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9500 MXC User Manual
3DB 23063 ADAA - Rev 004 July 2007 Vol. IV-4-7
Upgrading a License
This section describes the process required to secure an upgraded license from
Alcatel-Lucent. It addresses the steps needed to confirm the required new license
capacity, the upgrade price, and the purchase and delivery mechanisms.
It is a software-only process. The upgrade to be loaded into the CompactFlash is
provided as a file by email or on a CD.
The support for this process is provided by our customer technical service desks,
which may be contacted by phone or email at the locations listed in the front
matter of this manual. Ultimately this license upgrade service will be supported
by a web site.
Upgrade Process
1. Before contacting Alcatel-Lucent, have the following information available.
Or if preferred, you can contact a service desk and request a license upgrade
form, which prompts for the required information.
Item Description
License Serial
Number This may be determined from the CompactFlash card label, or
retrieved via CT. If the capacity of an existing link to be increased,
both ends of the link may need license upgrades. Similarly, if a new
link is to be added (Node only), the licensed capacity at each end must
be checked and, if necessary, upgraded.
Node Upgrade
Requirements This information can be provided as:
• Where an existing link, or links, are to be capacity or protection
upgraded, the existing and new capacity for the specific RAC(s) is
required. It is important to identify which RACs of the three
possible RAC locations for an INU, or six for an INUe are to be
capacity upgraded.
Or
• Alternatively, provide the new node configuration by listing all the
RAC capacities for the node (those that are new or to be increased
in capacity, plus those that are to remain unchanged). In this
instance, information on the existing license configuration is not
needed.
Or
• Or, if you know the part number for the required new license,
simply provide this number.