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Appendix A Upgrading the GSS Software
7. Click the filename link labeled Download. If prompted by software, reenter
your username and password.
8. Click Save to file, then choose a location on your workstation to temporarily
store the .upg upgrade file.
9. Post the .upg file that you downloaded to a designated area on your network
that is accessible to all your GSS devices.
You are now ready to upgrade the software on a GSS device. Proceed to the
“Upgrading Your GSS Devices” section.
Upgrading Your GSS Devices
Upgrade your GSS devices in the following sequence: the primary GSSM first,
followed by the other GSS devices in your network. After you upgrade the
primary GSSM, ensure that each GSS device in your network to be upgraded has
connectivity to the primary GSSM before you perform the software upgrade
procedure.
When executing an upgrade, use the install CLI command. Before proceeding
with the installation of the software upgrade, the install command performs a
validation check on the upgrade file, unpacks the upgrade archive, and installs the
upgraded software. Finally, the install command restarts the affected GSS device.
Note Upgrading your GSS devices causes a temporary loss of service for each
affected device.
To upgrade the GSS software (starting with the primary GSSM):
1. Log on to the CLI of the GSS device.
2. Use the ftp or scp command to copy the GSS software upgrade file from the
network location to a directory on the GSS. Ensure that you set the transfer
type to binary.
For example, to copy an upgrade file named gss.upg from a remote host, your
FTP session may appear as:
gssm1.example.com> ftp host.example.com
Connected to host.example.com.
220 host.example.com FTP server (Version wu-2.6.1-0.6x.21) ready.
Name (host.example.com:root): admin
331 Password required for admin.
Password: