Linux target computer - Manual - Software Loader - The AX SIMATIC SW-Loader. - Software Loader (sld),tool

1. To verify that the zip files were not tampered during the transfer, open a terminal and run:

   sed -n 's/.*The SHA256 hash of the zip file is //p' pack-sld.txt > sld-portable-package.sha256
   sed -i 's/$/ sld-portable-package.zip/' sld-portable-package.sha256
   sha256sum -c sld-portable-package.sha256
   

   This sequence must return OK.

   Finally, perform the validation steps for the .NET Runtime installer documented by Microsoft.

2. Install the .NET Runtime.

3. Install the Software Loader zip file:

   unzip ./sld-portable-package.zip -d ./bin-sld
   chmod +x ./bin-sld/sld.sh
   ./bin-sld/sld.sh --version
   

After these installations you can start the Software Loader with ./bin-sld/sld.sh to execute its various commands:

./bin-sld/sld.sh load --input my-app.app --target 192.168.0.1 --restart --accept-security-disclaimer