Release Notes
Updating to 4.3(2.30)
Cisco TelePresence MCU 5300 Series 4.3(2.30) Software release notes Page 11 of 15
auditing or any other purpose, before you upgrade to this release, you must download and save your
current CDR data. Also, if you downgrade from this release to any older version, the MCU will delete all
existing CDRs.
Upgrade instructions
1. Unzip the image file.
2. Browse to the IP address of the MCU using a web browser.
3. Log in as an administrator.
4. Go to the Settings > Upgrade page.
5. In the Main software image section, type in, or browse to the location of the software image file.
6. Click Upload software image.
A progress bar is displayed in a separate pop-up window while the web browser uploads the file to the MCU or
MSE media blade. This takes some time – dependent on your network connection. Do not move your web
browser away from the Upgrade software page or refresh this page during the upload process; otherwise, it will
abort.
After a number of minutes, the web browser refreshes automatically and displays “Main image upload completed
successfully”.
7. Click Close Status window.
8. In the changed Upgrade page, click Shut down MCU.
9. Click Confirm MCU shutdown.
10. When shutdown has completed, click Restart MCU and upgrade.
11. When prompted, confirm the restart. The unit will restart and upgrade itself – this may take up to 25 minutes to
complete.
Note: If you have been logged out due to inactivity, log in again as admin and click Restart MCU and upgrade
on the Shutdown page.
Notes
The progress of the upgrade can be monitored through the serial port
Before upgrading, make sure that the MCU is not in use. Anyone using the MCU at the time of the upgrade may
experience poor performance and loss of connectivity
Downgrade instructions
If you need to reverse your upgrade, you can re-install the former version of the software. The downgrade procedure
is the same as for the upgrade except that it uses the earlier software image.
CAUTION: If you use CDR data for any purpose you must download and save the CDR data before
you downgrade to an earlier version.
To downgrade from release 4.3:
1. Go to Settings > Upgrade.
2. In the Restore configuration area, locate a configuration.xml file that is compatible with the release to which
you want to downgrade.
3. Check the User settings check box.