Lantronix Hub manual Troubleshooting Flash ROM Updates, NetWare, Flash ROM Troubleshooting

MSS User Guide 8: Updating Software

The path and filename are case-sensitive and must be enclosed in quotation marks. When attempting to boot across an IP router, you must configure the router to proxy-ARP for the MSS, or use the bootgateway feature. For more information, see Change Bootgateway in the Commands chapter of the MSS Reference Manual located on the CD-ROM.

NetWare

The MSSVIAx.SYS file should be placed in the login directory on the NetWare file server. The MSS cannot actually log into the file server (since it knows no username/password); it can only access files in the login directory itself. On the MSS, specify the file server name, filename, and path.

Figure 8-2: Configuring NetWare Reload

Local> SET PRIVILEGED

Password> SYSTEM (not echoed)

Local>> CHANGE SERVER NETWARE LOADHOST fileserver

Local>> CHANGE SERVER SOFTWARE SYS:\LOGIN\MSSVIAx.SYS

Local>> INITIALIZE RELOAD

MOP

The MSSVIAx.SYS filename is the only parameter that the MSS needs to reload via MOP. Make sure the service characteristic is enabled on the host's Ethernet circuit, copy the MSSVIAx.SYS file to the MOM$LOAD directory, and reload the MSS using the Initialize Reload command.

Note: If an error message is displayed indicating an invalid record size on the

VAX console, the MSSVIAx.SYS file was not transferred in binary mode.

Troubleshooting Flash ROM Updates

Many of the problems that occur when updating the Flash ROM can be solved by completing the following steps:

		Table 8-1. Flash ROM Troubleshooting
Protocol		Area to Check
NetWare	Ensure the file is in the login directory. Since the MSS cannot actually log into the
	file server, it has very limited access to the server directories.
	Check the file and directory permissions.
	Ensure the loadhost name and address are specified correctly and that their case
TFTP	matches that of the filenames on the host system.
	Ensure the file and pathnames are enclosed in quotes to preserve case.
	Ensure that TFTP is enabled on the host; several major UNIX vendors ship their
	systems with TFTP disabled by default.
	The Ethernet circuit must have the service characteristic enabled.
MOP	Ensure that the MOM$LOAD search path includes the directory containing the
	MSSVIAx.SYS, MSS4.SYS, or MSS100.SYS file.
	Ensure that the files were transferred in binary mode
FTP	Ensure that your FTP client is set to do a binary transfer.

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