Chapter 2: Software installation and upgrades, and database backup procedures

Overview

Purpose

This chapter includes procedures used to:

• Install a new generic software program

• Download a generic software program

• Copy a generic software program to a remote NE

• Apply (activate) a generic software program

• Backup the network element database

• Restore the network element database

Contents

Before you begin

Procedure 2-1: Install software generic (initial) via FTAM

Procedure 2-2: Install software generic (initial) via FTP

Procedure 2-3: Ugrade software generic via SFTP

Procedure 2-4: Upgrade software generic via FTAM

Procedure 2-5: Upgrade software generic via FTP

Procedure 2-6: Upgrade software generic via FTTD

Procedure 2-7: Copy software generic to a remote shelf

Procedure 2-8: Apply software generic

Procedure 2-9: Backup and restore NE database using SFTP

Procedure 2-10: Backup and restore NE database via FTP

Procedure 2-11: Backup and restore NE database via FTTD

Procedure 2-12: Backup and restore NE database via FTAM