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8. Activate the XIF files for the devices (if necessary). To do this, right-click one of the selected
devices in the SmartServer tree or OpenLNS tree, point to Manage, and then click Activate
Template in the shortcut menu. Alternatively, you can clear and then select the Smart Network
Management check box to the left of the Template property in the Setup -LON Device Driver
Web page and then click Submit.
9. To check the status of the device upgrade, open the LON Command Queue Web page. To do
this, right-click the SmartServer entry, point to Setup, and then click LON Command Queue on
the shortcut menu. Alternatively, you can open the Setup menu and then click LON Command
Queue. See Checking Device Status earlier in this chapter for more information on using the
LON Command Queue Web page.
Replacing Devices
You can use the SmartServer to automatically or manually replace a device if the device fails or a
newer version of the device becomes available. Before you replace a device, verify that the
replacement device has the same program ID as the original device.
If the original device still functions and if physically possible, leave the old device connected to the
network until the device replacement has been completed. This allows the SmartServer to
decommission the old device so that you can easily reuse it in a new network. This step is not required
if the device has failed.
The following sections describe how to automatically and manually replace a device.
Automatically Replacing Devices
You can attach a replacement device to the network, acquire its Neuron ID automatically using device
discovery, and then assign the replacement device to the original device in the SmartServer or
OpenLNS database. The SmartServer will then automatically exchange the configurations of the
replacement and original devices, preserving the configuration of all the data points and configuration
properties of the original device, and then commission the replacement device. You can automatically
replace devices from the SmartServer tree or OpenLNS tree in the SmartServer Web interface, and you
can use it for OpenLNS managed and standalone networks.
To automatically replace a device, follow these steps:
1. Attach the replacement device to the network by applying power to the device and attaching its
network connection as documented by the device manufacturer.