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How to Upgrade Firmware
Benefits of Upgrading Firmware
When you upgrade the firmware on the UPS Network Management Card (NMC):
You obtain the latest bug fixes and performance improvements.
New features become available for immediate use.Keeping the firmware versions consistent across your network ensures that all NMCs support the same features in the same manner.Firmware Files (Network Management Card)
A firmware version consists of three modules: An AOS module, an application module, and a boot monitor (bootmon) module. Each module contains one or more Cyclical Redundancy Checks (CRCs) to protect the modules data from corruption during transfer.The AOS, application, and boot monitor module files used with the NMC share the same basic format:"cat_hardware-version_type_firmware-version.bin"
cat : Indicates the context.
hardware-version : hw0x identifies the version of the hardware on which you can use this binary file.
type : Identifies whether the file is the AOS, module, the application module, or the boot monitor module for the NMC.
version : The version number of the file.
bin : Indicates that this file is a binary file.Obtain the Latest Firmware Version
Note: In a manual upgrade, you can skip the bootmon installation if there are no updates. With the NMC2 Firmware Upgrade Utility, any bootmon update is automatic.NMC2 Firmware Upgrade Utility for Microsoft Windows Systems
The NMC2 Firmware Upgrade Utility automates the transferring of the firmware modules on any supported Windows operating system. Find the latest firmware release for your product and the automated utility included in the product. Never use a utility designated for one product to upgrade the firmware of another product.Manual Upgrades, Primarily for LINUX Systems
If no computer on your network is running a Microsoft Windows operating system, upgrade the firmware of your NMCs by using the separate AOS and application firmware modules.Note: In manual upgrades, load the boot monitor module first, then the operating system module, and finally, the application module.To extract the firmware files:
Run the NMC2 Firmware Upgrade Utility.
At the prompts, click "Next>", and then specify the directory location to which the files will be extracted.
When the "Extraction Complete" message displays, close the dialog box.Firmware File Transfer Methods
To upgrade the firmware of an NMC, use one of these methods:
From a networked computer running a Microsoft Windows operating system, use the NMC2 Firmware Upgrade Utility.Note: The utility only works with an NMC that has an IPv4 address.
From a networked computer on any supported operating system, use FTP or SCP to transfer the individual AOS and application firmware modules.
For a Network Management Card that is not on your network, use XMODEM through a serial connection to transfer the individual firmware modules from your computer to the NMC.
When you transfer individual firmware modules, transfer the AOS module to the NMC before you transfer the application module.
Use FTP or SCP to Upgrade One Network Management Card
FTP
To use FTP, to upgrade one NMC over the network:
The NMC must be connected to the network, and the system IP, subnet mask, and default gateway must be configured.
The FTP server must be enabled at the NMC.
The firmware files must be extracted from the NMC2 Firmware Upgrade