BusinessPhone Communication Platform 6.0
Dialogs

## IPU Firmware Upgrade

You can upgrade the IPU board of the Business Phone Communication Platform using a remote connection. The firmware of the following boards can be upgraded remotely using BMS:

- MFU
- BTU-B2
- BTU-D
- ELU-D3
- IPU

To access the dialog, click on the IPU Firmware Upgrade option in the Tools directory tree. Then select a system, enter the system’s IPU IP address and click on the Connect button below.

Note

Click on the Search... link to use the automatic system search feature. If a system connection is found, the system’s data and IP address will be completed by BMS.

For more information, see also sections Connection Parameters and System List, and document Maintenance Instruction(1541-ASB 150 02 Uen).

#### Requirements

##### LAN/Firewall Configuration

In order to get in touch with the IPU over the Internet, the LAN system administrator has to open the specific path to the IPU or provide a modem entry point to the customer’s LAN.

Note

This feature is only available for BusinessPhone V5.0 (ASB 150 02 R12) or higher!

#### Installing the IPU firmware files

The latest binary firmware files will be provided by your local Ericsson Support Centre.

- Download the required application image into a common directory on your PC.
- In the Tools directory tree, click on the “IPU Firmware Upgrade” menu. The Select IPU for firmware upgrade dialog appears.
- Click on the File Manager button.

- The file manager shows all available *bin, *me and generated *.txt files.

- Click on the Browse button to select the upgrade image.

#### Actions

Connect |  | To establish a remote connection to the selected system. |
File Manager |  | To open the Software Upgrade File Manger for submitting and creating files. |
Delete |  | Click on the Delete button if you do not need specific files any longer. |
Browse |  | To import the required application image for the upgrading (only *.bin) |

#### Uploading the application image to the IPU Compact Flash card

- Select IPU Firmware Upgrade.
- Select the desired System and click on the Connect button.

Note

The connection settings of the desired system must be set to Connection Type IPU.

When the connection is established, a dialog showing the following system information is displayed:

RYS |  | Application image - file |
LZY |  | Flash disc article number |
ROF |  | IPU board number |
Build initiator |  | Creation initiator of the file |
Build init date |  | Creation date of the file |
Image Type |  | For remote upgrade, not relevant for service techniques |
Image Size |  | Image file size, not relevant for service techniques |
Image Index |  | Image file index, not relevant for service techniques |
Image Checksum |  | Checksum control for application image - file (RYS-number) |
Production user |  | Built process executor |
Production date |  | Date and time of the build execution |
Production machine |  | Machine number, not relevant for service techniques |
License numbers |  | Number of speech channels |
LICCFG.ULK |  | License file |
ipu_xxxx.bin |  | Application image file |

Furthermore, you can see in the dialog that the application image has been stored on the Compact Flash card.

- Click on the connected system in the tree view to open the context menu.
- Click on the Upload Image button.
- Click on the radio button to select the desired file.
- Click on the Upload button to transfer the file to the Compact Flash card of the IPU.

#### Verify the validity of the uploaded application image

Before the new application image is set to active on the IPU, it should be verified whether the file is a valid application image.

- Click on the connected system in the tree view to open the context menu.
- Click on the Check Image button.
- Click on the radio button to select the desired application image.
- Click on the Check Image button to verify that the application image has been transferred correctly.
- If you get a negative confirmation, you should remove the file again from the Compact Flash card

#### Multiple application images on the Compact Flash card

During a field trial with preliminary application image revision it is recommended to keep the previously released revision on the Compact Flash Card.

- Click on the connected system in the tree view to open the context menu.
- Click on the Set Active Image button.
- Click on the radio button to select the desired application image.
- Click on the Set Active button to mark the selected image as the active image for the next board restart.

Note

If no specific file has been set as the active file, the IPU will take by default the file with the latest date information.

#### Removing unused application images

If you have no need for multiple application images on the Compact Flash card, you can remove all unused images.

- Click on the connected system in the tree view to open the context menu.
- Click on the Remove Image button.
- Click on the radio button to select the desired file.

Note

You must at least keep one application image for proper operation.

- Click on the Remove button to delete the selected file on the Compact Flash card.

#### Completing the upgrade procedure

In order to activate the application image, the IPU has to be restarted.

- Click on the connected system in the tree view to open the context menu
- Click on the Restart IPU button.’

#### Actions:

Show IPU info |  | System information about the currently running image |
Upload Image |  | All Images located on the Server upgrade directory are displayed, and an IPU Image can be selected |
Remove Image |  | Select a file to delete. |
Show Images on IPU |  | This command displays all Images located on the IPU root directory |
Set active Image |  | A File can be selected. When submitting the selected Image is written in the config.txt file. When the IPU reboots the next time this Image is used. |
Check Image |  | A File can be selected. When submitting the selected Image is checked for validity, and the result is displayed. |
Restart IPU |  | This command Restarts the IPU |

Revision: B © Ericsson Enterprise 2004