Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND Release 5.0 System Programming Manual page 116

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0
System Programming 555-650-111
2 Programming with SPM
Using SPM
Use the arrow keys to highlight the report you want to view and press

The report appears.
To view the next page of a report, press
To view the previous page of a report, press
To return to the beginning of a report, press
To exit from the Browse option and return to the SPM Main Menu, press
Convert
The Convert option (which can be used remotely) simplifies upgrading from an
earlier release to a later release of the communications system. (See
the System''.) This procedure should be done only by qualified service personnel.
Convert uses two files: the existing backup file (the "convert from" file) and the
converted file (the "convert to" file), which is created when you run the Convert
option. The converted file contains system programming information in an
uncompressed form. The "convert from" file is unchanged. Because
uncompressed files take longer to process than compressed files, you may want
to restore this uncompressed backup to the old control unit and then create a new
backup. This new backup is in compressed form and does not have to be
converted. For more information about compressed and uncompressed files see
''Backup''.
To convert system programming to Release 4.0 format, Version 4.15 of SPM is
required. This version can be easily identified by the version number,
upper left corner of the screen.
Help screens are available to guide you through the Convert procedure. See
''SPM Help''.
Before you use the Convert option, you must complete the following tasks:
If your PC has a hard disk, install the appropriate version of the SPM
software. See
Back up system programming. See ''Backup''.
Make sure you know the name of the backup file that you have created.
NOTE: NOTE: NOTE:
Once the actual file conversion begins, you cannot stop the process;
pressing
Follow the steps below to perform the conversion.
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