FECO 3000 # 51

	FECO:	3000 # 51/1
	MODIFICATION No:	N/A
	PRODUCT:	ALL NCR 34XX AND 35XX SYSTEMS
	SUB-ASSEMBLY	N/A
	ESTIMATED MAN HOURS	N/A
	CLASS OF CHANGE:	MANDATORY
	REASON FOR CHANGE:	TO UPGRADE SYSTEM FIRMWARE LEVELS TO VERSION 2.01.01.2

Change

The service centre manager is to arrange for all 34xx and 35xx systems to be checked to establish current firmware revisions. This can be done using 'prtconf'.

If the systems are at a lower level than 2.01.01.2 then downtime is to be arranged to schedule a flash firmware upgrade.

The upgrade takes approximately 30 minutes plus any reboot time. The upgrade should be scheduled after a full filesave and at a time when a full reload could be performed if the upgrade catastrophically fails.

Pre-update

1.         Ensure that the flash firmware diskette(s) exists for the current firmware revision.

2.         Check the current reference diskette is available.

3.         Check the upgrade kit consists of 4 x floppies:

            A) 2 x firmware upgraded diskettes 1 and 2.

  B) 2 x reference diskettes; site master and working copy.

4.         Ensure the media set is complete and the on site document is, in all respects,
            correct.

            (tech serv ref: 29/5/1)

            Update

1.         Ensure that all users are logged out of either moe or uv and that the environments
            are properly shut down.

            Re-boot the system and access the sus menu by pressing the space bar at the
            appropriate time.

2.         Take option 7 (boot services)

            Take option 6 (load flash prom update)

3.         Insert diskette 1 of the new firmware set.

4.         Follow the screen prompts to upgrade flash eproms on all modules, (a).

            Do not interrupt this process

5.         Re-boot the system using the new reference diskette and back up the
            configuration to the working copy.

6.         Boot Unix and ensure there are no error messages.

7.         Update the on-site document to reflect the change in firmware revision.

            Replace the reference diskette and flash firmware diskettes with the new levels.
            Old version to be sent to paul white.

            Recording action

            Clear the job with the service centre. Clear should be firmware upgrade.

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