Software Increment Release Notes
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Increment ID:   I06A1800
Date created:   August 1, 2000
CSR number:     50328123, 10340056, 50327396, 50322645, 50327559.

Effect on Traffic: 
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This increment is not service effecting. 


Title: 
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Address ABM issues during beta Phase.


Detailed Description of Increment:  
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Fix 50328123, 10340056, 50327396, 50322645, 50327559.

1. Fix DTAP SMCU failures after DSO facility bounce.
2. Fix NE logger problem. Change wait forever to 25 hours.
3. Allow ONHOOK transmission feature to be turned on/off.
4. Improve the Dead System Recovery with 7 UE shelves.
5. Corrects problem with AUTOCONFIG.
6. Correct timeout issue in UPDATE_RELEASE_INFO upgrade step. 


System Configuration / Shelf Type Requirements:
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This increment is applicable to all Access Node configurations
and shelf types.

Increments Needed:
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Increments I01A1800 through I05A1800 must be successfully applied. 

Loads Affected:
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APU: ACCL18BC, ATBL18BC

Installation Instructions:
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Download increment from the Web:
Either a) download the increment directly to the /iswd directory on the OPC.
       b) download the increment to tape and insert into the OPC tape drive.
Start up Incremental SW Del. from the Software Admin toolset on the OPC.

Deliver the increment:
  1) Select Deliver an Increment.

  2) Type y to verify your selection.

Verify the increment:
  1) From the ISD main menu, select Display Increments.

  2) Select Display to Screen.

  3) Verify the increment delivered have the correct Title
     and Description.  Also verify that their status is
     "READY TO APPLY".

     NOTE: If the increment is a Linecard only increment, the
     status will be "LOAD DELIVERED". 

  4) Press any key to return to the main menu.

Apply the increment:
  1) From the ISD main menu, select Apply an Increment.

  2) In the list, select the number next to the increment you delivered.

  3) Select one of these options:
     1) Apply to ALL NEs (to set the increment fully into the system)
     2) Trial on one NE (to test the increment to ensure that it causes
        no problems)

     If you select option 2, a list of NEs in the span of control appears.
     From the list of NEs, select the number next to the one you want to
     test.  A confirmation screen appears.

  4) Type y to verify your selection.

  5) When the application is complete, press any key to scroll through
     the Summary screesn until you return to the main menu.
 
  6) From the main menu, select Display Increments.

  7) Select Display to Screen.

  8) Verify that the status next to each NE now reads "APPLIED"
     (or "TRIAL APPLIED" if you chose to run a test in step 3 above).

IF THE INCREMENT INVOLVES THE APU YOU MUST DO THE FOLLOWING STEP
Dump the image:
  1) From the ISD main menu, select Dump an APU Image.

  2) Select one of the valid load types that can be dumped.

  3) Select one of the valid NEs matching your previous parameters.

  4) Type y to verify your selection.

  5) When the image is complete, press any key to return to the main menu.


Test Instructions:
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  Not applicable for inservice sites.