Creating diskettes from NOW
About creating diskettes from NOW
You can create diskettes from either a UNIX client or a Windows client. You use different procedures to create boot diskettes and firmware diskettes.
Creating a system boot diskette set from a UNIX client
From a UNIX client, to create a system boot diskette set from the NOW site, complete the following steps.
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Use a Web browser to log in to NOW.
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Go to the NOW software download page for this release.
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Copy the UNIX boot diskette files to your client.
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Copy each boot diskette file to a separate diskette using the following command:
dd if=file of=drivedev bs=512
file is the name of the file.
drivedev is the device name of the diskette drive.
Result
A message listing file counts similar to the following example appears, confirming that the diskette has been written.
2880+0 records in
2880+0 records out
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Remove, write-protect, and label each diskette after creating it.
Include the release number, diskette number, and filer model.
Example
Release 6.5.2, Disk 1 of 8, NetApp F840
Note
It is important to record the filer model on the diskette label, especially if you have different models on site. Filers in different NetApp filer series use different boot files.
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Creating a system boot diskette set from a Windows client
From a Windows client, to create a system boot diskette set from the NOW site, complete the following steps.
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If...
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Then...
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You do not have RaWrite on your Windows client
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Complete the procedure described in Downloading the RaWrite utility to a Windows client, then go to Step 2 of this procedure.
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You have RaWrite on your Windows client
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Go to Step 2 of this procedure.
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Log in to NOW.
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Go to the NOW software download page for this release.
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Copy the boot diskette files to your client.
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If you are running...
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Then...
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The Windows version of RaWrite
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Double-click RAWRITEWIN.EXE.
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The DOS version of RaWrite
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Enter the following command at the Windows client command line:
rawrite
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For each diskette file in the system boot diskette set, follow the RaWrite prompts.
As appropriate, enter the path name of one of the boot files that you downloaded and the drive letter for the diskette.
Result
RaWrite displays confirmation messages and writes the diskette.
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Remove, write-protect, and label each diskette after creating it.
Include the release number, diskette number, and filer model.
Example
Release 6.5.2, Disk 1 of 8, NetApp F840
Note
It is important to record the filer model on the diskette label, especially if you have different models on site. Filers in different NetApp filer series use different boot files.
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Downloading the RaWrite utility to a Windows client
You need the RaWrite utility on your Windows client to extract the system boot diskette software and write it to the diskette. To download the RaWrite utility to your Windows client, complete the following steps.
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Go to the NOW site at the following URL:
http://now.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/toolsutils/
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Find either the DOS or Windows RaWrite utility.
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Copy the RaWrite utility file to your client.
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If the file ends in .zip, unzip the file by double-clicking it.
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Creating a system firmware diskette from either a UNIX or Windows client
To create a system firmware diskette from the NOW site, complete the following steps.
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Action
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Log in to NOW.
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Go to the System Firmware Release Table at http://now.netapp.com/NOW/tools/releasetable.shtml.
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Click system firmware-related links until you see a page that displays firmware versions.
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Select filer system firmware 4.3 or later.
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Follow the directions on the download page for your firmware.
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Remove, write-protect, and label the diskette after creating it.
Include the firmware revision, diskette number, and filer model.
Example
Firmware 4.3, Disk 1 of 1, NetApp F840
Note
It is important to record the filer model on the diskette label, especially if you have different models on site. Filers in different NetApp filer series use different firmware files.
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