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553-3001-365 Standard 4.00 August 2005
Firmware file management with IP Line 4.5
Due to the limited flash drive space on the Voice Gateway Media Cards,
IP Line 4.5 manages the firmware file in the following manner:
1Each IP Phone type has one firmware file. These files are saved and
retrieved in one of the following two locations:
ato/from a file server
(The file server can be a dedicated external server, the Call Server,
or a Voice Gateway Media Card.)
bto/from a Master card’s RAM device
2The server’s information is configured in Element Manager and the
information is saved in the CONFIG.INI file. The server’s IP address,
routing table, file path, user name, and password are specified during
configuration time.
3When the Master card boots, it searches for the firmware files on the
specified server.
aIf found, they are retrieved and stored on the RAM drive in the /ums
directory.
bOtherwise,
i. for a Voice Gateway Media Card, the Master card continues to
search for the firmware files in the local A:/fw directory and
then the C:/fw directory until the files are found.
ii. for a Signaling Server, the Master card attempts to search for the
firmware files in the /u/fw directory, and then the /A:/fw
directory.
4When a Follower card boots, it looks for the firmware files on the Master
card’s RAM drive in the /ums directory.
If the Master has not yet retrieved the files, the Follower waits until the
Master sends notification that the firmware files are retrieved. Using
FTP, the Follower transfers the files from the Master and stores them in
the /ums directory on its RAM drive.