Nortel Meridian 1 Option 11C Installation and operation manual

Option 11C and 11C Mini Upgrade Procedures Guide
Meridian 1
Option 11C and 11C Mini
Upgrade Procedures Guide
Document Number: 553-3021-250
Document Release: Standard 7.00
Date: April 2000
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Revision histor
y
April 2000 Issue 7.00, Standard.
Updated to include X11 Release 25.0x content.
September 1999 Issue 6.00, Standard.
Updated to include Option 11C Mini Phase II content.
July 1999 Issue 5.00, Standard.
Updated to include Option 11C Mini content.
May 1999 Issue 4.00, Standard.
March 1998 Issue 3.00, Standard.
October 1997 Issue 2.00, Standard.
The Software Installation Program Guide (553-3021-310), Standard 1.0 and
the Upgrade Procedures (553-3021-250), Standard 1.10 were combined to
form this version of the Upgrade Procedures guide.
September 1996 Release 1.00, Standard.

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Contents
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Related documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Where to start for upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Start here to perform upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Upgrade systems to hold three or more expansion cabinets . . . . . . . . 11
Upgrade selection list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Upgrade an Option 11 or Option 11E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Upgrade an existing Option 11C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Upgrade Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Database Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Upgrade a single-cabinet system to Option 11C . 15
Summary of items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Upgrade to Option 11C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Summary of steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Expansion cabinets and additional equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Upgrade procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Restore data when an upgrade fails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Upgrade a two-cabinet system with metal cable to
Option 11C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Summary of procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Upgrade without fiber-optic connection to Option 11C . . . . . . . . . 32
Upgrade with fiber-optic connection to Option 11C . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Upgrade to fiber-optic connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Summary of items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Upgrade without fiber-optic connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Upgrade with fiber-optic connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Upgrade Option 11C without fiber connection to
fiber-optic connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Summary of steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Upgrade without fiber-optic connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Upgrade with fiber-optic connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Upgrade to fiber-optic connection on an upgraded
Option 11C without fiber connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Expansion cabinets and other additional equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Upgrade procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Upgrade without fiber-optic connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Upgrade with fiber-optic connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Upgrade to fiber-optic connection on an upgraded
Option 11C without fiber connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Restore data because of an upgrade failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Upgrade an Option 11E with fiber-optic
cable to Option 11C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Summary of items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Upgrade to Option 11C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Summary of steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Expansion cabinets and other additional equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Upgrade procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Restore data because of an upgrade failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Upgrade cabinet hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Summary of items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
NTDK18AA Cabinet Upgrade Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tools needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Upgrade the cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Upgrade the NTDK20AB SSC to
NTDK20EA or later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
General information you need to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
How to identify an upgraded NTDK20 SSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

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Boot Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
How to handle circuit cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Summary of items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
NTDK19AA SSC Upgrade Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Tools needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Upgrade the SSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Assign TDS/DTR, XTD, and SDI functions . . . . . . 131
Summary of procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Remove the NTAK03 TDS/DTR card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Remove the NT5K20/48 XTD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Keep the TDS/DTR card while moving functions to the SSC card . . . 137
Move TDS/DTR and keep SDI ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Keep the TDS/DTR card while configuring additional
units or ports on the SSC card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Option 11/11E upgrade from
Software Daughterboard or PCMCIA . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Summary of steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Upgrade the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Upgrade Option 11C/11C Mini software to
a new release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Summary of items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Upgrade the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Summary of steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Upgrade procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Revert to the previous release of software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
For an upgrade that was done using a PCMCIA card . . . . . . . . . . . 185
For an upgrade done using a programmed Software Daughterboard
(Option 11C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Feature set and ISM parameters upgrade . . . . . . . 191
Summary of steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Upgrade the feature set and ISM parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

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Restore a backed up database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Summary of steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Restore the database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Configure 3900 series language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Summary of steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Install the 3900 series language set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Archive and remove databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Summary of steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Use the archive feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Install an archived database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Summary of steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Install the database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Review and clear upgrade information . . . . . . . . 209
Summary of steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Review and clear upgrade information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Use the flash boot ROM utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Summary of steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Use the Flash Boot ROM utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Update the boot code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Installation summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Summary of steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Use the Installation Summary utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

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About this guide
The Option 11C and 11C Mini Upgrade Procedures Guide contains the
following informationrequired toupgrade existingOption11and Option11E
systems to an Option 11C.
• upgrade to Option 11C from an Option 11 or Option 11E
• upgrade to Option 11C compatible with dual port expansion
daughterboards from an existing Option 11C that is not compatible
This guide also contains the following procedures for updating software on
Option 11C and Option 11C Mini systems:
• upgrade Option 11C software to a new release
• perform a same release software upgrade
• revert to a previous database
• restore a backed up database
• archive databases
• install archived databases
• review and clear upgrade information
This guide does not describe how to add equipment (such as additional
cabinets or line cards) to the system. If part of the upgrade is expanding the
system, complete the upgrade first (as described in this guide), then add
equipment.
Related documents
Refer to the Option 11C Planning and Installation Guide (553-3021-210)
when the upgrade includes adding equipment (such as another expansion

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cabinet at a remote site). It also contains site planning information and new
system installation details for Option 11C systems.
Refer to the Option 11C Mini Planning and Installation Guide
(553-3021-209) for site planning information and system installation details
for the Option 11C Mini system.
Where to start for upgrades
“Start here to perform upgrades” on page 11 is your starting point for
upgrades.

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Start here to perform upgrades
Thischapteris thestarting point for allOption 11,11E, and 11C software and
hardware upgrades. It indicates which procedure to follow to complete the
required upgrade.
Note: Thisguidedescribes how toprepare the maincabinet ofan Option
11C for a third expansion cabinet. But it does not describe how to add
equipment to the system. If you plan to expand the system as part of the
upgrade, completetheupgradefirst (asdescribedin thisguide). Thenadd
equipment as described in the Option 11C Planning and Installation
Guide (553-3021-210).
Upgrade systems to hold three or more expansion cabinets
To equip a system with more than two expansion cabinets, the system must
be an Option 11C with X11 Release 24.24 or later software. If the existing
system is not this type of system, upgrade the system to Option 11C. See
“Upgrade selection list” on page 12 for how to select the appropriateupgrade.
When you have upgraded to Option 11C with fiber-optic cable capabilities,
follow the procedures to upgrade the hardware. See “Upgrade cabinet
hardware” on page 113.

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Upgrade selection list
Select the appropriate upgrade from the following upgrade descriptions.
Upgrade an Option 11 or Option 11E
You can upgrade an Option 11 or Option 11E system with
• one cabinet
•twocabinets
• two or more cabinets interconnected by fiber-optic cable
The existing Option 11 or 11E has one cabinet
If theexistingsystemis an Option 11or Option11E with amain cabinet,refer
to “Upgrade a single-cabinet system to Option 11C” on page 15.
The existing Option 11 or 11E has two cabinets
If the existing system is an Option 11 or Option 11E with one main and one
expansion cabinet interconnected with metal cable, refer to “Upgrade a
two-cabinet system with metal cable to Option 11C” on page 31.
Note: This upgrade procedure does not applyto systems interconnected
with fiber-optic cable.
The existing system is an Option 11E with cabinets
interconnected by fiber-optic cable
If the existing system has a main cabinet and one or two expansion cabinets
interconnected with fiber-optic cable, refer to “Upgrade an Option 11E with
fiber-optic cable to Option 11C” on page 85.
Upgrade an existing Option 11C
You can upgrade an Option 11C system that has one or two cabinets. Or, if
you plan to add a third or fourth expansion cabinet, you can upgrade an
Option 11C with fiber-optic capabilities.
The existing system is an Option 11C with two cabinets
interconnected by metal cable
If the existing system is an Option 11C with two cabinets interconnected by
metal cable, refer to “Upgrade a two-cabinet system with metal cable to
Option 11C” on page 31.

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The existing system is an Option 11C with a single cabinet
If you plan to addexpansioncabinets to an Option 11C with a single cabinet,
refer to the Option 11C Planning and Installation Guide (553-3021-210).
The existing system is an Option 11C and you plan to add a third
expansion cabinet
Note: The existing system must be at least an Option 11C with
fiber-optic cable capabilities before you can add a third or fourth
expansion cabinet. Upgrade the existing system, if necessary, before
trying to add a third (or fourth) cabinet.
To expand the existing Option 11C to include more than two expansion
cabinets, complete the following steps:
1Refer to “Upgrade cabinet hardware” on page 113, and upgrade the main
cabinet (as needed).
2Refer to “Upgrade the NTDK20AB SSC to NTDK20EA or later” on
page 121, and upgrade the SSC card (as needed).
3Refer to the Option 11C Planning and Installation Guide
(553-3021-210) to add the additional cabinets.
Upgrade Software
The following sections describe the software upgrades you can perform.
Update the boot code
To update the boot code on one of the following cards, refer to “Use the flash
boot ROM utility” on page 211:
• NTDK20 SSC card
• NTDK97 MSC card
Upgrade software to Option 11C from a Software Daughterboard
or PCMCIA card
To upgrade software from an Option 11 or 11E to Option 11C, refer to
“Option 11/11E upgrade from Software Daughterboard or PCMCIA” on
page 145.
Update to a new release of software
To update to a new software release, refer to “Upgrade Option 11C/11C Mini
software to a new release” on page 165.

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Change feature set and ISM parameters
To change the feature set or ISM parameters, refer to “Feature set and ISM
parameters upgrade” on page 191.
Database Management
You can restore a backed up database, archive a database, or remove a
database.
Restore a backed up database
To restore the backed up database from one of the following, refer to
“Archive and remove databases” on page 203:
• backup flash drive
• software delivery card (PCMCIA card)
• Customer Configuration Backup and Restore (CCBR) file
Archive and remove databases
Refer to “Archiveand remove databases” onpage 203for direction onhow to
• archive a new customer database
• list the archived databases
• remove existing databases

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Upgrade a single-cabinet system to
Option 11C
This chapter describes how to upgrade an Option 11 or Option 11E with a
single cabinet to an Option 11C. Sections in this chapter cover the following
topics:
• what items you need for the upgrade
• how to upgrade to Option 11C
• how to revert back to Option 11 or Option 11E
Summary of items required
You need the following items to complete this upgrade:
• NTDK20 Small System Controller (SSC) card
• NTBK48 three-port SDI cable (if you are upgrading from Option 11E,
this cable is already present)
• NTDK27 Ethernet cable (optional)
• Software Daughterboard
Note: You must have Release 24 or later software to install dual port
expansion daughterboards as part of the upgrade.
• Security Device
• Keycode Data Sheet
• One of the following to extract the customer data from the existing
system:

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— personal computer (PC) equipped with XModem CRC software to
run the Customer Configuration Backup and Restore (CCBR) X11
feature
— NTDK30AA \Database Upgrade Tool (to extract data from the
cartridge)
Note: The PC can be on-site or located remotely using a modem.
Upgrade to Option 11C
This section includes a summary of steps and the upgrade to Option 11C
procedure.
Summary of steps
The following list of steps describes how to upgrade a single-cabinet
Option 11 or Option 11E to an Option 11C:
1Perform a data dump (EDD) on the existing system.
2Extract the customer data from the existing system using the CCBR
feature, unless you are using the Database Upgrade Tool.
3Install the NTDK20 SSC card.
4Install the NTBK48 three-port SDI cable, if you upgrade from
Option 11E, this cable is already present.
5Load the new system software and customer data into the system.
6Install the NTDK27 Ethernet cable (optional).
Expansion cabinets and additional equipment
This chapter does not describe the installation of additional expansion
cabinets or of additional equipment, such as line cards. If you plan to add
these items as part of the upgrade, first complete the upgrade as described in
this chapter. Then, refer to the Option 11C Planning and Installation Guide
(553-3021-210) for information about adding expansion cabinets and other
equipment to an existing Option 11C system.
Upgrade procedure
Procedure 1 on page 17 describes how to upgrade a single-cabinet Option 11
or Option 11E to Option 11C.

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Procedure 1
Single-cabinet upgrade to Option 11C
1 Connect a TTY terminal to SDI Port 0.
Make sure the terminal connects to the SDI Port 0 (see Figure 1 on
page 17).
Figure 1
SDI Port 0
SDI Port

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2 Log into the system and perform a data dump on the existing
system.
You must perform this step. It makes sure you back up any changes
made after the last data dump. This step is a precautionary measure.
If the upgrade fails, you can revert to the earlier system.
aLoad LD 43.
bEnter command EDD. Allow the data dump to finish.
cExit LD 43 by entering ****.
3 Load overlay LD 22 and print the ISM parameters. Make a note of
the existing parameters.
At the REQ prompt, type SLT and press <CR> to print the ISM
parameters.
The existing software cartridge indicates the ISM parameters.
4 Do one of the following:
— If you are using the Database Upgrade Tool to extract the
customer database from the existing system, disregard this step.
Go to Step 5 on page 18.
— If you are using the CCBR feature to extract the customer data
from the existing system, perform the following steps.
aUse a PC to log in to the existing Option 11.
bLoad LD 43 and enter XBK to start a configuration data
backup.
cAt the INFO prompt, enter a name for the file (up to 128
characters) and press <CR> twice.
Wait for the transfer to finish, until you see an OK message.
The transfer can last up to 30 minutes
dEnter XVR to check the backed up data.
eExit LD 43 by entering ****.
5 Disconnect the power from the cabinet.
Set the circuit breaker switch, on the front of the power supply unit in
the cabinet to OFF.
If the system has reserve battery power, set the circuit breaker switch
inside the reserve battery power unit, to OFF.
6 Attach the antistatic wrist strap provided at the bottom of the
cabinet to your wrist.

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7 Remove the NTAK01 CPU/Conf or NTBK45 System Core card
from the cabinet.
8 Set the baudrate switcheson the new NTDK20 SSC card tomatch
the settings on the card you removed: either the NTAK01
CPU/Conf card or NTBK45 System Core card.
Note:
The baud rate switches are on the faceplate of the NTDK20
SSC card.
9 Install the Software Daughterboard and Security Device on the
NTDK20 SSC card as shown in Figure 2 on page 20.
CAUTION
The NTDK20 SSC card has components on both sides of the circuit
board.Be careful not to damage any of the components when handling
the card.

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Figure 2
NTDK20 SSC card
Security Device
Second Fiber Expansion
First Fiber Expansion
Daughterboard
Software Daughterboard
Daughterboard