Backing Up System Programming - AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Release 3.1 Installation Manual

Backing Up System Programming

4 Upgrade the control unit.
See "Upgrading the Control Unit," later in this chapter, for instructions.
5 If the current system programming is to be used in the upgraded system,
convert the backup file and restore system programming.
See "Completing the Upgrade," later in this chapter, for instructions.
Backing Up System Programming
NOTE:
You cannot upgrade system programming for the MERLIN II Communications
System; it must be reprogrammed . To upgrade a MERLIN II Communications
System, see "Upgrading from the MERLIN II Communications System," later in
this chapter.
Use the following procedure to back up programming from Release 1.0, 1.1,
2.0, 2.1, 3.0, or 3.1:
1 Install SPM.
2 Back up system programming.
See the Backup command in System Programming and Maintenance (SPM) .
To back up system programming from Release 1.0 or 1.1, you can use
any version of SPM (1.16 is recommended).
To back up system programming from Release 2.0 , you must use
version 2.09 or higher of SPM.
To back up system programming from Release 2.1, you must use
version 2.16 or higher of SPM.
To back up system programming from Release 3.0 or 3.1, you must
use version 3.18 or higher of SPM.
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Upgrading the System