Specifications

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Performing an update using rfw-update
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Youcanprintthispageandrecordthemoduledatainthistablebeforerunningtheupdate:
WARNING!DonotincludeaCPMthatisactingastheLinuxhostforrfw‐updateinthelistof
modulestoupdate.Instead,updatetheCPMmanuallybeforeorafterupdatingallothershelf
components.SeeChapter3,Usingrsys‐updateforsingleproductupdates,
onpage 31.
Determine when to perform the update
Updateplanningshouldtak eintoaccountthetimeneededtoperformtheupdateandthe
downtimeinvolved. Figure 2onpage 23showsanexampleofthetimeittooktoperforman
updateafterallpreparationworkwasdone.Intheexample—whichwasoptimizedtoperform
manyupdatesinparallel—ittookabout90minutesaftertheupdatecommandwasissuedto
updateafully‐populatedATCA‐600012U14‐slotshelf.Theactualtimeittakesonyoursystem
willvarydependingonthephasesdefinedintheconfiguration,networkingspeed,IPMB
traffic,andJFFSaccessspeed.
Thefirmwareandsoftwareupdatesare
doneonlivesystems,sodowntimeislimitedto
rebootsthattakeapproximately24minutesforallmodulesintheshelf.
Slot Name IP Address User:Password
Connection
Type String