Upgrade Software on the MA-RMS TDM I/O Cards

This workflow is optional. Use this workflow to upgrade the software on the MA-RMS TDM I/O cards if present on the system. 

Workflow

Verify the TDM I/O Card Configuration Files

Before upgrading the TDM I/O cards, execute the health check script. This script verifies the existence of the mp_mtp2.conf.slotX files on the I/O card as well as its synchronization to the management CPU card (X is the I/O slot number).

Start

1. Log onto a Management CPU.

2. Enter the following command to execute the health check script.

   health_check_io.sh X

3. The script produces a health check result, which is either PASS or ERROR.
   1. If the result is ERROR, proceed to step 4 or 5.
   2. If the result is PASS, you are done. 
4. If the result is ERROR, the issue is either missing or mismatched files on the I/O card.
5. When an issue is detected, the script allows the user to copy the necessary files from the management CPU card to the I/O card. If all the files are retrieved successfully, then the result will be PASS. 

Upgrade the Software on the TDM I/O Cards

Start

1. At the Linux prompt, enter startmenu and press ENTER.
2. Select System and press ENTER.
3. Select Software Revisions and press ENTER.
4. Select IO Versions and press ENTER.
5. If your system is equipped with PCE382 I/O cards, one of the following situations may occur:

   1. If a card has an out-of-date boot code, the following message is displayed:
      

      WARNING: Slot12 bootcode is: 810Q0991.12. Expected: 810Q0991.13
       
      'u' - Update Bootcode Firmware on Slot12 to 810Q0991.13:

      This can occur for multiple cards.
      Press ENTER to skip the boot code update for eachout-of-date card and then proceed to the next step.

      Caution

      Updating the boot code at this point will leave the card out of service.

   2. If all the cards are up-to-date, the following message is displayed:

      AVAILABLE SOFTWARE VERSIONS
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      IO (current) PCE382  dsc_vm_20_0_0_nb20201022  OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img
      IO (current) AMC348  dsc_vm_20_0_0_nb20201022  OS: rel_12_00_p06.x511edge.img
         (Servicepack)     [none applied] 
      IO (prev)    PCE382  dsc_vm_20_0_0_nb20201014  OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img
      IO (prev)    AMC348  dsc_vm_20_0_0_nb20201014  OS: rel_12_00_p06.x511edge.img
         (Servicepack)     
       
      RUNNING SOFTWARE VERSIONS (*=update required, ?=update unknown)
               CARD                   BUILD       SERVICE   O/S
      -SLOT----TYPE----------RELEASE-VERSION------PACK-----IMAGE-------
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Slot  4   IO PCE382   * 20.0.0 (nb20201014) SP:    OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img
      Slot  7   IO PCE382   * 20.0.0 (nb20201014) SP:    OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img
      Slot  8   IO PCE382   * 20.0.0 (nb20201014) SP:    OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img
        (p=servicepack is partially applied)
       
      Select IO slot number (4 7 8) to begin upgrade
      or decommissioning of individual card(s).
      Enter slot # or ENTER to cancel:

6. Enter the slot number for the I/O card as required and press ENTER (in this example, 12).

7. Enter n and press ENTER.

   Tip

   When upgrading additional I/O cards, instead of n, (see step 7) u or Update version option is displayed. Therefore, enter u instead of n.

8. Enter y and press ENTER.

9. Enter y and press ENTER.
   The software upgrade for each I/O card takes about 10 minutes.
10. When prompted, press ENTER to continue.
11. Once the I/O card completes its reboot, wait a minute for links to recover and then review the alarm banner and compare with alarms from step 1. If any new alarms remain you can review the alarm details as outlined in the DSC Alarms Guide. If new alarm remains a concern and cannot be resolved, please contact your next level of support.
12. Repeat this procedure for all other I/O cards in the system (as required).
    Make sure that there are no alarms on the Alarm Dashboard and the system is behaving as expected.
13. After the software upgrade is completed, make sure that the upgrade was successful and the software was properly installed. See Verify that the Software has been Properly Installed on the TDM Cards.
14. Perform test calls as required to make sure that routing through the upgraded I/O cards is successful.

Verify that the Software has been Properly Installed on the TDM I/O Cards

Start

1. At the Linux prompt, enter startmenu and press ENTER.
2. Select System and press ENTER.
3. Navigate to the Software Revisions screen.
4. Select IO Versions and press ENTER.

5. Press ENTER. The following message appears:

   No selection, exiting.
   Press <return> to continue.

6. Press ENTER (for <return>).