Technical information

Routine Maintenance

System Log Messages

If a firmware download fails, the reason for the failure will be reported in

the system logs. If a failure occurs, the download will be aborted and the

remaining sets on the list will not receive the download.

Table 1: Firmware Commands

Set_Firmware

Qualifiers

Result

STATUS

Displays the software revision level the

set is running and whether the set is

scheduled for a download.

DOWNLOAD

Erases and updates the firmware on all

specified sets. The set must be idle and

the set’s firmware revision must be older

than the firmware to be downloaded.

ABORT_DOWNLOAD

Removes specified sets from the sched-

uled download.

FORCE_DOWNLOAD

Forces the download to occur even if the

set firmware is newer than the firmware

being downloaded. This command allows

a set’s firmware to be returned to a

previous firmware version when required.

The conditions and restrictions that apply to the firmware

download are described in Upgrading Set Firmware in the

Maintain section of the SX-200 EL/ML Technical Documentation.