Avocent SPC420 Upgrading firmware, To reboot a managed appliance from a Unit Overview window

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2.Click Operations, then select Reboot from the menu. A confirmation dialog box will appear.

3.Confirm or cancel the reboot. If confirmed, all active sessions will be disconnected. A Multiple Unit Operation window will open, containing a link to another window where results may be viewed; see Multiple unit operations from a Units View window on page 111.

To reboot a managed appliance from a Unit Overview window:

NOTE: To reboot a KVM switch or serial console appliance, you must have Reboot Appliance access rights. By default, users who are members of the DSView 3 software administrators, user administrators and appliance administrators built-in groups have this access right. See About Access Rights on page 144.

1.In the Unit Overview window, click the Reboot icon or link. A confirmation dialog box will appear.

2.Confirm or cancel the reboot. If confirmed, all active sessions will be disconnected.

Upgrading firmware

To upgrade the firmware on a managed appliance:

NOTE: A valid Flash file must exist in the DSView 3 server’s firmware repository for the KVM switch or serial console appliance to use this command. Optionally, one or more managed appliances may be Flash upgraded as a task. See Task: Updating the firmware of an appliance type on page 329.

1.In the Unit Overview window, click the Upgrade Firmware icon or link. The Upgrade Appliance Firmware Wizard will appear.

2.The Select Firmware Files window will open.

•To add one or more Flash files to the update list, select the file(s) in the Available Firmware Files list, then click Add. The properties will be moved to the Firmware Files to Update list.

•To remove one or more firmware files from the update list, select the file(s) from the Firmware Files to Update list, then click Remove. The firmware files will be moved to the Available Firmware Files list.

•The firmware on each managed appliance will be upgraded in the order shown in the Update list. A reboot will be automatically performed between each firmware update.To change the order in which firmware files are installed on the managed appliance, select one or more firmware files in the Firmware Files to Update list and use the up and down arrows to move the selected firmware files up or down in the listing.

Click Next.

3.The Type in Task Name window will open. Type a 1-64 character name for the upgrade firmware task, then click Next.

4.The Completed Successful window will open. To check the progress of the upgrade task, click the Click here to view results link. (You may also check the upgrade task progress while the task is running by clicking the System tab and then clicking Tasks in the top navigation bar; however, the upgrade task will be removed from the task list when it completes.)