BCM400 to 450 R5 migration

[atascoman]

Has anyone done one of these. Nortel has an software/hardware upgrade kit available so it looks like a gut swap basically.

They also say to use DMM to migrate the database.

 

[Dasheen]

I thought the gut swap was only for the 200/400 upgrade to 5.0 and the 450 was just a s/w upgrade.

 

[curlycord]

The hardware is to convert a 200 or 400 into a 450 so that you can then upgrade the software to Release 5.0.


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[Dasheen]

Sorry... missed the 400 part of thread. Thought I read upgrading 450.

 

[scotthdiv]

Is DMM available? Last I heard it was slated for Q1 2010.

 

[atascoman]

According to Nortel the DMM is supposed to be out Q1 2010, but who knows at this point.

I have gotten two answers from them on the upgrade. One person said the gutswap will leave it as a 400, but it will have 5.0 software. The other said what we mentioned in this post, that it will become a 450 on R5.

I will post any definitely answer I get from Nortel or if I do one of the upgrade beforehand.

 

[Dasheen]

It will become a 450 as the system capacity potential increases allowing up to 300 sets to be installed.

 

[curlycord]

Yes converts to 450
Thats the whole idea.....no such thing as 400 with rls 5.

Migration tool already avaialble off the BCM or CD or Nortel site.


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