To transfer the files:
1.Open a command prompt window of a computer on the network. Go to the directory that contains the firmware files, and list the files:
C:\>cd\apc
C:\apc>dir
For the listed files, xxx represents the firmware version number:
•apc_hw05_aos_xxx.bin
•apc_hw05_application_xxx.bin
2.Open an FTP client session:
C:\apc>ftp
3.Type open and the IP address of the Management Card, and press ENTER. If the port setting for the FTP Server has changed from its default of 21, you must use the
•For Windows FTP clients, separate a
ftp> open 150.250.6.10 21000
•Some FTP clients require a colon instead of a space before the port number.
4.Log on as Administrator; apc is the default user name and password.
5.Upgrade the AOS. (In the example, xxx is the firmware version number):
ftp> bin
ftp> put apc_hw05_aos_xxx.bin
6.When FTP confirms the transfer, type quit to close the session.
7.After 20 seconds, repeat step 2 through step 6. In step 5, use the application module file name. SCP. To use Secure CoPy (SCP) to upgrade firmware for the Management Card:
1.Identify and locate the firmware modules as described in the preceding instructions for FTP.
2.Use an SCP command line to transfer the AOS firmware module to the Management Card. The following example uses xxx to represent the version number of the AOS module:
scp apc_hw05_aos_xxx.bin apc@158.205.6.185:apc_hw05_aos_xxx.bin
3.Use a similar SCP command line, with the name of the application module, to transfer the application firmware module to the Management Card.
How to upgrade multiple Management Cards
Export configuration settings. You can create batch files and use an American Power Conversion utility to retrieve configuration settings from multiple Management Cards and export them to other Management Cards.
See Release Notes: ini File Utility, version 1.0, available on the APC Network Management Card Utility CD.
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