RuggedCom RuggedRouter RX1100 - Manual (Page 78)

7. Configuring Frame Relay/PPP And T1/E1
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7.2.7. Current Routes & Interface Table
The table provided by this command is as described in the Networking menu, Network Utilities sub-
menu. It is also provided here as a convenience.
7.2.8. Upgrading Software
For some customers, access to remote sites in accomplished solely by a T1 or E1 connection. Usually
a software upgrade will stop the system being upgraded, perform the upgrade and then restart it. If
T1/E1 was upgraded in this way, the upgrade would fail as the T1/E1 link was taken down. Instead,
T1/E1 software upgrades modify only the software on the disk. You must schedule a reboot in order
to run the new version of T1/E1 software.
7.2.9. Upgrading Firmware
RuggedCom T1/E1 interfaces reside upon PCI interface cards. These cards contain FLASH memory
which (from time to time) will be required to be upgraded. The upgrade process will take down the T1/
E1 links, upgrade the firmware and then restart the interfaces.
Note
The upgrade process requires upwards of 15 minutes for each PCI interface card. Because of the
lengthy duration required to upgrade the interfaces, RuggedCom does not automatically perform
the firmware upgrade. Instead, the scheduling of the upgrade is left to the user.
The upgrade can be performed by signing on to the platform via the console or ssh and running the
command “/usr/sbin/update-wanfirmware”. If the ssh connection has been made over an active T1/
E1 interface, the connection will fail but the upgrade will continue.
The upgrade can also be scheduled for a specific time by using the System menu, Scheduled
Commands sub-menu. Set the Commands to execute field to “/usr/sbin/update-wanfirmware
proceed”, set the Run in directory field to “/root” and set the Run at time field to the desired upgrade
time.
After the upgrade completes, alarms recommending an upgrade will be cleared.