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Appendix B. Software Upgrade and Boot Options | 807
NETGEAR 8800 User Manual
To install the package, you use the same process that you use to install a new core image.
Follow the process described in the earlier section
Installing a Core Image on page 804. On
NETGEAR 8800 series switches, you can use hitless upgrade to install the package. See
Understanding Hitless Upgrade on page 810 for more information.
You activate the installed modular software package either by rebooting the switch or by
issuing the following command:
run update
You can uninstall packages by issuing the following command:
uninstall image <fname> <partition> {msm <slotid>} {reboot}
Note: Do not terminate a process that was installed since the last reboot
unless you have saved your configuration. If you have installed a
software module and you terminate the newly installed process
without saving your configuration, your module may not be loaded
when you attempt to restart the process with the start process
command.
This section describes the following topics:
• Guidelines for Activating SSL on page 807
• Upgrading a Modular Software Package on page 808
Guidelines for Activating SSL
Whether you are currently running SSH or downloading the SSH software module for the first
time, you must complete the following steps to activate the Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
functionality that is packaged with the SSH module. Before you can configure SSL on the
switch, do the following:
• Download and install the SSH software module on the active partition
• Activate the SSH software module
• Gracefully terminate and re-start the thttpd process running on the switch
The following is an example of activating SSL on the switch:
download image 10.10.10.2 NG8800-11.2.0.18-ssh.xmod
run update
restart process thttpd
For more information about SSH and SSL, see Chapter 17, Security.