Installation and Maintenance Manual
Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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Installation and Maintenance Manual v4/0615/10
Reboot locally:
1
Perform an orderly shut down of the Call Server by pressing the Reset Switch once. The SpliceCom
LED will slowly flash when the shut down is complete.
2
Press the Reset Switch once to restart the Call Server or wait for the Call Server to automatically
reboot and the patch will be sent to the Call Server.
Reboot remotely:
Telnet on to the Call Server via Root (as described in the Root Access to a Call Server section from page
272) and enter
poweroff
to reboot the Call Server.
Please note - if you are performing a root upgrade a second reboot may be required.
The patch will be automatically deleted from the ftp directory if the file has been accepted.
Upgrading a 5100/5108 Call Server/NSG
The relevant new software patch must be sent to the Call Server as described above. If you have
extracted the software via Telnet then reboot the Call Server. If you extracted the software via a reboot,
the Call Server will be automatically upgraded during the reboot.
The current version of software being used by the Call Server can be viewed in Manager by selecting
Modules, then the relevant module. The Product Version field will display the version number being
used.
Upgrading the 5100 Call Server and NSG via the USB port
A USB memory stick can be used to upgrade the software on a 5100 Call Server.
1
Place the cs5100.root.tar.gz or cs5100.patch.tar.gz files on to the memory stick
2
Put the memory stick into the USB port on the front of the 5100 Call Server
3
Reboot the Call Server and the software will be upgraded.
Please note: An upgrade will take place on each reboot of the Call Server if the memory stick is left in the
USB port.
Upgrading an Intelligent Gateway Module
The new software for an Intelligent Gateway Module (IGM) is supplied as eg igm.4.0.66.tar.gz. Rename
this file to igm.tar.gz and send this new software patch to the Call Server as described in the Send a
Software Patch to the S8000/S716/5100/5108/NSG Call Server section from page 287 before proceeding.
Once the software patch has been sent to the Call Server, the software on the IGM can be upgraded, as
follows.
1.
Within any browser enter the IP address of the IGM to open the configuration web pages.
2.
Within the Password: field enter the password for the IGM, by default this will be 7388.
3.
Select the Login button.
4.
Click on the Upgrade Unit button.
5.
In the window displayed enter the Diagnostic Engineering Password for the system.
6.
If the software file is found in the tftp directory a message confirming the transfer will be
displayed.