Specifications

Preface

About these update instructions

Thisdocumentdescribesthersys_swmutility,whichistheupgradeutilityprovidedwiththe

RadisysSoftwareManagementFramework(SMF).Thersys_swmutilityandtheSMFwere

introducedinthe4.0.0releaseasthenewtoolsformakingsoftwareandfirmwareupdatesin

theATCA®system.

Thersys_swmutilitycanperformtheupdateonasinglemodule,afully‐populatedshelf,or

simultaneouslyonmultipleshelves–allfromthesameupdatehost.Theupdatesar e

performedautomatically,whicheliminatestheneedtologonandrunupdatetoolsoneach

module.Thisminimizesuserinterventionandthepossibilityoferrors.Thisautomaticupdate

processalsopreservesthecurrentconfigurationrunningonthemodulesandpreventsthe

configurationfrombeingaccidentlyoverwrittenorcorrupted.

Before you begin

ThisdocumentappliestoATCAsoftwarereleases4.1.1orabove.Ifyoursystemisrunninga

3.x.xsoftwarerelease,youmustupgradeittothe4.1.1softwarereleasebeforeusingthese

instructions.Forinstructionsonupgradingfrom3.x.xto4.1.1,seetheATCA3.xto4.x

FirmwareandSoftwareUpgrade/DowngradeInstructions.

ThisdocumentassumestheshelfisaRadisysshelfandtheShelfManagerisaRadisysShelf

Manager.IfyouareupdatingRadisysmodulesonathird‐partyshelf(i.e.,anon‐Radisysshelf),

youwillneedtodirecttheupdatesindividuallyateachmoduleonthe shelfratherthanata

shelformultipleshelves(seepage 18formoreinformation).

What’s new in this manual

•AddedinformationabouttheATCA‐4616,theATCA‐4618,andATCA‐4648Compute

ProcessingModules(CPMs).

•Addedanewappendix,whichdescribeshowtoupdatetheBIOSonCPMs(seepage 62).

Where to get more product information

PleasevisittheRadisysWebsiteatwww.radisys.comforproductinformationandother

resources.Downloads(manuals,releasenotes,software,etc.)areavailableat

www.radisys.com/downloads.

Foradditionalinformationaboutnewfeatures,resolvedissues,andknownlimitationsinthe

latestATCAsoftwarerelease,refertotheATCAproductreleasenotes.