Updating the NE Software Release
Activating Software
This procedure describes how to activate the software release for the NCUand native
modules at the same time.
Requirements
You must be logged on with an ADMINprivilege level account.
Step 1 Select .
Step 2 In the Navigation Tree, select Software > NCU.
Step 3 Ensure the standby area contains the desired software release in the Standby
Software Release blade.
If the Software Release is incorrect, install the correct software release as
detailed in “Transferring Software to the NCU” on p.620.
Step 4 Click in the Activate Software in Standby Area blade.
The Activation of Software in Standby Area window opens.
Step 5 Select the database to use when the standby software release is activated.
• Select Current when upgrading to a new software.
• Select Standby when updating to the previous software release in the
standby area. This option is also relevant if you switch between NCU
software versions on active and standby images and you wish to preserve
the associated database of these versions.
Note
Use the Default-Factory option only for special cases such as updating
an NCUto be used as a spare. The default settings resulting from the
Default-Factory option depends on the release. For an overview of
default settings in this release, refer to the “Security Management”
chapter in the System Description.
Step 6 Select Activate FWPon Modules to activate the firmware packages (FWP)
installed on the standby area of each native module.
Activating the FWP and the NCUsoftware in one step ensures that FWP-
Mismatch alarms are not raised on these modules once the NCU software
activation completes.
Step 7 Click to start the activation.
The activation process takes several minutes to complete. The NCUsignals
the activation is complete with four consecutive beeps and by changing the
NCUMODLED from blinking to solid green. The NCU is then ready for log in.
Step 8 Log on to the NE.
Step 9 Verify the NCU is running the desired software release with the following
steps:
a) Select .
b) In the Navigation Tree, select Software > NCU.
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