Spirent A2-400 Appliance Installation Instructions
Appliance Firmware Support
Spirent A2-400 Appliance Installation Instructions
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Powering up the Appliance
Press the power button on the front of the unit (
) to turn on the
appliance.
The typical boot time is seven (7) minutes. Package switch times (switching from Spirent
TestCenter to another product, or from another product to Spirent TestCenter) and
firmware upgrades take approximately 10-15 minutes.
Powering down the Appliance
Press and release the power button on the front of the unit (
) to turn
off the appliance.
Warning:
Do not unplug the appliance while it is in operation (blue indicator light on).
Power off the appliance, before you unplug it.
Appliance Firmware Support
With the
dual boot
feature, you can switch between two installed versions of Spirent
TestCenter using the command line interface. You can identify the current version and
standby version using the appropriate commands described in this section.
To see the available Spirent TestCenter versions using the command line interface:
1
SSH to the device using the
admin
username. Refer to
2
Use the applicable command
•
Type
version
to identify the active Spirent TestCenter version.
•
Type
standby_version
to see the standby version.
To switch between two installed versions using the command line interface:
1
SSH to the device using the
admin
username. Refer to
2
Type
help
to view the list of options.
3
Select switch_version with
yes
as an option to switch to the standby version.
Note:
A reboot is required to switch versions. Select
yes
if you want to reboot and use the
standby version. If you select
no
, the switch to the standby version will take effect with
the next reboot.