Meridian America Link/Customer Controlled Routing manual

372Chapter 14: Software installation, upgrade, and update procedures

The keycode is provided as part of the software package and is tailored to your siteÕs requirements. The keycode consists of five groups of four hexadecimal characters.

You will have received the following tapes with your IPE Module or

Application Module:

¥Tape 1 contains the base operating system (BOS)

¥Tape 2 contains all application software

Once your link configuration and other setup are correct, you should use a blank tape and execute the backdata command to make a backup tape of your system configuration.

Note: Use a 600-Mbyte tape with the IPE Module and a 155-Mbyte tape with the Application Module.

If you need to power down the IPE Module or the Application Module, you must power down the application or applications correctly to allow the software to shut down and the disk and file system to reach a safe state. If you do not power down the system correctly, automatic diagnostic software will be invoked when the system reboots in an attempt to repair any possible damage. In general it is recommended strongly that the correct powerdown procedure be used.

Note: After completing a software installation procedure, proceed to Chapter 18, ÒAcceptance testing,Ó to ensure that the installation was successful.

Depending on the tape and release of the software you have currently installed, you can use one of several ways to upgrade or update your software. The following table shows where you can find the information you need to upgrade or update your software.

553-3202-210 Standard October 1998