Paradyne 8968 User Manual

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6. Maintenance Procedures
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Downloading and Switching Firmware
Use the System - Firmware screen to upgrade firmware or switch versions of 
firmware in the chassis.
The SCP card has two banks of firmware: the running firmware and alternate 
firmware. When firmware is downloaded, it is downloaded to the alternate 
firmware bank. Switching firmware versions changes the running firmware to the 
dormant (alternate) firmware, and the alternate firmware to the active (running) 
firmware. 
Downloading Firmware
Procedure
To download new firmware from an FTP server to the SCP card:
1. Enter or select the appropriate parameters in the Firmware Download box as 
shown in the following table.
2. Click on Download. The firmware is downloaded. A Firmware Download 
Status frame is displayed showing the filename, server address, number of 
bytes transferred, and the Transfer Status.
When the download is complete, Transfer Status changes to "Transfer 
completed successfully."
Firmware Download Parameters
FTP Server IP Address
Specify the network address of the FTP server where 
the firmware is to be downloaded from. For example: 
137.90.128.10
User Name
Specify a user name accepted by the FTP server. For 
example: admin
Password
Specify a password accepted by the FTP server. For 
example: admnpass
Filename
Specify the name or pathname of the firmware file. For 
example: /scp_030145.fpi