APC AP9631 Network Card User Manual


 
93UPS Network Management Card 2 User’s Guide
The new utility works fine with any existing iplist.txt file that you have used with the
old version of the utility.
3. Select the Upgrade From Device List check box to use the
iplist.txt file. Clear this check
box to upgrade the firmware using the IP, user name and password you typed on the dialog box.
4. Choose the Upgrade Now button to start the firmware version update(s).
5. Choose View Log to verify any upgrade.
Use XMODEM to upgrade one Management Card
To use XMODEM to upgrade one Management Card that is not on the network, you must extract the
firmware files from the NMC2 Firmware Upgrade Utility (see “To extract the firmware files:” ).
To transfer the files:
1. Select a serial port at the local computer and disable any service that uses the port.
2. Connect the provided serial configuration cable (APC part number 940-0299) to the selected port
and to the serial port at the Management Card.
3. Run a terminal program such as HyperTerminal, and configure the selected port for 57600 bps, 8
data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.
4. Press the Reset button on the Management Card, then immediately press the Enter key twice, or
until the Boot Monitor prompt displays:
BM>
5. Type XMODEM, then press ENTER.
6. From the terminal program’s menu, select XMODEM, then select the binary AOS firmware file
to transfer using XMODEM. After the XMODEM transfer is complete, the Boot Monitor prompt
returns.
7. To install the application module, repeat step 5 and step 6. In step 6, use the application module
file name.
8. Type
reset or press the Reset button to restart the Management Card.
For information about the format used for firmware modules, see “Firmware files
(Network Management Card)” on page 90.
Verifying Upgrades and Updates
Verify the success or failure of the transfer
To verify whether a firmware upgrade succeeded, use the xferStatus command in the command line
interface to view the last transfer result, or use an SNMP GET to the
mfiletransferStatusLastTransferResult OID.