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Chapter 5: mcx System Update
Updating the System
Manual Update
To perform a manual update, please follow the steps below:
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If the table points out that a manual update is needed, usually the network topology is not yet ready for
automatic updates. If so, please update the components manually first, then change the topology to
prepare for future automatic updates.
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RAVENNA-based nodes usually provide a control port which will be used for the software update of the
RAVENNA subsystem. This control port might already be connected to a network switch in order to
create a service port network. For future use, such a dedicated service port network is not necessary
anymore as the service network will be routed automatically through the Nova73 I/O cards. Anyway, it is
still possible to use a dedicated service port network if it is connected to the Router card’s second NIC as
depicted in the Network Topology figure.
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The IP address of the control port is listed in the system’s http service site http://<system IP
address>/content/ networkinfo.shtml
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If the control port is accessible via a separate network, select an appropriate (unused) IP address for your
PC’s network interface, connect the PC to this network, open a telnet connection to the control port’s IP
address, login with username
root and password hong
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If the control port is not accessible via network, the PC has to be connected directly to the control port.
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The software update image can be found in the directory /device_os on the system CF card of the Nova73
Router module. Currently the following variants are available
Card Variant Update Path Subfolder
936/35 LocalIO /device_os/936_35_Local_IO
947/21 RAVENNA Mastercard /device_os/947_21_DALLIS_Mastercard
947/22 RAVENNA & MADI Mastercard /device_os/947_22_DALLIS_Mastercard
981/61 RAVENNA /device_os/981_61_Nova73_RAVENNA_IO_Card
985/50 CompactIO /device_os/985_50_Compact_IO
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Please download the appropriate.tar.gz file for the RAVENNA node to be upgraded
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Please start your FTP client software and connect to the control port’s IP address using username root
and password hong
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Please upload the .tar.gz image file to the /data/update subfolder of the RAVENNA aware device.
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In the telnet command line interface, enter updateSystem
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If multiple software archives are found in /data/update, the system asks for a file to use. Please select the
correct update file and follow the instructions on the screen.
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In the unlikely case of a currently installed software version that is too old to support upgrades with the
provided images, the system will print an error message complaining about a missing ubifs image. Please
contact the Lawo service department in this instance.
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The device will be updated and rebooted automatically.