- Start at the Messaging Administration main
menu and select:
Global Administration
Messaging Administration
The system displays the SSH User Authentication
dialog box. Enter your login, for example, sa or vm, in the User name field
and your password in the Password field. Click Login. The system then
displays the Messaging command prompt screen.
- Test the network connection to the remote system:
- Enter test network_connection at the enter
command prompt.
The system displays the Test Network Connection screen.
- Enter the name of the remote machine in the Machine Name
field.
| Tip: To see a list of
remote systems, enter list machines at the enter
command prompt. |
- Press F3 (Save).
The system checks the network connection between the local
system and the specific remote system. The system displays
SUCCESS in the Results field if the test was successful
or FAILED if it was unsuccessful. If the test failed, the
system displays the reason for the failure under Error Reason.
- Enter list measurements feature day
at the enter command prompt.
The system displays the Feature Daily Traffic
screen.
- Write down the current number
of remote subscribers.
- Press F1 (Cancel).
The cursor returns to the command line.
- Enter get remote-updates remote_machine_name
at the enter command prompt, where remote_machine_name
is the name of a system that shares the network with your local
system.
The system displays the Remote Update Request
screen.
- Press F3 (Enter)
to begin the remote update, or press F1 (Cancel)
to not start the update.
The system begins the remote update.
| Caution! The update
might take some time, possibly hours, depending on the number
of subscribers on the remote system. Avoid running the remote
update during prime time hours. See the Caution statement
at the top of this topic for more information. |
- Check that the remote subscribers
are listed on the local system.
- Enter list measurements feature
day at the enter command prompt.
The system displays the Feature Daily traffic
screen.
- Verify the new number of remote
subscribers.
- Enter display administrator's-log
at the enter command prompt.
The system displays the Administrator's
Log screen.
- View the Administrator's Log
to verify that no conflicts or problems occurred with the remote
update.
- Press F1 (Cancel).
The cursor returns to the command line,
and the system displays the following message:
Command Successfully Completed.
-
If you are done running a remote update, enter exit
at the enter command prompt, press Enter, and click Return
to Main.
| Note: You might also want to view a report
of remote subscribers using the web-based administration pages
to verify the new number of remote subscribers. See Viewing
a report of remote subscribers for more information. |
