External Storage

To back up the existing software:

1. From the top menu, click Controller.
2. From the left pane, click Administration > Software Maintenance. The EWC Software tab displays.
3. Select the Backup system image to: checkbox and choose the appropriate backup option.

   To save the existing software image in local storage, select the Local option. The upgrade process will delete the previous backup image stored in local storage (if one exists).

   To save the existing software image on the flash device, select the Flash option, and then type a file name for the backup image in the Filename box.

   

   Note

   The backup image file name is self generated when saved for both local or remote options (for example, EWC-<platform>10.01.0001-rescue-user.tgz). It is recommended that you maintain this format for the backup image file name. If you must customize the file name, prepend the customized file name to the original generated file name of the backup image.

   To save the existing software image on a remote FTP server, select the Remote option, and then type the following:

   FTP Server – The IP address of the FTP server that stores the image file.

   User ID – The user ID used to log on to the FTP server.

   Password – The corresponding password for the user ID.

   Confirm – The corresponding password for the user ID to confirm the password was typed correctly.

   Directory – The directory on the server in which the image file is stored.

   Filename – The image file name, which must end with -rescue-user.tgz.