downloadsoftware

Use the downloadsoftware command to download selected code bundles from a Fix Central server. This command can also be used to abort a download.

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram satask downloadsoftware -useruser_name-password'password'-abortpanel_name

Parameters

-user user_name
(Optional) Specifies a temporary user that is created by the Fix Central server to download an existing code bundle. The value must be an alphanumeric string that is 6 - 64 printable characters in length.
-password password
(Optional) Specifies a temporary password that is created by the Fix Central server for the download that is being performed by the temporary user. The value must be an alphanumeric string that is 6 - 64 printable characters in length. You must enclose the password in single quotation marks.
-abort
(Optional) Specifies that the download is canceled.
panel_name
(Optional) Specifies the node that is being serviced. The value must be an alphanumeric string.
Note: If not specified, this variable applies to the node on which the command is running.

Description

This command downloads selected code bundles from the Fix Central server. This command can also be used to abort an ongoing download.

Remember: Before you specify this command, you must:
  1. Have internet access for all nodes
  2. Configure service IP addresses on all nodes in your system.
  3. Request your network administration to let the firewall allow connections to the following Internet Protocol (IP) addresses on port 22:
    • 170.225.15.105
    • 170.225.15.104
    • 170.225.15.107
    • 129.35.224.105
    • 129.35.224.104
    • 129.35.224.107
  4. Configure a DNS server on your system by specifying mkdnsserver to define a Domain Name System (DNS) server and lsdnsserver to display its values.

Before you specify this command, you must log on to the Fix Central server and configure the bundle that you wish to download for your product. Fix Central servers prepare your download bundle and create a temporary user name and password for you. These login credentials are valid for up to 72 hours (during this time you must finish downloading the bundle on to your node or system).

Various software packages might be available depending on your product. This includes new builds for upgrading or downgrading your system, upgrade checking software, remote support proxy server, ifixes, and other software packages. As a part of the download bundle, the Fix Central server generates md5sum output for each file that this command validates the download against. If the md5sum output is not generated in any file, all files downloaded at that point are deleted and the download is aborted.

Specify lscmdstatus to display detailed results. For example, specify sainfo lscmdstatus: 
last_command satask downloadsoftware -user mYHJUivw -password '#####' 
last_command_status CMMVC8044E Command completed successfully.
T3_status
T3_status_data
cpfiles_status
cpfiles_status_data
snap_status
snap_filename
installcanistersoftware_status
supportupload_status 
supportupload_status_data 
supportupload_progress_percent 0
supportupload_throughput_KBps 0
supportupload_filename 
downloadsoftware_status Active
downloadsoftware_status_data Downloading the bundle
downloadsoftware_progress_percent 38
downloadsoftware_throughput_KBps 321
downloadsoftware_size 467.6 MiB

An invocation example

satask downloadsoftware -user rOLrhyPf -password 'E4yrr6WZM'

The resulting output:

No feedback (use lscmdstatus to display software download information)

An invocation example

satask downloadsoftware -abort

The resulting output:

No feedback (use lscmdstatus to display software download information)