Web Manager “Access” Menu Options > Upgrading AlterPath PM IPDU Software

Upgrading AlterPath PM IPDU Software
The following figure shows the screen layout that appears when an administrative user clicks the Software Upgrade tab under Access Æ IPDU.
IPDU “Software Upgrade” Screen
A table similar to the one in the screen shown in IPDU “Software Upgrade” Screen displays information about any directly-connected AlterPath PM IPDU, which is called the “Master Unit,” and about any daisy-chained IPDUs, which are named “Slave 1” through “Slave N.” Each entry displays the version number of the software that is currently installed on the IPDU. The “Refresh” button also appears on the screen.
IPDU “Software Upgrade” Screen shows entries for a Master Unit that has software version 1.6.0 and a Slave Unit 1 that has software version 1.7.1.
Note: Daisy-chaining only works if all daisy-chained IPDUs are running the same version of the PM software. The OnBoard administrator must ensure that all connected AlterPath PM IPDUs have the most recent version of the PM software.
Clicking “Refresh” has effects shown in Upgrade Button on the IPDU “Software Upgrade” Screen, but only if both the following are true:
A /tmp/pmfirmware file exists on the OnBoard
As shown in Upgrade Button on the IPDU “Software Upgrade” Screen, the following appear on the screen if the two prerequisites in the previous list are true:
Upgrade Button on the IPDU “Software Upgrade” Screen
Pressing the “Upgrade” button starts the upgrade process. The top of the screen shown in the following figure shows the message that displays when the selected AlterPath PM IPDU is being upgraded, and the remaining text in the screen displays when upgrading is complete.
IPDU Software Upgrade Dialog
Pressing OK on the dialog shown in IPDU Software Upgrade Dialog brings up the “Software Upgrade” screen, which displays the new software version for the selected IPDU.
IPDU “Software Upgrade” Screen With Upgraded Software
The following table lists the tasks for upgrading software on a connected AlterPath PM IPDU and where they are documented
Download an updated version of the AlterPath PM software from Cyclades and install the software in the /tmp/pmfirmware directory,
To Download AlterPath PM IPDU Software From Cyclades
An administrative user can use this procedure to download AlterPath PM software from the Cyclades ftp server.
Note: Updated versions of related documents can also be found on the Cyclades website under Support Downloads/Documentation.
After downloading the software onto the OnBoard by following this procedure, the administrative user needs to perform the procedure under To Upgrade Software on a Connected IPDU to update the software on connected AlterPath PM IPDU(s).
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Change to the /tmp directory into which the software needs to be downloaded.
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Enter the ftp command to access ftp.cyclades.com.
[admin@OnBoard tmp]# ftp ftp.cyclades.com
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Change directories to /pub/cyclades/alterpath/pm/released and list the directories it contains.
ftp> cd /pub/cyclades/alterpath/pm/released
As shown in the previous screen example, the directories are named for the software release numbers. The latest version in the example is V_1.8.0. If the latest version at the Cyclades site is more recent that the version installed on the IPDU, continue with this procedure to download the latest version.
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ftp> cd V_1.8.0
As shown in the previous screen example, the directory contains a binary file (PM_version_number.BIN) for the latest software version, a checksum file (PM_version_number.md5sum), and a doc directory, which contains PDFs of the latest AlterPath PM documentation.
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Use the get command to get the binary file (for example: PM_180.BIN) and enter pmfirmware as the destination filename
ftp> get PM_180.BIN pmfirmware
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After the download completes, end the ftp connection, and verify the presence of the pmfirmware file in the /tmp directory.
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To Upgrade Software on a Connected IPDU
Perform this procedure to upgrade the software on all connected AlterPath PM IPDUs.
This procedure requires the following:
A more-recent version of the AlterPath PM software than the one shown on the “Software Upgrade” form on the OnBoard must be available from Cyclades, Corp.
The more-recent version of the AlterPath PM software has been downloaded and copied into the OnBoard’s /tmp directory with the filename pmfirmware. For the procedure, see To Download AlterPath PM IPDU Software From Cyclades.
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Go to Access Æ IPDU Æ Software Upgrade.
The Software Upgrade screen displays.
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If a /tmp/pmfirmware file exists containing a more recent version of the PM software than the one currently installed, the following changes occur on the screen:
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A dialog displays while the software is being upgraded.
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Repeat Step 4. and Step 5. for all listed IPDUs until all are upgraded to the same level.

Web Manager “Access” Menu Options > Upgrading AlterPath PM IPDU Software