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Downgrades

Maintenance Release and patch upgrades of the AS 5300 database are backwards compatible. However, if data in the database becomes corrupted, the database can be downgraded to a previous Maintenance Release or patch. This chapter contains procedures for downgrading the various system components as well as the full system.

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Downgrade system components

Use the procedures in this section to downgrade the system components (excluding the database).

Downgrade system components procedures

This work flow shows the procedures for downgrading the various system components to a previous software load.

Application Server 5300

Nortel AS 5300 Installation

NN42040-300 01.04

4 November 2008

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Nortel AS 5300 Installation Legal Notice Contents Oracle database software installation Common procedures 121 Copyright 2007-2008 Nortel Networks Features New in this releaseOther changes New in this release Introduction NavigationDeployment options Introduction Installation overview procedures Installation overview Installation times Installation overview navigation Unpacking the hardware Minutes Installation overview Installation preparation Unpack the materialsCustomer-speciﬁc information Installation preparation Actual Value Physical Installation Installation Planning sheet Remote Platform Backup Retrieval Server Restore Customer-specific information Installation Planning sheet Hardware installation and conﬁguration Hardware installation and conﬁguration proceduresPrerequisites Hardware overview Hardware installation and conﬁguration navigation Prerequisites Procedure StepsMount the hardware Mounting the server Connect the hardware Connect the hardware DCD Networking overview Typical Dual-VLAN configuration Hostinginterface.vlanid Network Time Protocol Hardware conﬁguration Hardware conﬁguration procedures Hardware conﬁguration navigation Configuring the planar Bios Configuring the ServeRAID Bios RSA II Defaults Loaded Resetting the ServeRAID Bios to factory defaults Select Array Configuration Utility Press CTRL-A for IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility Highlight Static IP Address Conﬁguring the RSA-II card RSA-II Settings Saved Conﬁguring the planar Bios Select Date and Time Any existing power-on password will be deleted Conﬁguring the ServeRAID Bios Hardware configuration Hardware installation and configuration Platform software installation procedures Platform software installation Platform software installation Platform software installation navigation Starting the Linux operating system installation Enter Service Vlan ID 0=no Vlan Press Enter to ContinueEnter hostname Enter Machine logical IP address for Vlan Svcvlanid Enter default gateway IP address for Vlan SvcvlanidEnter Maintenance Vlan ID Enter default gateway IP address for Vlan Mtcvlanid Enter Timezone Selection for Region 0 Conﬁguring the NTP, Syslog, and Audit Daemon settingsPlease select the speed of the serial port Enter Region Do you wish to configure a Syslog Server IP Address Y/N N? Do you wish to enable system audit? Y/N N?Please indicate the Clock Source function of this server Prerequisites Conﬁguring the Bios hardware clock Conﬁguring the clock source for all other SIP core serversEnter Machine Logical IP of the Primary Clock Source Server Do you want to keep this date and time Y/N Y? Conﬁguring accounts and passwords Navigation Conﬁguring preconﬁgured accounts and passwords Conﬁguring a system for individual accounts System Configuration Complete Procedure Steps Step Action Configuring a system for individual accounts Configuring accounts and passwords job aid Reinstalling platform software Is this information correct? Cancel remote TAR file selection MCP Backup Tar Files You can refer to Configuring accounts and passwords Oracle database software installation Oracle database software installationOracle database software installation procedures Installing Oracle database software Installing Oracle database software McpCopyFromCD.pl Cd /var/mcp/db/installInstallOracle.pl Cd /usr/local/bin Otherwise, you have completed installation Core components AS 5300 software deployment Server staging files small system Staging ﬁles Server staging files medium system Installation properties ﬁle AS 5300 initial software deployment AS 5300 initial software deployment procedures AS 5300 initial software deployment navigation Preparing the initial load for deployment Downloading the MCP load software Please enter number 1 to 10 of selection Cd var/mcp/install Deploying the initial software load job aid Cd /var/mcp/installMcpInstall.pl -i importFile -t tagsFile -1 licenseKeyFile Deploying the initial software load Updating the licensekey Starting the System Management Console 72 AS 5300 software deployment Patches MCP core software load patch installation Retrieving V or R status MCP patches manually MCP core software load patch installation navigationObtaining the patches Obtaining patches navigation Var/mcp/dropbox Retrieving S status MCP patches manually Procedure Steps MCP core software load patch installation Regional Patch Selector window appears Patching the database schemas and System Manager McpPatch.pl Patching the Network Elements Network Element Client impact Subscriber impact Prerequisites Patching the Audio Codes gateway Database schemas and System Manager have been patched Patches Maintenance Releases Maintenance Releases navigationMCP core software load Maintenance Release installation Maintenance Releases Sudo ./mcpCopyFromCD.pl -m manifest-all Transferring the Maintenance Release ﬁles to System Manager Cd /var/mcp/esdfiles Rm -Rf oldloaddirectory Cd /var/mcp/loads Rm -Rf oldloaddirectory Upgrading the database schemas and System ManagerSudo ./mcpCopyFromESD.pl -m manifest-online Sudo ./mcpCopyFromESD.pl -m manifest-asu-pc Upgrading the Network Elements McpUpgradeMR.pl MCP core software load Maintenance Release installation Upgrading the AudioCodes gateway Applying the Linux Maintenance Release File Description Cd /var/mcp/os/install/images Etc/init.d/dbora stop Var/mcp/installVar/mcp/os/install/images SmStop.pl Applying the Oracle Maintenance Release Cd /opt/mcp/db/binRelinkOracle.pl PatchDB.pl Var/mcp/db/install Installing the online Help ﬁles Cat /opt/mcp/db/data/versionSudo ./mcpCopyFromCD.pl -m manifest-online Sftp provmgrip Firmware upgradesInstallHelp.pl -z OnlineHelpFilename.zip Cd /var/mcp/run/MCP11.0/prov0/bin Firmware updates navigation Determining the current ﬁrmware versionDetermining the current firmware version navigation Querying the Network Interface Card ﬁrmware Variable definitionsQuerying the hard drive ﬁrmware Firmware x.x-x Querying the ServeRaid ﬁrmware Installing the ﬁrmware upgrades Installing the ﬁrmware updates navigationInstalling Bios ﬁrmware upgrades Installing Base Management Controller BMC ﬁrmware upgrades Installing diagnostics ﬁrmware upgrades \\x3550\RSA Installing RSA-II card ﬁrmware upgrades Installing hard drive ﬁrmware upgrades Installing NIC ﬁrmware upgrades Installing ServeRAID ﬁrmware upgrades Procedure Steps Multimedia PC Client upgrade Upgrading the ASU loadMv PCClient.jnlp smcclient.jnlp Unzip PCCLient.zip Upgrading the Multimedia PC Client installer executable Downgrade system components procedures DowngradesDowngrade system components Downgrade system components navigation Downgrading the AudioCodes gateway Downgrading the Network ElementsDowngrading the System Manager SmUpgrade.pl Downgrading a databaseMcpPatch.pl -smonly Cd /var/mcp/db/backup CleanupReplication.plDbInstall.pl -fo Continue with these settings? Cd /var/mcp/run/MCP11.0/dbname1/bin/util Downgrade a full system proceduresDbRestore.pl backupfilename Downgrade a full system Preparing for full system downgrades Downgrade a full system navigation Downgrading a non-redundant system Downgrading a redundant system Downgrading a non-redundant system with a single database Downgrading a non-redundant system navigation Downgrades Rebooting the system Common procedures Common procedures Page Nortel AS 5300 Installation