Cisco Cisco ONS 15600 SDH Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) Installation Guide

Before beginning, write down the following information about your site: date, street address, site phone 
number, and dial-up number. This data will be useful during and after the upgrade.

Before beginning an upgrade of an ONS 15600 SDH from Software Release 1.4, contact the Cisco 
Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for system verification. See the 

 for Cisco TAC contact information. 

Read each procedure before you begin the upgrade.

This document supports upgrades from Software R1.4 to Software R8.0. 

Upgrading to ONS 15600 SDH Software 8.0 requires replacement of the Core Cross-Connect (CXC) 
cards in the ONS 15600 SDH with Single Shelf Cross-Connect (SSXC) cards during the upgrade 
procedure. You must be physically present during the upgrade to perform this card upgrade task.

Perform the procedures in this document in consecutive order unless otherwise noted. In general, you 
are not done with a procedure until you have completed it for each node that you are upgrading, and you 
are not done with the upgrade until you have completed each procedure that applies to your network. If 
you are new to upgrading the ONS 15600 SDH, you might want to check off each procedure on your 
printed copy of this document as you complete it.

This section lists the document Non Trouble Procedures (NTPs). An NTP will, in most cases, refer to 
one or more related Detail Level Procedures (DLPs).

Each NTP contains a list of steps designed to accomplish a specific task. Follow the steps until the task 
is complete. For a craftspersons requiring more detailed instructions, the NTP might refer to the steps in 
the DLP. Some steps might require that equipment indications be checked for verification.

The following NTPs are contained in this document:

—This procedure contains critical 

information and tasks that you must read and complete before beginning the upgrade process. 

—Complete the database backup to 

ensure that you have preserved your node and network provisioning in the event that you need to 
restore them.