Specifications

Chapter

Performing Updates Using rsys_swm

Procedures for update process

TheproceduresforupdatingoneormoreRadisysshelvesisasfollows:

1. Plantheupdatebyreadingthisdocumentandidentifywhichproductswillbeincludedin

theupdate.Seepage 7foralistofthemodulesandcomponentsthatcanbeupdated

usingthersys_swmutility.

2. Preparetheupdatehost.Seepage 17.

3. DeterminetherequiredIPinterfaces.Youwillneedthisinformationwhenyousetupthe

upgradecampaignconfigurationfileandissuecommandsusingthersys_swmutility.See

page 18.

4. ObtainthereleaseISOimagefromRadisysandsetuptheupdaterepositories.See

page 23.

5. Installthesoftwarepackagesontheupdatehost.Seepage 25.

6. CreateaconfigurationfiletoidentifytheRadisysATCAproductstoupdateandthebasic

updateorder.Seepage 26.

7. Runthersys_swmutilitytoperformtheupdate.Seepage 32.

8. Verifytheupdatewassuccessfulbycheckingthereportandlogfiles.Seepage 39.

9. Updateanymodulesandcomponentsnotsupportedbythersys_swmutilitymanually.

Seepage 39.

Step 1: Prepare for the update process

Determine the upgrade campaign host

Theupgradecampaignhostisthemodulefromwhichtheupdateprocessisrun.Radisys

recommendsrunningtheupgradecampaignfromeitheraremotehostoraCPM‐basednode

bladeinthesystem.TheupgradecampaignhostmustbeaLinuxhostwithLANaccesstothe

ShelfManagerand

theothermodulesbeingupdatedinthesystemovertheBaseEthernet

interface.

Determine the modules and the components to upgrade

Intheupgradecampaignconfigurationfile,youspecifywhichmodulesandcomponentsto

includeinortoexcludefromtheupgradepr ocess.Youshouldalsodeterminetheorderin

whichtoupgradethemodules.

Forthecomponents,youdonotneedtospecifytheupdateorder.Typically,software

componentsonamoduleareupdatedinparallel.Theorderinwhichthecomponentsare

activatedaftertheupgradeisbasedontheorderinwhichtheFUMIsarelistedbytheBlade

HSDs.