8. Building and Using a Firmware Library
4.Select Make the firmware active (this causes a device reset) if you would like to activate the firmware immediately. The Alternate Firmware becomes the Active Firmware, followed by a device reset. If do not want to activate the new firmware yet, uncheck this option.
Prior to activating firmware, decide which options should be performed:
—RMON data collection (for SLV Reports)
—Device Sync
Both options are recommended.
5.Select when the downloads/activations should be scheduled.
—Begin the tasks immediately. The Alternate Firmware becomes the Active Firmware, followed by a Device Reset.
—Begin the tasks using the following start time. This schedules firmware activation anytime in the next seven days.
For either option (Begin the tasks immediately or Scheduling tasks), an amount of time can be specified for the maintenance window. If the firmware download process has not started within the specified time set in the maintenance window, the firmware downloads/activations must be rescheduled.
The download server will initiate up to ten FTPs to process ten tasks concurrently. Any task in process will continue until complete, regardless of the maintenance window scheduled start time (the end time is not specified).
6.Click on Click here to schedule the tasks. A verification page displays all choices from the previous screen for review and confirmation. All devices selected for firmware download will have a checkmark in the first column of the lower frame.
Do not use the browser’s Back button. Instead, use the Back button at the bottom of the activation page or the Click here to go back and reselect option to modify any values. To approve the displayed data, select Apply. You are returned to the OpenLane main menu.
| January 2002 |