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The ASCA Reporting Tool
6. Type update_activate <update name>, where update name is the file name without
the .tar.gz release or issue number of the service pack file and press Enter.
For example, update_activate 00.0.339.4-xxxx.
The Communication Manager may reboot. If the server reboots, you must wait until the
restart or reset completes before entering additional commands. The Communication
Manager displays a message that the service pack was applied.
Note:
If during a system reboot, you receive the message opt/ecs/sbin/drestart
Note:
2 4 command failed, no action is required.
7. To list the Communication Manager files, and verify that the service pack file was activated,
type update_show and press Enter.
8. At the prompt commit this software?, type y.
9. To close the telnet window, type q.
Running the Inventory Script on the Communication
Manager
The inventory script generates the inventory file that the ASCA reporting tool uses to generate
an HTML ASCA report.
To generate the inventory file on the Communication Manager:
1. From a telnet or SSH session, log into the active Communication Manager server using an
account with root privileges.
2. From the CLI, change the directory to /opt/ecs/sbin.
3. To run the script, type asca_poll_script.
The inventory file is generated and saved to the /var/opt/platform/ASCA folder. The
script will automatically log into each gateway using root/root.
Note:
If you have changed passwords on any gateway, you will need to manually log
Note:
into those gateways. To do this, you must execute the script with the -u option,
i.e. asca_poll_script -u.
Note:
It is possible to run a more specific inventory when you run the script on the
Note:
Communication Manager. Type man asca_poll_script for a complete guide
to running the script.
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