Software Increment Release Notes
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Increment ID:   I10A1800 
Date created:   September 8th, 2000 


Effect on Traffic:
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This increment has no effect on traffic.


Title:
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AN18.00 GA Marker Increment


Detailed Description of Increment:  
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This increment marks the AN18.00 release as Generally Available (GA).
It has no effect on any software running on the OPC nor on the NEs.  It
merely allows the ISD software to inform the user that no increment from
I01A1800 up to and including I10A1800 may be removed from the system.
All of these increments MUST remain applied for this to be the AN18.00
GA release.  Any attempt to remove this or any previous increment will
not be allowed.


System Configuration / Shelf Type Requirements:
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This increment is applicable to all AN18.00 AccessNode configurations.


Prerequisite Increments Required:
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Increments I01A1800 through I09A1800 must be successfully applied prior to 
application of this increment.


Loads Affected:
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OPC: ACNL18AX


Special Instructions:
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*** PLEASE NOTE ***
After this increment has been successfully applied, the OPC ISD tool
must be exited and then restarted before any further ISD actions are taken.

Also note that since this is the GA Marker Increment, it and all previous
increments cannot be removed from the system.


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