To upgrade 7705 SAR-Hm radio card firmware

Purpose

The Sierra Wireless cellular radio card firmware is not bundled with the SAR-Hm SROS image. Instead, an operator must download a specific RHEL firmware file (Linux Version) from Sierra Wireless to the NSP host server.

For the 7705 SAR-Hm, the firmware is a zip file. For 7705 SAR-Hmc, the firmware is a tim file.

The 7705 SAR-Hm SROS software must be upgraded to Release 15.0 R6 or later before a firmware upgrade is possible.

From NFM-P, Release 20.11 and later, the 7705 SAR-Hmc supports both ADP and non-ADP radio card firmware upgrade.

When ADP upgrades the 7705 SAR-Hm software, ADP also upgrades the 7705 SAR-Hm firmware if a new firmware version is available for the new 7705 SAR-Hm release.

Steps
 
1 

Choose Administration→NE Maintenance→Software Upgrade from the NFM-P main menu. The Software Upgrade form opens.

2 

Click Create. The Software Upgrade Policy (Create) form opens.

3 

Set the Policy Type parameter to the SR Based Node option and configure the parameters.

For Non-ADP, enable the Firmware Download and Firmware Activate parameters and set the Firmware Upgrade Options parameter to Reboot.

For ADP, enable the Firmware Download and Firmware Activate parameters and set the Firmware Upgrade Options parameter to None.

Note: Depending on the permissions in your scope of command profile, the Software Upgrade Options parameter may not be configurable.

4 

Click Apply.

5 

Click on the Software Upgrade Policy Assignment tab and assign a 7705 SAR-Hm to the policy.

6 

Close the form.

7 

On the Software Upgrade form, click on the Software Images tab.

8 

Click on the SAR-Hm/Hmc Firmware Images tab and click Import. The Import Firmware Image form opens.

9 

Specify the Image Version and click Select.

For the 7705 SAR-Hm, use a format that is aligned with the Sierra Wireless web portal, [VENDOR NAME]<space>[FIRMWARE_SUFFIX]<space>[PRI]. For example: GENERIC 02.24.03.00 002.026_000

For the 7705 SAR-Hmc, use a format such as this example: 7705_SAR-Hmc_FW_CAT4_GS_BYPASS_0.3.3.9_V1.7.tim

The Open window appears.

10 

Navigate to the directory that contains the firmware image, select the image, and click Open.

Note: The directory must contain only the firmware file.

11 

If the directory contains only the required files, the NFM-P imports the files, and an entry for the image is listed on the Software Upgrade form. Go to Step 13 .

12 

If the directory does not contain only the required files, a message is displayed.

Perform the following steps.

  1. Click OK.

  2. Copy or move files, as required, to ensure that the directory contains only the files required for the upgrade.

  3. Go to Step 9 .

13 

Select the imported image and click Upgrade Sites. The Select NE For Firmware Upgrade page opens.

14 

Select an NE and click Next.

15 

Set the Upgrade Sim parameter and click Finish. A confirmation pop-up opens.

16 

Click Yes to begin the firmware upgrade.

17 

To view the upgrade progress, click on the Software Upgrade Status tab and then on the Firmware Upgrade Status tab. For additional information, select the NE and click Properties.

When the firmware version is upgraded on the node, the NFM-P raises an alarm.

End of steps