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Transferring the node software from the laptop to the node
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5. Press the <Enter> key.
The following displays:
ftp>
6. Enter the following to enable hash mark printing.
ftp>hash
7. Enter the following to change the FTP directory on the node to the images directory:
ftp>cd images
The following displays:
ftp>Hash mark printing On ftp: (2048 bytes/hash mark).
Now, FTP will output a number sign (#) to the DOS FTP command prompt for every 2048 bytes
transferred. This enables you to watch the progress of the file transfer.
8. Enter the following to change the FTP file transfer mode to binary:
ftp>binary
You are now ready to transfer the software release from the laptop to the node.
9. Enter the following to transfer the release from the laptop to the node disk0:/images directory:
ftp>put <path and release filename>
Where <path and release filename> is the complete path and filename for the release on your laptop.
For example, if the release is in the c:\releases\IPRN8000\ directory and if the release filename is
rn.2.0.0.tar, enter the following
ftp>put c:\releases\IPRN8000\rn.2.0.0.tar
FTP displays a long series of hash marks (“###########...) indicating the file transfer is
progressing.
The following displays to indicate a successful file transfer:
(line #): Transfer completed
The release is now on the node in the following directory: disk0:/images
This procedure is complete. Go to Activating the release
on page 144