Installing Nodes in Modulus Enclosures

Adding a Secondary 6500PLUS Processor with FLASH

Introduction

When adding another 6500PLUS processor card to a node, be sure that all processor

 

cards are running the same software revision. 6500PLUS processor cards redistributed

 

within a network may contain different revisions of software.

When To Add Another Processor with FLASH

Before You Begin

Two situations in which you may add an additional 6500PLUS processor card with FLASH memory to a node are when you want to:

Maintain the current software revision

Upgrade with software from the new 6500PLUS processor card In both cases, the FLASH Enable Option is required.

These situations apply to the 6507PLUS and 6525PLUS nodes. A 6505PLUS node does not support multiple processor cards.

Follow these steps to access the control terminal port:

Step

Action

Result/Description

 

 

 

1

Connect a terminal to a local PAD

 

 

port, and enter the following at the

 

 

(*) prompt:

 

 

.ctp <CR>

 

 

 

 

2

Enter the password when you are

The default password is <CR>.

 

prompted.

After you enter the password, the

 

 

Main menu appears.

 

 

For more information about

 

 

accessing the CTP, see the

 

 

Vanguard ONS Basics Protocols

 

 

Manual (T0106).

 

 

 

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Vanguard Managed Solutions 6500 PLUS Adding a Secondary 6500PLUS Processor with Flash, Step Action Result/Description