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Updating the firmware 59
Updating the firmware
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Updating the console switch firmware....................................................................................................... 59
Updating the cascaded console switch firmware........................................................................................ 59
Updating the interface adapter firmware................................................................................................... 60
Updating the console switch firmware
NOTE: The PC or laptop used to upgrade the firmware must be running Microsoft® Windows NT®.
1. Connect the serial download cable to the serial download connector on the PC (must be running
Windows®) and to the serial download connector ("Components" on page 71) on the rear panel of
the console switch.
2. Go to the folder where the firmware files are saved and run the WUpDateHP.exe file.
NOTE: The three .bin files must be in the same folder as the WUpDateHP.exe file.
3. Select which language to install and enter the serial port number of the server to which the console
switch is attached.
4. Click Load. The update process begins.
The update process has three updates—Loading Application Firmware, Loading Graphics Chip, and
Loading System Data. You see a progress bar for each of those three updates. The firmware update
is not done until all of the updates have been loaded. When the firmware is updated, the following
message indicating "Update Complete" is displayed.
5. Click Done.
Updating the cascaded console switch firmware
NOTE: The PC or laptop used to upgrade the firmware must be running Microsoft® Windows NT®.
1. Locally connect the cascaded console switch ("How do I locally connect a cascaded console
switch?" on page 52).
2. Update the cascaded console switch firmware.
a. Connect the serial download cable to the serial download connector on the PC (must be running
Windows®) and to the serial download connector ("Components" on page 71) on the rear
panel of the main console switch.
b. Go to the folder where the firmware files are saved and run the WUpDateHP.exe file.
NOTE: The three .bin files must be in the same folder as the WUpDateHP.exe file.
c. Select which language to install and enter the serial port number of the server to which the main
console switch is attached.
d. Click Load. The update process begins.