IMACS-200 General Features

Host Software Upgrade Procedure

In Errors

The In Errors field shows the number of packets received by the local system which had errors and were discarded as faulty.

Out Packets

The Out Packets field shows the number of packets sent by the local system.

Out Octets

The Out Octets field shows the number of bytes sent by the local system.

Out Discards

The Out Discards field shows the number of packets sent by the local system which were unable to be processed and therefore discarded. This is likely due to an over-messaging or resource issue.

Out Errors

The Out Errors field shows the number of packets sent by the local system which had errors and were discarded as faulty.

4.8Host Software Upgrade Procedure

This section provides procedures for upgrading Integrated Access System host software. The procedures for upgrading from 1.0.0 to the next release.

The host software is stored in flash memory facilitating download of future software releases to the IMACS-200.

The preferred upgrade method is using tftp protocol. The estimated time to upgrade an IMACS-200 with xmodem is 1.5 hours, whereas upgrading the unit with tftp takes approximately 5 minutes.

4.8.1Equipment Requirements

Following are the equipment requirements for host software upgrade.

IMACS-200 equipped with latest host software

Laptop computer running Windows OS

Serial port cable to connect to the TERM port on the Integrated Access System

The next available Host software on disk or loaded into laptop computer

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