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How to upgrade the GUI when upgrading to
Software Version 2.8.1
The naming convention for GUI resource files changed
from Software Version 2.8.1 onwards. Names are now
longer, and they include more information about the
router or switch model and software version to which
the file applies. For example, the GUI resource file for
AT-9924 Series switches for Software Version 281-01 is
9924_281-01_en_d.rsc.
Products this Tip applies to
All routers and switches listed on
page 1 that have GUI support and
run the versions below.
Software Versions
2.8.1 or later
Software versions before 2.8.1 do not recognise the new
GUI name format. This changes the upgrade process
slightly.
Previous
approach
With earlier software versions, you could upgrade the release file and the GUI file at the same
time, by using the following steps:
1.
Load each file onto the router or switch.
2.
Set both files as the preferred install files, by using the command:
set install=pref rel=new-rez-file gui=new-gui-file
3.
New
approach
Reboot the router or switch.
The first time you upgrade to a 2.8.1 version, you need to install the release before the GUI, by
using the following steps:
1.
Load each file onto the router or switch.
2.
Set the new release file as the preferred install file and uninstall the previous GUI file, by using
the command:
set install=pref rel=281-rez-file gui=
3.
Reboot the router or switch.
4.
Set the new GUI file as the preferred GUI file, by using the command:
set install=pref gui=281-gui-file
If you upgrade from a 2.8.1 version to a later 2.8.1 maintenance version, you can install the
release and GUI in the same step.
Also, some TFTP servers do not support filenames longer that 8 characters and therefore will
not allow you to load the file from the server. With such servers, you can simply rename the
GUI file to a short name on the TFTP server, then rename it correctly on the router or switch.
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