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UPS Network Management Card 2 User’s Guide76
File Transfers
Upgrading Firmware
When you upgrade the firmware on the UPS Network Management Card 2 (NMC), you obtain the latest new
features, performance improvements, and bug fixes.
Upgrading here means simply placing the module files on the NMC, there is no installation as such. Check
regularly on www.apcc.com/tools/download for any new upgrades.
Firmware module files (Network Management Card 2)
A firmware version has three modules, and they must be upgraded (that is, placed on the NMC) in this order:
• a boot monitor (bootmon) module
• an American Power Conversion Operating System (AOS) module
• an application module
(Each module contains one or more Cyclical Redundancy Checks (CRCs) to protect its data from corruption).
The boot monitor module, the AOS, and the application file names share the same basic format:
apc_hardware-version_type_firmware-version.bin
• apc: Indicates the context.
•
hardware-version: hw0n where n identifies the hardware version on which you can use this file.
•
type: Identifies which module.
•
version: The version number of the file.
•
bin: Indicates that this is a binary file.
Firmware File Transfer Methods
Upgrade the bootmon module first, then the AOS module, and finally, the application module by
placing them on the NMC in that order.
Obtain the free, latest firmware version from www.apcc.com/tools/download. To upgrade the firmware of one
or more NMCs, use one of these five methods:
• On a Windows operating system, use the Firmware Upgrade Utility downloaded from the
www.apc.com website. See “Using the Firmware Upgrade Utility”.
• On any supported operating system, use FTP or SCP to transfer the individual AOS and application
firmware modules. See “Use FTP or SCP to upgrade one Network Management Card”.
• For a Network Management Card that is NOT on your network, use XMODEM through a serial
connection to transfer the individual firmware modules from your computer to the
NMC.
See “Use XMODEM to upgrade one NMC”.
• Use a USB drive to transfer the individual firmware modules from your computer (AP9631 only).
See “Use a USB drive to transfer and upgrade the files (AP9631 only)”.
• For upgrades to multiple NMCs, see “Upgrading the firmware on multiple Network Management
Cards” and “Using the Firmware Upgrade Utility for multiple upgrades on Windows”.