<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi">Dear all,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">I am planning a major upgrade for the two 7710 SR4 I have in production as internet routers: from 3.R9 to release 7. I have a 7710 SR4 in my lab and some spare compact flashes, so I can really test the upgrade in the lab and adjust the configurations of the routers in production. What I would like to do for the routers in production is the following:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">-<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Prepare in the lab and test the compact flash card in lab with the files of the release 7 (boot and firmware), and the right bof and configuration files.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">-<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Change the CF containing the actual running release 3 with the one prepared in the lab for release 7</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Since I can format compact flash cards on my laptop and the use them on the router I suppose that this should work. Yet, Alcatel upgrade procedure does not mention the possibility of exchanging CFs for the upgrade. Does anyone made an upgrade like this? May I encounter any problem? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Thanks a lot for your help!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Kind regards, Oriana</span></p>
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<div></div><br>-- <br>Oriana Palivan<br>Network Manager<br><br>Fibre Lac SA<br>Av. Paul-Cérésole 24<br>CH - 1800 Vevey<br><br>Fixe : +41 21 923 31 52<br>Mobile: +41 78 889 32 06<br>Fax : +41 21 923 31 55<br><a href="mailto:oriana.palivan@fibrelac.com">oriana.palivan@fibrelac.com</a><br>