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Platform software installation
Prerequisites
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You have completed the steps in
"Starting the Linux operating system
installation" (page 44)
and replied Y to the option to restore remote
platform data.
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The remote server must have Secure FTP (SFTP) enabled.
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You must have a valid user name and password for the remote FTP
server.
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You must know the networking properties for the remote backup server,
such as the VLAN ID and IP address.
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For more information about installing Linux Maintenance Releases, see
"Applying the Linux Maintenance Release " (page 92)
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Procedure Steps
Step
Action
1
From the Remote Platform Backup Data Retrieval screen, enter
the VLAN ID for the local network. The standard AS 5300
networking configuration is Dual-VLAN. Use the ID of the Service
VLAN where the server IP is assigned.
2
Enter the IP address of the local machine.
3
Enter the default gateway IP address.
4
Enter the netmask.
5
Enter the IP address of the FTP server where the remote backup
data file is located.
6
Enter the user name for the FTP server.
7
Enter the password for the FTP server.
8
Enter the remote server path where the backup files are located.
The system displays the following prompt:
Is this information correct?
9
Do one of the following:
Reply Y if the information is correct.
OR
Reply N to go back and make changes.
After the information is accepted, the system configures the
local network and checks connectivity to the remote server.
When connectivity is established, the installer lists the available
platform backup files. The following is an example of an
available platform backup files list:
Application Server 5300
Nortel AS 5300 Installation
NN42040-300
01.04
4 November 2008
Copyright © 2007-2008 Nortel Networks
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