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Introduction to the update process

Aremotefirmwareupdateutility,rfw‐update,isprovidedwiththelatestATCArelease.The

rfw‐updateutilityremotelyinvokesinstancesofthersys‐update toolonspecifiedmodulesfor

significantlyfasterandeasierupdatesoffirmwareandsoftwarecomponents.

Usingrfw‐update,shelf‐andsystem‐wideupgradescanbeinitiatedwithasinglecommand

fromonehost,suchasanexternalLinuxhostoranATCA‐4500CPM.Updatescanbe

performedonlivesystems,andtheonlydowntimeforthemodulesistypicallyforrebooting

toactivatethenewcode.Insomecases,amodule mayneedtobereinsertedandan

additionalrebootmayberequiredtocompletetheupdate.

Therfw‐updateutilitycanupdateboththeredundantandnon‐redundantmodule

components.Itusesaconfigurationfiledefinedbytheupdateadministratorthatidentifiesall

PromentumATCAcomponentstoupdate.Thersys‐updateutilitythensystematically updates

theidentifiedcomponents.

Therfw‐updateutilityalsoensuresthattherunningconfigurationispreservedacrossthe

update.SeeSaveyourconfigurationonpage 15fordetails.

Thersys‐updateutilityinspectsexistingsoftwareandfirmwareversionssoitcandetermine

thebestordertoupgradecomponentsandskipcomponentsthatalreadyhavethelatest

version.Modulescanbeupdatedinparallel,dramaticallyreducingthetimerequiredto

updateasystem.

SeeAboutrsys‐updateandrfw‐updateonpage 8foradetailedlistofthecapabilitiesand

usageforrsys‐updateandrfw‐update.

Note:Someupgradesmayrequireaninitialupgradetoanintermediatereleaseversionbefore

completingtheupgradetotheintendedversion.SeeUpgradesupportpolicyonpage 11for

detailsregardingtheRadisysupgradesupportpolicy.

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