Managing PRI card in Win_XP with s/w prior to 8.1 1

[MitelInMyBlood]

There's an article in the KB explaining how to use Win_XP to manage an E1/T1 PRI card (MC269/MC270) that is not IP compatible, i.e., one with a software load prior to 8.1.0.5

The documentation is very helpful in explaining how to massage the database, but does not mention the capability to upgrade the software version on the card. Was this an oversight or do you really need to have one of the old Win9X variants to get the card over the hump?

Thanks

 

[CaperJ]

No it can be done easily

make sure you have a copy of your imat db or you know your settings as the below steps format the card for the new release

Get the 8.x release from MOL and extract the files that are in the zip to a folder on your C drive such as temp
you will see a folder called PRI_INSTALL
open that folder ther will be a file called pricard.zip
extract this to a folder such as PRIUPGRADE

in the PRIUPGRADE FOLDER you should have

hdlcmod.o
hdlc_drv.o
mitel.cfg
nastack.o
pri_fpga.bin
pri_sx2k.0
sx2k-na.cmd
vxworks
xnet.out





Have a cross over cable from your pc to the PRI Ethernet port

configure your nic on the pc for 192.168.1.100 subnet 255.255.255.0


connect to the card via serial cable 38400

reset the card by unplugging and waiting 5 secs and plugging back in

when countdown starts press any key

the type c (must be small)

change flash0 to qu by just typing qu

hit return all way to end

at >

hit R (must be caps) this enables the ethernet port

open a command prompt

change your directory to the PRIUPGRADE folder

then type
ftp 192.168.1.1

at the user prompt hit enter
and enter again at the pass prompt

now your logged in

type bin the hit enter
type hash then hit enter

then type mput *.*

wait till all files transfer after all the ########################################################################################################################

have gone by

then type bye

reset the card

at the countdown press any key

then type c

change qu to flash by typing flash (you do not need the zero you saw from before it gets put in automatically)

reboot the card

watch on the procromm screen and wait till you see waiting for release 8.x database

you can now use IP to connect to the card in IMAT

default address 192.168.1.1

save your old database to the card or type in a new DB

as soon as you upload the DB the card will work

 

[MitelInMyBlood]

Thanks!!
About the time you posted your reply I also found the same answer in the RN doc for PRI load 8.2.1.14

Just got to RTFM sometimes!!!