Lucent Technologies 555-661-140 manual Completing the Upgrade,  Convert the backup file

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1	Issue 1
Installation 555-661-140	August 1998
Upgrading the System	Page 9-18
Completing the Upgrade

Completing the Upgrade

! Perform a frigid start (System Erase) to ensure that all system programming is returned to default values.

Use 6\VWHP￿(UDVH from the SPM Maintenance menu:

0DLQWHQDQFH→6ORW→00→'HPDQG￿7HVW→6\VWHP￿(UDVH￿(Line 5, left button) twice→<HV

See Maintenance and Troubleshooting for more information on System Erase.

! Convert the backup file.

This converts the backup file created in Step 2 to Release 4.0 format. See the Convert menu option in System Programming and Maintenance (SPM) for details.

! Restore system programming; this puts the system in an idle state so that it cannot be used for the duration of the procedure. Refer to “Restoring from the System Programming Disk” in Chapter 7 for more information.

Use version 4.15 or higher of SPM and restore the file you converted in Step 5.

! If applicable, program new features.

See Chapter 2, Programming with SPM in System Programming for a list of new features to be programmed.

Upgrading from the MERLIN II

Communications System

To upgrade from the MERLIN II Communications System to Release 4.0, follow the steps below.

! Install SPM.

Install (or upgrade to) version 4.15 or higher of SPM.

! Remove the control unit housing.

See “Installing the Control Unit” in Chapter 2 if you need instructions.