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8.3.9
Software Upgrade
The 30/60 Mbps Backhaul system has two software image banks; one is a fixed image which is
stored in protected non-volatile memory and is not modifiable by the user, the second bank is
used by the system administrator to upgrade the firmware as and when necessary. Figure 48
shows the main software upgrade webpage.
The 'Fixed' image is only used if disaster recovery is required, i.e. if an upgrade process is
interrupted or the units are reset to their factory defaults.
These pages are used to update a unit's operational software. The software image to be
uploaded should be downloaded to local storage from the Canopy website at
http://www.motorola.com/canopy. The software image is delivered by Motorola as a
compressed zip file. Once the zip file has been downloaded the user should extract the 30/60
Mbps Backhaul Software image, identifiable by its '.dld' file extension.
The "Browse" button is used to locate the software image previously downloaded to local
storage from the http://www.motorola.com/canopy. Once the image is located the user should
press the "Upload image to wireless unit" button to start the software upgrade process. The
following figures detail the upgrade process:
The software image will now be uploaded to the unit where it will be stored in SDRAM until it is
committed to the unit's non-volatile memory. This upload should only take a few seconds, once
complete the image is verified and validated to ensure that no errors occurred during transfer
and the image is valid to run on the current platform. If there are any problems a warning
screen will appear.
The unit being upgraded will now display information about the build it currently has stored in
the image bank and the one that's just been uploaded. If the image is not the right one the user
has the option to go back and reload a new image. (See Figure 48)
Issue 3.1, July 2006
Figure 48: Software Upgrade – Step 1
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