Installation guide

1-4 Motorola RF Switch Systen Reference
• Licensing Support
• Configuration Management
• Diagnostics
• Serviceability
• Tracing / Logging
• Process Monitor
• Hardware Abstraction Layer and Drivers
• Redundancy
• Secure Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
• Password Recovery
1.2.1.1 Installation Feature
The upgrade/downgrade of the switch can be performed at boot time using one of the following methods:
•Web UI
•DHCP
•CLI
•SNMP
• Patches
The switch has sufficient non-volatile memory to store two firmware images. Having a second firmware
image provides a backup in case of failure of the primary image. It also allows for testing of new firmware
on a switch with the ability to easily revert to a previous image.
1.2.1.2 Licensing Support
The following licensing information is utilized when upgrading the switch
• The maximum numbers of AP licenses a switch can adopt is dependant on the number purchased
1.2.1.3 Configuration Management
The switch supports the redundant storage of configuration files to protect against corruption during a write
operation and ensure (at any given time) a valid configuration file exists. If writing the configuration file fails,
it is rolled back and a pre-write file is used.
Text Based Configuration
The configuration is stored a in human readable format (as a set of CLI commands).
1.2.1.4 Diagnostics
The following diagnostics are available:
1. In-service Diagnostics – In-service diagnostics provide a range of automatic health monitoring features
ensuring both the system hardware and software are in working order. In-service-diagnostics
continuously monitor available physical characteristics (as detailed below) and issue log messages when
warning or error thresholds are reached. There are three types of in-service diagnostics:
• Hardware – Ethernet ports, chip failures, system temperature via the temperature sensors provided
by the hardware, etc.