loads. Starting in NMS release 10.0, these are not included with the NMS software, but are available on

either a CD provided by Allied Telesis or are on an FTP server that is available to Allied Telesis customers.

• Custom load - These are specific loads for a device or device type. Although NMS compatibility is not guaranteed, these

are usually incremental updates and so should be compatible. These loads are available on Allied Telesis websites.

Before either type can be loaded onto devices, they must exist in the

<NMS-Home>swdownload directory. Moreover, the

firmware and associated xml files must both be included. The process to achieve this for standard and custom loads is as

follows:

• Standard Loads

• The Load Import tool (explained in 3.10.2), allows the user to place both the firmware and xml files into the

swdownload directory in a easy to use GUI format.

• The user can manually download the files and unzip them before placing them into the swdownload directory. This

method would be used when the NMS is on a Solaris platform.

Note: For the manual download, ensure that the files are unzipped only once.

• Custom Loads - The user must download the files manually, and then use the Create Custom Load option that is part of

the Software Configuration application (refer to 5.3.10).

Refer to the following figure that shows the steps that are followed.

FIGURE 3-32 Download Overview

3.10.2 Load Import GUI (Standard Loads)

In release 10.0, a tool to upload of firmware bundles is added to the NMS server bin directory.

To run the tool on Windows:

• double-click on AT_FwLoadImport.bat

To run the tool on Solaris:

Standard Release Loads

CD/ash drive, ftp server, etc.

NMS compatibility tested)

Specic Loads

(Websites)

Load Import (GUI)

Manually Download

Unzip One Time

Create Custom Load

(rmware)

(rmware+xml)

(bundled)