Using the Web Manager : Web Manager Access Menu Options for Administrative Users : Upgrading IPDU software

Upgrading IPDU software
To view and upgrade the software on any connected and configured IPDUs, click the Software Upgrade tab under the Access-IPDU menu option. Figure 6.16 shows the screen layout that appears.
IPDU Software Upgrade Screen
A directly-connected IPDU is referred to as the Master Unit and any daisy-chained IPDUs are referred to as Slave 1 through Slave N.
NOTE: Daisy-chaining only works if all daisy-chained IPDUs are running the same version of the PM IPDU software. The OnBoard appliance administrator must ensure that all connected Cyclades PM IPDUs have the most recent version of the PM software.
Clicking the Refresh button has effects shown in Figure 6.17, but only if both the following are true:
As shown in Figure 6.17, 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. A message displays when the selected IPDU is being upgraded. When upgrading is complete, you are prompted to select OK. The Software Upgrade screen then appears and displays the new software version for the selected IPDU.
IPDU Software Upgrade Screen With Upgraded Software
To download Cyclades PM IPDU software from Cyclades:
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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_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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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 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.
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To upgrade software on a connected IPDU:
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Make sure that the most recent version of the Cyclades PM IPDU software has been downloaded and copied into the OnBoard appliance’s /tmp directory with the filename pmfirmware.
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Select the Access-IPDU-Software Upgrade menu option. The Software Upgrade screen displays.
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Click the Refresh button. If a /tmp/pmfirmware file exists containing a more recent version of the PM software than the one currently installed, the value next to Latest software version available: changes to match the version in /tmp/pmfirmware, and an Upgrade button appears.
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Click Upgrade. A dialog displays while the software is being upgraded.
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