DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 7
Maintenance for R7r
555-230-126 Issue 4
June 1999
Additional Maintenance Procedures
6-7Software updates
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Software Update Procedure — Duplicated SPE
After making the preparations d escribed ab ove, execute the following sequenc e
of steps, entering the comma nds shown in bold typ e. This part of the procedure
normally takes about 3-1/2 hours. Screen outp ut for each command is d escribed
in Chapter 8, ‘‘Maintenance Commands’’. If errors are encountered after enterin g
the update software command, follow normal esc alation procedures. Avoid
touching the keyboard while the save or upgrade c ommands are running since
doing so may cause d iagnostic messages to be lost.
change sys-par
maint 2 Set the Save Translation, Alarm Origination Activated, CPE
Alarm Level, and Daily Scheduled Maintenance times to the
values that were in effect before starting this procedure.
save translation 2 This step stores the upgrad ed translations on disk.
backup disk 20 This step makes a backup copy of the new files. If a
coredump from b efore the upgrade is on d isk, this can take
up to 50 minutes.
test stored-data 10 This step verifies that all MSS files are consistent. The next
run of scheduled maintenanc e will also do this.
list config soft
long 5 Verify that all files are correct.
backup disk 20 Make extra backup c opies of the new files as needed. The
next run of scheduled main tenance will also do this.
set vector 8 1 Sets the coredump vector to take a c oredump when the
system reboots.
Restore the system as described above.
Table 6-1. Software Update—Simplex SPE — Continued
Step Time
(min) Remarks
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