Appendix A

Creating Diskettes

About this appendix  

This appendix describes how to create the following diskettes from a UNIX or Windows client:

• System boot diskettes
• Firmware diskette

When to create diskettes  

You do not need to create diskettes for F825, F880, FAS900 and R100 series filers, which use a PC card for firmware, diagnostics, and system software downloads.

For all other filers:

• You need to create a set of system boot diskettes if you do not have boot diskettes for the release that you are running.
• You need to create a firmware upgrade diskette whenever you need to upgrade firmware.

  Note
  The F85 and F87 filers use firmware that does not need to be upgraded.

Diskette requirements  

For each diskette that you want to create, you must have a write-enabled, 1.44-MB, PC-formatted diskette.

The number of diskettes you need for each item of software is shown in the following table.

Topics in this appendix  

This appendix discusses the following topics:

• Creating diskettes from NOW
• Creating diskettes from the CD-ROM

Copyright © 1994-2003, Network Appliance, Inc. All rights reserved.
Part No. 215-00070
File: makedisk.htm
Last updated: 01/09/03 18:09:49