Specifications

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Performing an update using rfw-update
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Step 7: Run the rfw-update utility
Quick start
Followthesestepstoverifythesystemconfigurationfileandupdatebundles,thenrunrfw‐
updatetoautomaticallyupdatethemodules.
Important:Youmusthaverootaccountaccessforrfw‐updatetooperateproperly.
1. Verifythesyntaxoftheconfigurationfileandtestconnectionstoeachmodule:
rfw‐update‐‐quick‐checkconf.rfw
2. Verifythateachtargetcanaccessthebundlesfromthemodule.Usethiscommandto
showtheversionsofallbundlesandmodules:
rfw‐update‐‐versionsconf.rfw
3. Enterthiscommandtostarttheupdateprocess:
rfw‐update–‐automaticconf.rfw
rfw-update command details
Syntax
rfw‐update{tasks}<FILE>
Note:Atleastoneofthefollowingtasksmustbespecifiedwhenrfw‐updateisinvoked.
{tasks}
‐a,‐‐automatic
Performsanautomaticupdate.
‐p,‐‐parse‐only
Readsandverifiestheconfigurationfileanddisplaysanoverviewoftheupdateorder.
‐q,‐‐quick‐check
Quicklyconnectstothemoduleandperformssimplecheckstoseeifitisready.
‐s,‐‐show‐tool‐version
Showst oolversioninformation andexits.
‐v,‐‐versions
Showsversioninformationofallactive,standby,andupdatebundlecomponents,
thenexits.
<FILE>
Theconfigurationfile(calledconf.rfwinthisdocument)canhaveanynameandisthe
chassisornetworkdescriptionfileforthesystem.
Formoredetailedhelpandsyntaxfortheconf.rfwfile,enterthefollowingcommand:
rfw‐update‐‐man<pathtoconf.rfw>/conf.rfw