Specifications

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Performing Updates Using rsys_swm
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IfyouintendtoincludeShelfManagermodulesliketheATCA‐2210intheupgrade,some
furtherplanningandpreparationisrequired.ForredundantShelfManagermodules,you
mustfirstupgradethestandbyShelfManagermodule,performaswitchoverbetweenthe
twoShelfManagermodules,andthenupgradetheother
ShelfManagermodule.
IfyouhaveonlyoneShelfManagermodule(i.e.,non‐redundant)intheshelf,youmust
performsomeadditionalconfigurationprocedures.Seepage 22forinstructionsonupgrading
redundantandnon‐redundantShelfManagermodules.
Plan the steps for the platform upgrade
Youcanupgradetheplatformusingdifferentstepsandprocedures.Forexample,youmay
decidetoupdateonlyonebankforallthemodulesandcomponentsduringtheupgradeofa
platform.Oryoumaywanttoensurebothbanksareupdatedduringtheupgrade.Beloware
twopossibleupgradescenariosthatcanbeemployedtoupgradeaplatform:
Sample platform upgrade: Update one bank
1. Perform theupdateonallnodemodulesandtheATCA‐2210actingasthestandbyShelf
Manager.
2. Perform theswitchoverprocedureontheATCA‐2210s(seepage 22).
3. Perform theupdateagainsttheATCA‐2210actingasthenewstandbyShelfManager.To
dothis,usethecommandlineparameter‐ewhenyourunthersys_swmutility(see
page 32forinformationaboutthersys_swmcommandoptions).Thisisthesecondupdate
pass.
4. Verifytheupdatewassuccessfulbycheckingthereportandlogfiles.Seepage 39.
5. Perform anyotherverificationtasksyoutypicallyundertak etoconfirmsoftwareand
firmwarewassuccessfullyloadedandoperatingcorrectly.
Ifyoudecidetoupdatethesecondbank,youwillneedtorepeatthestepsabove.
Sample platform upgrade: Update both banks
1. Perform theupdateonallnodemodulesandtheATCA‐2210actingasthestandbyShelf
Manager.
2. Aftertheupdatefinishes,repeatStep 1onthesamemodules.Thisupdatesthesecondset
ofbanksonthemodules.
3. Perform theswitchoverprocedureontheATCA‐2210s(seepage 22).
4. Perform theupdateagainst
theATCA‐2210actingasthenewstandbyShelfManager.To
dothis,usethecommandlineparameter‐ewhenyourunthersys_swmutility(see
page 32forinformationaboutthersys_swmcommandoptions).
5. Aftertheupdatefinishes,repeatStep 4onthestandbyATCA‐2210.
6. Verifytheupdatewassuccessfulby
checkingthereportandlogfi les.Seepage 39.
7. Perform anyotherverificationtasksyoutypicallyundertak etoconfirmsoftwareand
firmwarewassuccessfullyloadedandoperatingcorrectly.