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DECrepeater 900GM Installation and Configuration
Configuring the Module (Cont.)
[10] Downline Upgrade (Cont.)
Table 1
DLU Process Description
Stage
What Happens
1
The new firmware image from the TFTP load host is trans-
ported across the network, and placed into a temporary stor-
age buffer in the module.
Indications that this stage is in progress include:
•
Module status — functional, but not manageable.
•
Module cannot respond to management requests.
•
LED display — the Power
LED and the Module OK
LED
remain on. The #2 Port State LED lights.
•
HUB Manager display —
DECrepeater 900GM
unknown
•
Typical time to complete this stage — normally 1 minute.
However, due to variances in network configurations (load path
and traffic levels), this stage of the DLU process can take up to
10 minutes to complete.
2
The module verifies that the firmware image is correct after
Stage 1 is complete.
Indications that this stage is in progress include:
•
Module status — functional, but not manageable.
•
Module cannot respond to management requests.
•
LED display — The Power
LED and the Module OK
LED
remain on. The #2 Port State LED turns off. The #3 Port State
LED lights.
•
HUB Manager display —
DECrepeater 900GM
unknown
•
Typical time to complete this stage — normally 10 seconds.
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