AT&T Release 2.0 manual Upgrade Procedure

Initializing and Testing the System

Upgrade Procedure

This section provides a high-level procedure to make the following upgrades:

■from Release 1.0 to Release 1.1

■from Release 1.0 to Release 2.0

■from Release 1.1 to Release 2.0

The procedure varies slightly, depending on the release from which and to which you are upgrading.

For detailed information, you will be directed to the System Programming guide or the Maintenance and Troubleshooting guide where necessary.

NOTE:

System programming for the MERLIN II Communications System cannot be upgraded; it must be completely reprogrammed. To upgrade from a MERLIN II Communications System to Release 2.0, see the section, “Upgrading from the MERLIN II Communications System” later in this chapter.

1.Install SPM.

To upgrade your communications system to Release 1.1, you will need to install (or, on a UNIX system PC, upgrade to) Version 1.16 of SPM.

To upgrade your communications system to Release 2.0, you will need to install (or upgrade to) Version 2.xx or higher of SPM.

2.Back up your system programming.

This step provides a file containing system programming information.

To upgrade to Release 1.1, you can use any version of SPM (1.16 is recommended).

To upgrade to Release 2.0, you must use Version 2.xx or higher of S P M .

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