About the D4_3_5_nic_failover patch
This defect patch contains a fix for PR 56701 where the failover settings of the systems NIC can be lost when rebooting on a 7-series or 8-series system running MOS 4.3.5-GA.
A fix for this issue has been integrated into MOS 4.3.6-GA.
This patch should only be used under the direction of Mirapoint Support.
Installing the Patch
To install this patch, follow these steps:
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Use a telnet client to connect to the administration command-line
interface on port 23 on your Mirapoint system.
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Log in as an administrator.
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Get your current system MOS version using the CLI command:
version
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If the version reported is not 4.3.5-GA, then - Stop! This patch is not for your system.
If the version is acceptable, continue with the following step.
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Install the D4_3_5_nic_failover patch using the following CLI command
update install ftp://ftp.mirapoint.com/pub/mert/D4_3_5_nic_failover
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Always check the system log for important messages after
performing an update -- whether it fails or succeeds.
NOTE: Installing this patch does not reboot the system or restart other services.
This patch can be uninstalled to revert to the previous version of the startup script. Uninstallation does not reboot the system or restart other services.