Upgrading; Upgrading To Release 5.0; Upgrade Overview; Compatibility - Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND Release 5.0 System Planning Manual

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0
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Upgrading

Upgrading to Release 5.0

Upgrading to Release 5.0
This section contains an overview of upgrading from Releases 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1,
3.0, 3.1, 4.1 and 4.2 to Release 5.0.

Upgrade Overview

To upgrade, you must back up and convert system programming information and
restore system programming information. You must have (or install) a processor
module with PCMCIA memory card slot in order to upgrade to Release 5.0.
Perform the following tasks:
1. Install SPM Version 5.15 or later.
2. Back up the system programming.
3. For Releases 3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 convert the backup file to Release
5.0 format. Check the warning messages regarding Setup Space;
determine if you want to accept the files as Setup Space or not.
4. For Releases 2.1 and earlier, install a new processor.
5. Install a Release 5.0 forced installation card.
6. Perform a System Erase (frigid start).
7. Restore the system programming.
8. Program new features.
For more detailed information and procedures (including error conditions and
recovery as well as procedures for translation conversion), see Maintenance and
Troubleshooting , System Programming and Maintenance and System
Programming .

Compatibility

It is important to understand the compatibility between files created on each of the
different versions of SPM, not only for upgrading, but also for programming.
7-1 summarizes programming compatibility.
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