Meridian America Link/Customer Controlled Routing manual Procedure 2 Start the update process

Chapter 14: Software installation, upgrade, and update procedures 397

Procedure 2: Start the update process

This procedure describes how to begin the update process. If you intend to back up your configuration files and data files, ensure that you have a blank write-enabled tape available before you start this procedure. If you do not intend to back up your configuration files and data files, start at step 4.

1Log in as maint. The default password is maint.

2Use the backdata command to back up all configuration files and data files (see Procedure 11: Back up configuration files and data files).

3Type install and press [Return].

Figure 115

Install command prompt

You can reconfigure the system using a keycode without a tape or you can use a tape to upgrade the software and reconfigure. Do you want to use a tape (y/n/q)?

4You are prompted to use a tape (Figure 115). Type y and press [Return].

Figure 116

Drive selection menu

Select which drive to use:

1 ctape 2 diskette1 3 hddiskette1

Enter a number, a name, the initial part of a name, or ? for HELP, q to QUIT:

5At the drive selection menu, type 1 and press [Return] to select the cassette tape drive.

The message shown in Figure 117 appears.

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