Upgrading Version Without Interrupting System - Zte ZXR10 8900 Series User Manual

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To upgrade the version at normality, perform the following steps.
Context
1. View the information of the running version.
Steps
2. Delete the old version file in the directory IMG in FLASH with
3. Copy the new version file in background FTP server to IMG
4. Check whether the new version file is available in directory IMG
5. After a normal switch boot-up, check the running version to
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ND OF STEPS
The version has been updated at normality.
Result
Upgrading Version without
Interrupting System
The following requirements are to be completed before users begin
Prerequisites
software version upgrade.
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When the users want to update the version without interrupting
Context
the system, users can update the version through the secondary
controlled switch board first, and then switch over the primary
controlled switch board and the secondary controlled switch board.
After that, the users update the new secondary controlled switch
host by configuration cable delivered with the product. Con-
nect management Ethernet interface of the device (10/100M
Ethernet interface) to network interface of background host by
straight-through Ethernet cable. Make sure that both inter-
faces are connected properly.
IP addresses of background host for upgrade and management
Ethernet interface on the device are set to the same network
segment. Make sure that the background host could ping to
the management Ethernet interface successfully.
Start the background FTP server.
delete command. The old version file can be renamed if there
is sufficient space in FLASH.
directory in FLASH. Version file name is zxr10.zar.
in FLASH. If the new version file is unavailable, it indicates the
copy failure, please execute step 3 to recopy the version.
confirm whether the upgrade is successful or not.
Connect the configuration port (Console port of MP board) of
ZXR10 8900 series switch to the serial interface of background
host by configuration cable delivered with the product. Con-
nect management Ethernet interface of the device (10/100M
Ethernet interface) to network interface of background host by
straight-through Ethernet cable. Make sure that both inter-
faces are connected in a proper way.
IP addresses of background host for upgrade and management
Ethernet interface on the device are set to the same network
segment.
Start the background FTP server.
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