Nortel m3900 series User Manual page 115

M3900 firmware download process The M3902, M3903, M3904, and
M3905 sets can be upgraded to the latest firmware available. The Expec
in the EIPE does the firmware upgrade process. The Nortel Optivity
Telephony Manager for Meridian SL-100, 2.0 server coordinates and logs
this process. The Optivity Telephony Manager for Meridian SL-100 client
controls what the server does.
Only one type of set (that is, M3902, M3903, M3904, or M3905) per Expec
can be upgraded at any one time. Since Optivity Telephony Manager for
Meridian SL-100 can communicate with multiple Expecs at the same time,
this allows multiple sets throughout the Meridian SL-100 system to be
upgraded at the same time. Multiple download sessions can be scheduled
to allow for different types of sets to be upgraded.
The download process is as follows:
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New firmware is placed on the Meridian SL-100 SLM drive.
A group (must be same set type, that is, all M3903s) of sets on an
Expec are selected.
The Optivity Telephony Manager for Meridian SL-100 server telnets
into the Expec.
The Expec FTPs into the Meridian SL-100.
The firmware is copied to the Expec's RAM.
The sets in the group are individually checked for "idle state", before
the download starts.
TIP: If a set has any buttons pressed or is off hook, the process aborts
and the system checks the next set for "idle state".
The Expec erases the current Firmware from the set.
The set is now out-of-service for 15-45 minutes. There is visual
notification of the process on the set.
The upgrade process starts.
When that set is finished, a message is sent to the Expec stating the
firmware version.
The Expecs then checks the next set for "idle state", erases the current
firmware from the set, and the upgrade process starts.
Steps 6-9 are repeated until all the selected sets are upgraded.
Some sets may not successfully upgrade. Should that occur, you need
to download firmware to those sets again.
The Optivity Telephony Manager for Meridian SL-100 server will save
all the Expec messages during the process into a log file and display in
Nortel Communication Server 2100
M3900 Series Meridian Digital Telephones User Guide
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