Chapter 9. Maintenance
Adapter Firmware Upgrade
The following procedure describes upgrading the firmware of selected KVM Adapter Cables. To perform the upgrades, do the following:
1.Click the Adapter Firmware Info button to see the adapter firmware versions stored by the main firmware.
2.Compare the adapter firmware information with the version shown in the F/W Version column of the Main Panel to see if the stored version is newer than the version in the adapter. If the stored version is newer, you will probably want to perform the upgrade.
3.In the Name column of the Main Panel, check the ports whose Adapters you want to upgrade.
4.Click Upgrade Adapters to start the upgrade procedure.
If you enabled Check Adapter Firmware Version, the current firmware level(s) are compared with that of the upgrade file. If the current version is equal to, or higher than the upgrade version, a message appears in the adapters Progress column informing you that no upgrade is available and stops the upgrade procedure.
If you didn't enable Check Adapter Firmware Version, the upgrade files are installed without checking what their level is.
As the upgrade proceeds, progress information is shown in the Progress column.
When the procedure completes the new adapter firmware version displays.
Note: 1. The switch may work with older adapter firmware versions, but for optimum compatibility we recommend upgrading your Adapter Cable firmware to that stored with the switch’s Main firmware.
2.You can perform the upgrade procedure anytime you add an Adapter to the installation to make sure it is working with the latest firmware version.
3.To recover from a “failed upgrade” situation, see Adapter Cable Firmware Upgrade Recovery, page 150.
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