
Chapter 3: Provisioning | September 25, 2006  | 
MANAGING FIRMWARE THROUGH THE UPLOAD MENU
The Upload menu provides the mechanism to upload image files to local or remote line units or EMUs.
Upload to a Local or Remote Line Unit
To upad to a local or remote line unit:
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1  | If viewing the Main menu screen (Figure   | 
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2  | In the Network screen, use the Ç and È arrow keys to select the local shelf or a remote shelf.  | 
  | Note: The shelf with the ">" symbol (for example, >Shelf #28) is the local shelf connected to the  | 
  | management station PC. Other shelves (without the > symbol) are remote shelves connected to  | 
  | the local shelf through Ethernet.  | 
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3  | Type the letter U. The Upload menu is displayed (Figure   | 
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4  | From the Upload menu, select Upload Line Unit. The Upload to Line Unit dialog box is displayed (Figure  | 
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5  | In the Enter Line Unit: field, type the slot number of the line unit to be uploaded.  | 
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6  | Use the Ç and È arrow keys to select the Line Unit Type field, press the SPACEBAR to select the line  | 
  | unit type. The available line unit types are listed in Table   | 
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7  | When you are ready to upload to the line unit, press ENTER. The Xmodem transfer message is displayed  | 
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8  | Go to the new firmware file (for example, sys.img).  | 
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9  | From the Terminal utility Settings menu, select Binary Transfers, then select XMODEM.  | 
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10  | From the Terminal utility Transfers menu, select Send Binary File (do not select Send Text File).  | 
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11  | Enter the file path and name, then click OK to begin the upload to the local or remote line unit:  | 
  | If uploading to a line unit on a remote shelf, the TAO Multishelf message is displayed, followed by the  | 
  | Remote line unit uploading message.  | 
  | If uploading to a line unit on a local shelf, the Local line unit uploading message is displayed (Figure   | 
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  | Do not abort the download procedure when an XModem transfer is in progress.  | 
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