Software Increment Release Notes
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Increment ID:   I40A1730
Release:        AN1730
Date created:   5-1-2004
Increment Type: APU
Title: Upgrade enhancement, TCSFWDL, ISD tool enhancement.
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 *** WARNING: Please refer to the following Pre-installation      ***
 *** special instructions before applying this Increment.         ***
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Following is a list of issues addressed in this Increment. See below
for more details.
1. Entity set robustness to eliminate restart reloads during upgrades.
2. Remove password protection for TCSFWDL.
3. ISD tool enhancement.
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*** Pre-installation Special Instructions:
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Some customers may have had special debug increment I99A1730 applied 
to their systems. In order for I40A1730 to apply properly, I99A1730
must first be removed. To determine if this is applicable to your OPC 
span of control, use the 'Display Increments' option in the ISD tool to
display all increments. If I99A1730 exists, you must use the 'Remove 
An Increment' option to remove I99A1730 PRIOR TO applying I40A1730. 
Failure to remove increment I99A1730 will result in a patching error 
and I40A1730 will not apply.
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1.  Entity set robustness to eliminate restart reloads during upgrades.
* Description: An upgrade issue has been discovered where swacts to the
new software release could drop all traffic. This issue has been seen
on some sites when performing upgrades during high traffic periods.
* Pre-Increment Impact and work-around: All calls could drop during the
upgrade swact to the new load. The system will automatically recover
after the restart reload completes. Care should be exercised to upgrade 
the system during low traffic periods, as recommended in the Upgrades 
documentation.
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2. Remove password protection for TCSFWDL.
* Description: This increment takes away the requirement for the
password of the day from the TCSFWDL tool. This tool is used when
upgrading the firmware on OC12 VTBM circuit packs (NT7E05 series).
* Pre-Increment Impact and work-around: Contact Zhone GSS for the
password of the day at 1-877-Zhone-20 (1-877-946-6320).
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3. ISD tool enhancement.
* Description: When incrementing the AccessNode ABM processor, an
issue was raised where large increments would indicate that they had
been applied to the active processor, but actually had not. 
* Pre-Increment Impact and work-around: Performing a warm restart on
the active ABM processor prior to applying a large ABM increment will
resolve the issue.
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Increments Needed:
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Increment I01A1730 through I39A1730 needs to be successfully applied 
prior to application of this increment.
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Loads Affected:
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ABM: ACCL17AS 
TBM: ATBL17AS 
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Installation Assistance:
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Please refer to the Incremental Software Delivery Users Guide for
general installation instructions. This document may be obtained from
either the AccessWeb ISD web site located on the Zhone web page at
(http://www.zhone.com/support/patches/index.html), or you may request
document 830-00374-01 from your Zhone Technologies Account Manager or
Order Manager. Issues with this increment should be directed to
Zhone Global Services and Support at 1-877-ZHONE-20 (1-877-946-6320).