Method of installing a software release
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1. A method of installing software on a network element of an optical communications system having a plurality of communications cards and a file system, comprising:
- providing at a source external to the network element a software release for delivery to the file system of the network element, the software release comprising a plurality of files for providing operational characteristics of the communications cards of the network element; and
receiving from the source external to the network element the complete software release before beginning installation of the software release on the network element.
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Abstract
A method of installing a software release on a network element is described. The method includes providing at a source external to the network element a software release for delivery to a file system of the network element, and receiving from the source external to the network element the complete software release before installing the software release on the network element. The software release includes files for providing the operational characteristics of the network element.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of installing software on a network element of an optical communications system having a plurality of communications cards and a file system, comprising:
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providing at a source external to the network element a software release for delivery to the file system of the network element, the software release comprising a plurality of files for providing operational characteristics of the communications cards of the network element; and
receiving from the source external to the network element the complete software release before beginning installation of the software release on the network element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of installing a software release on a network element of an optical communications system, comprising:
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storing a complete software release received from a source external to the network element in a redundant memory element of a processor card of the network element before beginning installation of the software release on the network element;
in response to instructions to install the complete software release, executing the complete software release by a processor of the processor card;
replacing a previously stored software release resident in the redundant memory element of a second card of the network element with a copy of at least a portion the complete software release;
instructing the second card to execute the at least a portion of the complete software release from the redundant memory element of the second card;
in response to a commit instruction, copying the at least a portion of the complete software release from the redundant memory element of the second card to a primary memory element of the second card; and
in response to the commit instruction, copying the complete software release from the redundant memory element of the processor card to a primary memory element of the processor card. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A computer readable medium having instructions thereon for installing software on a network element of an optical communications system having a plurality of communications cards and a file system, the instructions to cause the network element to:
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communicate with a source external to the network element, the source providing a software release for delivery to the file system of the network element, the software release comprising a plurality of files for providing operational characteristics of the communications cards of the network element; and
receive from the source external to the network element the complete software release before beginning installation of the software release on the network element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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