This article explains the software upgrade procedure using an example mesh with four nodes
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PoP node, V5000 Model
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DN, V5000 Model
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CN, V3000 Model
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CN, V1000 Model
Software package
- Download the img files from the cnWave support site.
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cnwave60ghz-v5000-v3000-upgrd-<release>.img is for V5000 and V3000 platforms.
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cnwave60ghz-v1000-upgrd-<release>.img is for V1000 platform.
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Upload the images
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Login to the onboard controller and select ‘Software upgrade option’ as shown in the figure below
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Go to Images tab, click on upload button as show in figure below and upload both images one by one.
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Both files will be listed as shown below
Prepare
This step downloads and flashes the image on the device. Since we have separate images for V1000 and V5000/V3000, it involves two steps.
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Select all V1000s , click on Prepare and select the V1000 image as shown in the below figures
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Upgrade status shows the image ‘Downloading’, ‘Downloaded’, ‘Flashing’, ‘Flashed’ states
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In a similar fashion select all V5000, V3000s, click on Prepare
Commit
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Once all the devices are in flashed state, select all the nodes and click on commit
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This step reboot all the selected devices. In this case, even the POP node. Upgrade takes about 7 minutes. Re-login to the onboard and check the Image version of all the devices.
FAQ
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Can I upgrade single node in the mesh?
Though its recommended to run same SW version on all the mesh nodes, SW upgrade procedure allows to upgrade single or a set of nodes. Just select the required nodes in Prepare and Commit steps
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I don’t see any image in the drop down at Prepare step even though images were uploaded
If V1000 and either V5000/V3000 are selected together, drop down will be empty as there is no single image supporting this combination. Please select only V1000s or only V5000/V3000s