Specifications

Appendix B RICi-4E1/T1, RICi-8E1/T1 Installation and Operation Manual
RICi-4E1/T1, RICi-8E1/T1 Ver. 2.0 Transferring the Software and Configuration Files B-3
B.2 Transferring the Software and Configuration
Files
New software releases are distributed as separate files, which are downloaded to
RICi-4E1/T1, RICi-8E1/T1 using the XMODEM protocol or TFTP from the Boot
Manager menu. Alternatively, you can download a new software release via TFTP,
when the RICi-4E1/T1, RICi-8E1/T1 management software is already running
(Main menu > Utilities > File Transfer).
The TFTP protocol can also be used for uploading configuration files that contain
the RICi-4E1/T1, RICi-8E1/T1 databases to the management station. When RICi-
4E1/T1, RICi-8E1/T1 is running, administrators can use this capability to distribute
verified configuration files to all other units that use the similar configuration.
Downloading Application Files via XMODEM
Downloading application files using the XMODEM protocol is performed from the
Boot Manager menu.
³ To download an application file via XMODEM:
1. Configure your ASCII terminal or terminal emulation utility running on your PC
to the 115.2 kbps data rate.
2. Access the Boot Manager menu.
The Boot Manager menu appears as illustrated in
Figure B-1 .
3. From the Boot Manager menu, select Download Files or an Application by
XMODEM.
RICi-4E1/T1, RICi-8E1/T1 displays the following message:
Select Copy number for download (0)
4. Select the backup partition by typing its number, 0 or 1.
RICi-4E1/T1, RICi-8E1/T1 responds with the following string:
Please start the XMODEM download.
5. Send the software release file to RICi-4E1/T1, RICi-8E1/T1 using the XMODEM
utility of you terminal application.
Once the downloading is completed, RICi-4E1/T1, RICi-8E1/T1 saves the new
release as an active partition, the former active partition turns into backup,
and the boot sequence continues normally.
If a failure occurs during the download, the partially downloaded software is
erased. In this case, only active software is left in the flash memory.