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Cisco Phone Firmware Update

Verify Phone Firmware

Log into the CUCM Administrator

Device> Device Settings> Device Defaults

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Download New Image for Cisco

Go to the Cisco web site and log in.

https://software.cisco.com/download/navigator.html?mdfid=286037605&flowid=46217

Download the  .cop.sha512 version

Note MD5 and SHA512 checksum

Store down loaded firmware in C:\Users\lbrooks\Cisco Firmware

Copy to C:\SFTP_Root to be uploaded

Start SolarWinds SFT/SCP Server

C:\Program Files (x86)\SolarWinds\SftpServer\ScpServerTray.exe

Run ScpServerTray.exe as Administrator

Start Service: bottom left corner, select start.

Turn off Windows Firewall

Install Image on CUCM Server

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Software Upgrades> Install/Upgrade

Local SFTP

Source                  Remote Filesystem

Directory             /              (Root Directory of SFTP Server, D:\lbrooks\SFTP_Root)

Server                   10.50.110.219                     (IP Address of computer with SolorWinds SFTP running as server)                              06832-lbrooks                   

User Name         lbrooks                 (login for SFTP)                

Password                   (Password for user on SFTP)

Transfer Protocol             SFTP

 

Remote SFTP

Source                  Remote Filesystem

Directory             /              (Root Directory of SFTP Server, D:\SFTP_Root)

Server                   10.50.70.144                       (IP Address of computer with SolorWinds SFTP running as server)                              mcc-utility-01.mclennan.edu                     

User Name         admin.lawrence (login for SFTP)                

Password            admin.lawrence password           (Password for user on SFTP)

Transfer Protocol             SFTP

 

 

Uncheck the continue with upgrade after download box

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Click Next

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Select the firmware to be uploaded, click Next.

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Verify MD5 and SHA512 checksum

Wait for complete status.

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Repeat as needed

Restart Cisco TFTP Services

 

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Tools> Control CenterFeature Services

Select Publisher IP (10.59.110.11—CUCM Voice/Video) (mcc-cucm1.mclennan.edu—CUCM Voice/Video)

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Scroll down to CM Services and select Cisco TFTP

Restart, wait for the screen to refresh.

Repeat on the subscriber (10.59.110.12)(mcc-cucm2.mclennan.edu)

 

Verify phone firmware

Log into the CUCM Administrator

Device> Device Settings> Device Defaults

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Load Information should reflect the firmware just uploaded. Inactive Load Information should be the old Load Information.

Turn fire walls back on.  Close SFTP Server.

Reset Phones

After hours reset the phones.

Device>Phone

Select Device Type in the first drop down, select contains in the second drop down, enter phone model in the search box, click Find.

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Check the top select all box and click Reset Selected

Click reset in the pop-up window. Wait for the phone to re-register and go to the next page of phone.  Click Find to refresh the page. Do not do more than 100 at a time.  Phones can take up to 10 minutes to reset, down load the firmware, install the firmware and restart.

New firmware will show up under Requested Load ID after the phone restarts the first time.

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After the phone installs the new firmware, it should show up as the active load and the old active load will move to the Inactive Load position replacing the old inactive load and the requested Load disappears.

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