Web Manager for Administrators > Access>IPDU Power Mgmt.>Software Upgrade

Access>IPDU Power Mgmt.>Software Upgrade
On the “Software Upgrade” screen under Access>IPDU Power Management in Expert mode, an administrative user can upgrade the software on AlterPath PM IPDUs.
The following figure shows the Software Upgrade screen listing the software version on a single AlterPath PM IPDU connected to AUX1.
Web Manager IPDU Power Management>Software Upgrade Screen
An entry displays for each AUX port configured for power management. The entry displays information about the directly-connected IPDUs, which is called the “master,” and about any daisy-chained IPDUs, which are called “slaves.” The screen displays the version number of the software that is currently installed on each IPDUs.
An administrative user can upgrade IPDU software using this screen, after installing a more-recent version of the AlterPath PM software into the OnSite’s /tmp directory with the filename pmfirmware. Clicking the “Refresh” button checks for the 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 screen.
Note: An Upgrade button displays only if a copy of the most-recent firmware has been downloaded into /tmp/pmfirmware.
To Download AlterPath PM Software From Cyclades [Expert]
An administrative user can use this procedure to download software from the Cyclades website. See To Upgrade Software on an AlterPath PM [Expert] for how an administrative user can use downloaded AlterPath PM software to update a connected AlterPath PM. While at the website an administrative user can also download updated versions of related documents.
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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 Access>IPDU Power Mgmt.>Software screen.
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 Driver Version V_1.4.0. You would download it if it is more recent than the version shown on the screen.
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Click the “Firmware” link.
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For example, pm_140.bin is the name of the version 1.4.0 software file.
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After the download completes, copy the file to the /tmp folder with the name pmfirmware.
To Upgrade Software on an AlterPath PM [Expert]
Perform this procedure to upgrade the software on an AlterPath PM.
This procedure requires the following:
A more-recent version of the AlterPath PM software than the one shown on the “Software Upgrade” screen is available from Cyclades, Corp.
You downloaded the more-recent version of the AlterPath PM software and copied it into the OnSite’s /tmp directory with the filename pmfirmware. See To Download AlterPath PM Software From Cyclades [Expert].
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The Software Upgrade screen displays.
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If a /tmp/pmfirmware exists containing a more recent version of the PM software than the one currently installed, an “Update” button appears.
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