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| Upgrade individual | Upgrade a single unit. Select the |
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| Upgrade. A popup will prompt |
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| Configuration File Path | Path to a |
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| Select All | Selects all STBs in the list box. |
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| Start Upgrade | Starts an upgrade after you selects units to upgrade. |
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The following table shows the SAP information displayed in the list box for each set top box
when you select Upgrade using Management SAPs.
Table 1. SAP Information
IP Address | Set top box IP address. |
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Hostname | The VBrick hostname set in the Configuration: Ethernet > |
| Management page. |
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Group | The group name the STB is associated with on the Configuration: |
| Network > Management page. |
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Unit | The Unit Number of the STB on the Configuration: Network > |
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Model Number | Set top box hardware model number. |
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Revision | Set top box software revision level. |
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Status | Upgrade status, for example, not started, in progress, failed, |
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Once an upgrade starts, do not close the application until the status of all initiated upgrades
changes to Upgrade not needed, Upgrade successful or Upgrade failed. If you close the
application too soon, the status of some units may not display correctly when the application restarts. These units may include those which had errors during the upgrade process. The application can be safely closed after the status of all units has been resolved and you have corrected any errors.
Editing a Configuration File
You can use a configuration file to identify the units you want to upgrade. A configuration file is a
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