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Service on a properly configured

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 DSC configured DSC 8000 should not be impacted by the software upgrade process. During this process, the system cards are stopped, are upgraded to the new software, and are restarted in such an order that the traffic is not interrupted on the system. This guide provides information about the pre-upgrade check (refer to Execute the Pre-upgrade Checks) that should help you to examine such system configurations such as available capacity during the upgrade process, and the extent to which connections are made to multiple Ethernet Switches, CPUs and I/O cards described in this section

Execute the software upgrade process in the same order that this process is presented in the following workflow.

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The

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DSC 8000 that is being upgraded is referred to as the standby system and the
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DSC 8000 that is managing the additional traffic is referred to as the active
system.

All the examples in this document assume a Linux/Unix environment. Alternatively, utilities such as psftp.exe and putty.exe can be used in a Windows environment to SSH.  

Prerequisites

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  • DSC 8000 systems in a mated pair configuration to accommodate a switchover of traffic from one system to the other, while the software upgrade takes place.
  • It is recommended that you upgrade the software when the traffic levels are low to avoid the risk of triggering network congestion on the active system.

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  • Customer Support provides emergency support to customers who have a support agreement. However, it is recommended that you

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  • notify this group about one week prior to planning a maintenance window for a software upgrade. For information, refer to Customer Support.

Workflow

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Retrieve the new software load from the Ribbon Software Support Portal and uploaded this load onto your DSC 8000.

The information to obtain the software upgrade package is provided with the software upgrade notification and the software load information is found in the Release Notes.

Downloading Software from the Ribbon Support Portal

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Upload the new software load to your DSC 8000.

Upload New Software from your PC to a DSC 8000
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Prepare the system.

Before You Begin Software Upgrade
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Upgrade the system.

Upgrade DSC 8000 Software

Optional. Continue DSC 8000 Upgrade After Loss of Connection

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Optional. You must upgrade all system cards, including new and spare cards, to the DSC software release 18.1.0 OS

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before commissioning these cards.

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Make sure to familiarize yourself with the content of this section and Status Verification Before Upgrading the Software before starting a software upgrade. Execute the software upgrade process in the same order that this process is presented in this document.

You must use the Menu-based user interface (Menu UI) to perform this procedure. For information about this UI, refer to the appropriate section in the Web UI and Menu UI Guide .

Customer Support provides emergency support to customers who have a support agreement. However, it is recommended that you notify this group about one week prior to planning a maintenance window for a software upgrade. For information, refer to Customer Support.

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6Verify the upgraded system.Validate the Upgraded System