Installation manual

Part No. T0001-43, Rev B
February, 2003
Applications Ware Page 4 of 99
Software Upgrade Options
Introduction If you are upgrading the software in your network, do not skip releases. You must
upgrade to each intermediate release to ensure the integrity of your configuration
memory (CMEM). This upgrade procedure applies to all Vanguard products.
Upgrade your software by using the step-by-step upgrade option or use the Software
Upgrader application. Both upgrade options are listed below.
Step by Step
Software Upgrade
The step by step software upgrade is the traditional way to upgrade Vanguard
devices. The process requires you to step though loading each individual release of
Applications Ware, which will update the CMEM configuration file, and then
continue through to the desired final release of the Application Ware. Assuming that
you want to upgrade your network software from Release 5.4 to Release 6.2.R000,
you must follow this example:
Note
The Vanguard 7300 Series can be upgraded from 5.4 to Release 6.2.R000
without loading 5.5, or 5.6.
Step Upgrade From Release To Release
1 5.4 (Including any 5.4 point releases) 5.5
2 5.5 (Including any 5.5 point releases) 5.6.R000
3 5.6 (Including any 5.6 point releases) 6.0.R00A
4 6.0.R00A (Including any 6.0 point releases) 6.1.R000
5 6.1.R000 (Including any 6.1 point releases) 6.2.R000