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- Page 1 Appendix T AAQ Maintenance Server Setup & Operations Guide Revision R11.9.0 Documentation of the interface between the AAQ Maintenance Server and the AvL Technologies AAQ antenna controller. AvL Technologies 900-159-019...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
AAQ Maintenance Server Revision History Revision Approved Date Revision Revision Description 05/04/16 R11.6.0 Initial Release for 11.6 Updated for Current Functionality, added 11/07/16 R11.8.0 approved by in revision history Updates for version 11.9, Added more 05/01/17 R11.9.0 WL/AY ways to upload software updates Contents Introduction .............................................. - Page 3 Figures Figure 1 – ROM Version Information ......................................3 Figure 2 – AAQ Maintenance Server Version Information ............................... 4 Figure 3 – Maintenance Server > Help (List of Commands) ............................5 Figure 4 – Maintenance Server > Help (List of Commands) Cont..........................6 Figure 5 - Update_Log.log Example Entry ....................................
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Page 4: Introduction
AAQ Maintenance Server 1. Introduction This document describes the concepts required to use the AvL Maintenance Server and the procedure required to perform a software update for the AvL AAQ Controller. The AvL Maintenance Server allows telnet and FTP access to the controller for uploading new software, changing IP addresses, and creating restore points. -
Page 5: Maintenance Server Version Information
2.2 Maintenance Server Version Information Using a Telnet client, such as Putty, access the AAQ Maintenance Server to verify that the version is at or above the one below. For more information on how to access the AAQ Maintenance Server, see section 3. -
Page 6: Figure 3 - Maintenance Server > Help (List Of Commands)
AvL, and that the user is familiar with the use of a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client. Below is a detailed list of all available commands that can be run on the AAQ Maintenance Server system. Although many of these commands share names with Linux system commands, they do not currently allow extra flags or parameters unless specifically mentioned in this list. -
Page 7: Figure 4 - Maintenance Server > Help (List Of Commands) Cont
AAQ Maintenance Server Figure 4 – Maintenance Server > Help (List of Commands) Cont. AvL Technologies | Proprietary – Content is Subject to Change without Notice... -
Page 8: Commands
AAQ Maintenance Server 4. Commands 4.1. Networking Information These commands do not change any configuration and only provide information to the user. Command Name Description route Displays the Kernel IP routing table netstat Displays network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections and multicast memberships. -
Page 9: Backup Management
AAQ Maintenance Server Backup Management These commands allow the user to manage the backups that are stored on the system Command Name Description restoreBackup1 Reverts to the most recent system restore point. Requires a power- cycle/reboot afterward. This will create a new Restore Point 1, move the old Restore Point 1 to Restore Point 2, and delete the old Restore Point 2 before it reverts to the backup. -
Page 10: Software Update Package
AAQ Maintenance Server 5. Software Update Package An AvL software update requires that a pre-constructed Software Update Package (extension *.sup) is available for installation onto the system. This file must be acquired from AvL. A Software Update Package is an encrypted collection of software and scripts used to apply all required updates to the AvL AAQ Controller system. -
Page 11: Figure 6 - Restore Point Transitions
AAQ Maintenance Server Name Type Description Restore_Points Directory May contain up to three separate system restore points, namely “Factory_Restore.enc,” “Master_Restore_001.enc,” and “Master_Restore_002.enc” files. Factory_Restore.enc File Contains system settings and software as the antenna left the factory. Master_Restore_001.enc File Contains system settings and software before*. sup or backup was applied to the system OR from when the most recent backup was created. -
Page 12: Software Update Procedure
AAQ Maintenance Server If the Windows Explorer version being used does not allow for FTP access then an FTP server may be accessed using a third party client such as FileZilla or WinSCP. ftp://avlftp:avlftp@<Ip Address>” If using Windows Explorer, launch a new Windows Explorer window and enter “... -
Page 13: Figure 8 - Windows Explorer
AAQ Maintenance Server Figure 8 - Windows Explorer ftp://avlftp:avlftp@<Ip Address>” Enter “ into the address bar at the top of the window Figure 9 - Searching for Antenna Software in Windows Explorer Locate the appropriate *.sup file to load into the system Copy or drag and drop the *.sup file into the “Software_Updates”... -
Page 14: Using The Aaq Gui
AAQ Maintenance Server Figure 10 – Upload *.sup File in Windows Explorer Re-boot or power cycle the system. The system may take up to 10 minutes to reboot. Do not power off the system during this time. Login to the AvL AAQ Controller FTP Server Read the “Logs\Update_Log.log”... -
Page 15: Using Other Ftp (Filezilla)
AAQ Maintenance Server Select “Yes” to pop up message. Figure 12 - AAQ GUI Pop up Message Locate and select the correct *.sup file to be uploaded. Power cycle the system. The system may take up to 10 minutes to reboot. Do not power off the system during this time. -
Page 16: Figure 14 - Login Filezilla
AAQ Maintenance Server Login with the following credentials: Host: <IP Address> Port: 21 Logon Type: “Ask for password” User: avlftp Then select connect. Figure 14 - Login FileZilla The user will be prompted to enter the password which is avlftp... -
Page 17: Figure 16 - Software Update Using Filezilla
AAQ Maintenance Server Figure 16 Locate the appropriate *.sup file to load into the system. (Reference below) Figure 16 Drag and Drop File into Software_Updates Folder. (Reference below) After upload is complete power cycle the system. The system may take up to 10 minutes to reboot. Do not power off the system during this time. -
Page 18: Using Other Ftp (Winscp)
AAQ Maintenance Server 7.4 Using Other FTP (WinSCP) Login to the FTP WinSCP Server as shown in (below) Figure 17 Figure 18 Select “New” to start a new session in the WinSCP popup window. Figure 17 - Start New Session in WinSCP Login credentials: Host: <IP Address>... -
Page 19: Figure 19 - File Transfer Winscp
AAQ Maintenance Server Locate the appropriate *.sup file to load into the system. (Reference Figure 14 below) Drag and Drop File into Software_Updates Folder. (Reference Figure 14 below) After upload is complete power cycle the system. The system may take up to 10 minutes to reboot. Do not power off the system during this time. -
Page 20: Format For Splitting The Software Update File
AAQ Maintenance Server 7.5 Format for Splitting the Software Update File If a system has particular bandwidth constraints for transport of software update files, an individual software update file may be split into multiple files for transport to the AAQ. If the Software Update Package is split, each file must be named with two additional extensions following the (*.sup) as indicated in Table 3. -
Page 21: Issues And Troubleshooting
AAQ Maintenance Server 9. Issues and Troubleshooting Issue Description Corrective Action It is possible that the incorrect version has Antenna is powered on and a been installed. Version info is discussed in Telnet connection can be opened Section 2: Software Versions.
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