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Verilink NCM 2000 (880-502623-001) Product Manual User Manual

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Downloading and Broadcasting Firmware

Verilink NCM 2000

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Figure 5-4 Administration Menu

Select W) write file to flash to save the new file and say Yes to
writing to flash bank B. This process takes nearly five minutes. As
the process completes see a message appears:

dnld_ramdisk: done

After another minute you will see the Administration Menu again.
Select Y) switch over once to try your new code. When asked
which bank to boot from, choose B.

Copying Bank B to

Bank A

Verilink suggests that customers refrain from using the Flash Copy
command unless specifically instructed to do so by a Tech Support
representative or an upgrade procedure included with new
firmware files. No harm is done if bank A and bank B contain
different versions of firmware. A failed attempt to copy bank B to
bank A could leave an NCM module unable to boot.

By keeping the original version of firmware intact in bank A, the
user can easily recover if an upgraded firmware version is later
found to have a problem.

-- NCM CONTROLLER ADMINISTRATION MENU --

Date/Time/Zone: 79-00-01 16:21:45 PST

Node Address: [12.13.14.15]

Node ID: 102

Site Name: Test1 NCM Card

System Uptime: 0:19:50

--- Node Administration ---

H) set shelf type Z) set time zone

T) set time D) set date

B) download firmware Y) switch over once

W) write file to flash O) switch over permanent

C) set front/rear access Q) query firmware

U) clear card configuration R) reset card

A) set node address E) change node id

I) change site name P) change password

N) network parameters S) node selection

M) modem parameters

F) flash copy (B => A)

X) exit this screen

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