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Software Download Options
Immediate Software Activation (Enable/Disable)
The IMMEDIATE SOFTWARE ACTIVATION mode is controlled from the SYSTEMS UTILITIES/SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD MENU. When the IMMEDIATE SOFTWARE ACTIVATION feature is enabled, the software download (using MSR, Xmodem, Kermit, TFTP) is immediately activated (that is, copied from RAM to FLASH and rebooted).
For consistency with the previous software version, IMMEDIATE=enabled is the default setting. If the IMMEDIATE SOFTWARE ACTIVATION feature is disabled, the software download (using MSR, Xmodem, Kermit, TFTP) is not activated (that is, not copied from RAM to FLASH and not rebooted).
You must activate the software at a later time by issuing a software download activation command from the System Utilities/Download Software/ RAM SOFTWARE OPTIONS selection field. When the software activation command is executed, the system copies the software image from RAM to Flash and reboots.
A system restart (power cycle) that occurs after the download, but before the activation, will not activate the new software. Loss of power causes the
Download Destination (Local Unit, Remove Unit, Both Units)
This feature provides software to be loaded to either the local unit, the remote unit, or both. Use of the Remote or Both option requires use of the Xmodem or Kermit protocol.
A file image loaded to the remote unit is sent over the proprietary IMUX Embedded Data Link (EDL). The EDL is available regardless of the E1 line coding and framing.
To download to the Remote Unit, you do not log into the Remote; instead you select the download destination using the Download Destination field which allows a download to both units at once. It also minimizes disruption to the terminal interface session when the Remote Unit does an immediate software activation (which involves that unit’s rebooting).
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