On the “Software Upgrade” form under Applications > IPDU Power Mgmt., you can upgrade the software on AlterPath PM IPDUs.The following figure shows the Software Upgrade form listing the current software version on the AlterPath PM IPDU connected to Serial Port 1.An entry for each serial port configured for power management, and information about each directly-connected PM is displayed. The primary connected IPDU is referred to as the “master”, and any daisy-chained PMs are called “slaves.” The form displays the version number of the software that is currently installed on each PM.To upgrade IPDU software using this form, you first must download a more-recent version of the AlterPath PM software into the ACS’s /tmp directory with the filename pmfirmware. Clicking the “Refresh” button checks for a more-recent version of the PM firmware in the /tmp/pmfirmware file. If the /tmp/pmfirmware file is present and the software version it contains is more recent than the installed version, information about the new version is displayed, and an “Update” button appears on the form.
1. On a computer in the same subnet as the ACS, bring up a browser and go to the download section of the Cyclades website at:
http://www.cyclades.com/support/downloads.php
2. Find the section on the downloads page for the AlterPath PM, and compare the latest driver’s version number to the version shown in the Applications > IPDU Power Mgmt. > Software Upgrade form.The following example shows the “AlterPath PM” section on the downloads page.For example, the version of AlterPath PM firmware in the previous figure is Software Version: 1.5.0. In this case the software is updated. You would download it if it is more recent than the version shown on the form.
3. Click the “Firmware” link.For example, pm_150.bin is the name of the version 1.5.0 firmware file.
5.
• A more-recent version of the AlterPath PM software than the one shown on the “Software Upgrade” form, which is available from Cyclades web site.
• You downloaded the more-recent version of the AlterPath PM software and copied it into the ACS’s /tmp directory with the filename pmfirmware.If a /tmp/pmfirmware exists containing a more recent version of the PM firmware than the one currently installed, an “Update” button appears.