iDCS 500 Release 2 / OfficeServ
INSTALLATION
TECHNICAL MANUAL
PART 9 MARCH 2004
9.1
PART 9. SOFTWARE AND DATABASE
MANAGEMENT
9.1 SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT
The iDCS 500 operating software is stored on the SmartMedia card which is inserted
into the front of the MCP card. The SmartMedia card has 16 Megabytes of NAND flash
memory and is formatted, with a custom format to allow faster loading, in a similar
manner to a hard disk. In addition to the operating system the SmartMedia card can
carry operating software for the SCP/LCP cards (These two cards run the same
software) and the TEPRI card. The SmartMedia card also has the capability to store a
backup system database in addition the operating software files.
Software can be downloaded from the SmartMedia card to the cards listed above using
MMC 818 and will be stored in those cards on-board flash memory. The cards will
automatically reboot, load and run the new software when the download process is
complete.
Using PCMMC over a LAN connection to the system the software files can be uploaded
to the SmartMedia card. The files are first uploaded to the MCP card and then
transferred to the SmartMedia card. Once the files are loaded onto the SmartMedia
card they can be manipulated with MMC 818 as before.
9.2 DATABASE MANAGEMENT
The Customer database can be saved to the Smartmedia card using MMC 815 where it
is stored as a single file. This save can be performed manually or the system can be
programmed to save the database automatically at a designated time every day. Using
PCMMC the database can be downloaded from the system and stored on the PC or it
can be uploaded from the PC to the system. The database uploaded from PCMMC is
not stored in the Smartmedia card but is loaded directly into active memory.
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