Appendix - Modular MCU
Polycom, Inc. 360
Initiating a Restore to Factory Defaults operation on a Soft Blade, results in the Soft Blade requiring
re-authentication before resuming its normal operation (see the Pend Authentication state in the State
Machine above).
Using Backup of an operational MMCU, to Restore on a different machine, requires re-authentication of the
assigned Soft Blades.
Ready Soft Blade is
operational.
Administrator performs Restart *** Ready (on success)
Faulty (on failure)
Administrator performs Disable. * Disabled
No communication with Blade, ping Faulty
No communication with Blade, no ping Disconnected
Administrator performs Delete. *** Soft Blade erased **
Operational Phase Error Handling
Disabled Ongoing conferences
continue, no new
ones.
Administrator performs Enable. Ready
Administrator performs Delete. *** Soft Blade erased **
Disconnected No communication
with Soft Blade, and
no ping.
Generates Active
Alarm indicating Soft
Blade status changed
to Disconnected.
Soft Blade is alive following restart, but
installation is not complete.
Installing
Soft Blade is alive following restart, and
installation is complete.
Initializing
Administrator performs Delete, which
turns off the Active Alarm.
Soft Blade erased**
Faulty
No communication
with Soft Blade but
ping succeeds.
Internal recovery is
ran to verify
installation and
configuration.
Generates Active
Alarm indicating Soft
Blade status changed
to Faulty.
Administrator performs Restart for a
service ***
Ready (on successful
Restart)
Faulty (on failed Restart)
Administrator performs Rescue,
triggering re-installation of internal
package followed by reboot.
Installing
Administrator performs Disable. Disabled
Administrator performs Delete. Soft Blade erased**
No ping Disconnected
** Once a Soft Blade is erased, re-adding it requires re-authentication from the starting point.
*** Warning to ongoing conferences is generated.
Soft Blade Monitoring States
Soft Blade State State Meaning
Soft Blade/Administrator Operation
While in State Soft Blade New State