Using the Web Manager : Web Manager Mgmt Menu Options : Upgrading OnBoard appliance firmware

Upgrading OnBoard appliance firmware
When an administrative user selects the Mgmt-Firmware upgrade menu option, the following screen appears.
Mgmt-Firmware Upgrade Screen
An administrative user can use the screen to upgrade the OnBoard appliance’s operating system kernel and applications, which are collectively referred to as firmware in Cyclades management interfaces.
The current configuration is used after the upgrade. The installed software is used at the next boot, which should be performed after the upgrade completes.
Information needed for firmware upgrades
The screen collects information used to automatically download software from an FTP server and to install the software on the OnBoard appliance. Table 6.23 describes the information you need to supply on the form.
The DNS name or IP address of the FTP server where the firmware is located. You can use any ftp server if you download the firmware onto it first. The Cyclades ftp site address is: ftp.cyclades.com.
On the Cyclades ftp server, the directory is under /pub/cyclades/alterpath/onboard/released/V_version_number/zImage_onb_NNN, where version_number is N.N.N., and N.N.N and NNN are the most recent version number, for example, 1.0.1 and 101. Go to ftp://ftp.cyclades.com/pub/cyclades/alterpath/onboard/released in a browser, if needed, to verify the correct pathname and file names for the software for the OnBoard appliance.
To download OnBoard appliance firmware:
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Enter the ftp command to access ftp.cyclades.com.
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Enter anonymous when prompted for the Name and press Enter when prompted for the password.
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As shown in the previous screen example, the directories are named for the software release numbers. The latest version in the example is V_3.0.0.
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As shown in the previous screen example, the directory contains a binary file (zImage_onb_version_number.bin) for the latest software version, and a checksum file (Image_onb_version_number.md5).
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Enter the mget command to get the binary and md5 files (for example: zImage_onb_110.bin).
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After the download completes, end the ftp connection, and verify the presence of the zImage_onb_110.bin and zImage_onb_110.md5 files on the local server.
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Special considerations if the last boot was a network boot
Figure 6.85 shows the message that appears if the OnBoard appliance was last booted over the network from a TFTP server.
Mgmt-Firmware Upgrade Screen With Net Boot Message
Click the Upgrade Now button to write the currently-running image from the RAM memory into the Flash memory.
For more details about how images are stored in the OnBoard appliance and about configuration file backups, see Advanced Boot and Backup Configuration.
See Table 6.24 if needed for the values to supply in the fields. To upgrade using an image booted over the network from a TFTP server, boot the OnBoard appliance from a TFTP server before starting the following procedure.
To upgrade the OnBoard appliance firmware:
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Select the Mgmt-Firmware upgrade menu option. To upgrade from an image obtained from a tftp server after a network boot, go to step 4. To upgrade from an ftp server, continue to step 3.
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Click the Upgrade Now button.
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When the download completes, select the Mgmt-Restart menu option and restart the appliance.