Full And Partial Downloads - VeriFone VX 680 Reference Manual

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ERFORMING OWNLOADS

Full and Partial Downloads

Full and Partial
Downloads
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functions, the current date and time, and the modem country code setting
(refer to Verix Terminal
When preparing to initiate a download procedure, choose either a full or partial
download and the COM 1 port, through the Verix Terminal Manager menu options
(refer to Verix Terminal
downloading and the download method you are using, there are some restrictions
on whether a full or partial download is permitted. Full download means all files in
group 1-14 will be deleted. The common group, 15, is not affected. While partial
download means no files currently on the system will be deleted.
The various types of full and partial download procedures are listed and described
in Table 13.
Table 13 Types of Full and Partial Downloads
Download
Type
Full application
download
Partial
application
download
G
UIDE
Manager).
Manager). Depending on the type of files you are
Description and Effects
An entire application, including all executables
and data files, transfers from one system to
another in a single operation.
Files related to the file authentication process
and terminal configuration settings can be
included in a full application download. During
this process, memory is cleared.
Following a full application download, the
terminal restarts and the file authentication
module is invoked. If application files are
authenticated and CONFIG
is set, then the application executes.
A subset of application executables, font files,
and/or data files transfer from one system to
another to modify or update an existing
application.
Files related to file authentication and terminal
configuration settings can be included in a
partial application download. During this
process, memory is not cleared.
Following a partial application download, the
terminal does not restart and returns control to
Verix Terminal Manager or the issuing
application. The file authentication module is
not invoked, nor are any applications allowed
to execute, until the terminal is manually
restarted from within Verix Terminal Manager.
Download
Methods
Supported
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•
•
. SYS *GO variable
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Note:
Direct downloads
Telephone
downloads
Back-to-back
downloads
Direct downloads
Telephone
downloads
Partial
back-to-
back
downloads
are not
supported.