Dear friend!
As you mentioned in the post, replace the U2000 V200R018 with V200R015 to upgrade OTN products. The upgrade may fail, or the NMS returns a success message, but some files fail to be loaded. As a result, the device cannot work properly. However, the upgrade may be successful. You are advised to download an LCT version of R18 from Huawei technical support website. Then install it on the PC, which is easy to operate.
For details about the risks, see the product upgrade guide.
Thank you!