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Copying the software image from the HTTP server to the storage system

You can copy software images to the /etc/software directory of your storage system if you plan to perform the installation later. If you want to copy the image and perform the installation in one step, see the section on Installing Software Images.

Step

  1. Enter the following command from the storage system console: software get url [-f] [filename]

    url is the URL that provides the location of the package to be fetched. Standard URL schemes, including HTTP, FTP, TFTP and FILE, are accepted.

    Use the following URL syntax if you need to specify a user name, password, host, and port to access files on the HTTP server using Basic Access Authentication (RFC2617):

    http://username:password@host:port/path

    Use the -f flag to overwrite an existing software file of the same name in the storage system's /etc/software directory. If a file of the same name exists and you do not use the -f flag, the download fails and you are prompted to use -f.

    filename optionally allows you to use a different target name for the source software file being downloaded to your storage system. If you do not specify a different name, Data ONTAP uses the file name listed in the URL.

    Example
    In the following example, the software get command copies the file 821_v_image.tgz to the storage system:

    software get http://www.example.com/downloads/x86-64/821_v_image.tgz

    You see a message similar to the following:

    software: copying to /etc/software/821_v_image.tgzsoftware: 100% file read from location.software: /etc/software/821_v_image.tgz has been copied.