Software actions
As needed, from the Software Manager you can take actions on modules, such as install, uninstall, upgrade, downgrade, and re-install. You flag intended actions
on software items using action buttons near the bottom of the manager’s view pane, as shown below. Action buttons become enabled when you have one or more items
selected.
Figure 79. Software Manager action buttons
Included in action buttons are Reset and Commit. When you reset, all flagged module changes (since the last commit) are cleared. Commit is how you actually launch the flagged changes.
When you Commit, one of these two things happens:
- If upgrading (or downgrading) modules, a confirmation popup dialog appears, telling you the station must be stopped and the
host rebooted. After the software operation completes, the host is rebooted.
CAUTION: Before committing, make sure that controlled equipment that might be adversely affected by the JACE’s station stopping and then host rebooting (from software changes) is put in a manually controlled state.
- In many cases, if only installing new module(s), meaning modules not previously installed, the station continues running on that platform. The software is immediately installed.