SENC1 Software upgrade to R18
After the NE upgrade, the SENC1-4, SENC1F4, SENC1-8, SENC1F8 units still run r16b03_01 software and are not yet upgraded. To upgrade SENC1 software to system release R18, follow these steps:
1 Copy the R18 SENC1 software tar file to the folder “/opt/dirac/addon/ESW” on the FOXMAN-UN server (dirac user permissions are required for this).
2 Open the Ethernet Security Manager (ESM) in FOXMAN-UN.
3 Open the Functional Unit View.
4 Select a SENC1 FU (running app-416_r16b03_01 software) and click on the “Deploy Software” button.
5 Select the correct (r18a01) software from the drop-down list and mark the “Upload Software to Unit” and “Activate Software” checkboxes.
6 Enter the Maintainer Password.
7 Confirm the software installation.
8 Wait until the units are getting manageable again; this will take at least around 15 minutes since the units will reboot twice.
9 Once the FU upgrade is completed and the FU Communication Status will be “Manageable”, select the FU from the Functional Unit View and click on the “Renew Credentials...” button.
10 Optional - Enter the Maintainer and Administrator passwords and click on the “OK” button. This will store the passwords for possible future software updates and make the content of the “Software Management” tab visible.
Please note:
Steps 4 to 10 support batch operation given that the selected FUs have identical password. You can select several FUs at the same time and run steps 4 to 10 on all FUs in parallel.
Please note:
In step 5 you can check “Upload Software to Unit” box without checking the “Activate Software” box. In networks with multiple SENC1 units it is recommended to first perform batch “Upload Software to Unit” on all FUs to be upgraded. Once the upload is successfully completed you can perform a batch “Activate Software” on all FUs to be upgraded. This can considerably reduce the upgrade time for all FUs.