Digi 16, TS8 manual Upgrading the OS Firmware Command Line, Prerequisite Task

Upgrading the OS (Firmware): Command Line

This section describes how to upgrade the PortServer TS 8/16 operating system (OS). The OS is stored in flash ROM and can be upgraded without changing the ROM or other hardware.

Related Information

See the boot and set config commands in the Digi One/PortServer TS Command Reference.

Prerequisite Task

Note: When upgrading from a firmware release prior to 82000684_B, the boot code must be upgraded first. To determine your current firmware release, issue the set config command. If you need to upgrade the boot code first, here is how you do it:

1.Download the boot code from the Digi web site to a server running TFTP.

2.To load the new boot code, issue the following command: boot load-boot=tftp-server-ip:filename

where tftp-server-ipis the IP address of the TFTP server and filename is the boot file. Example: boot load-boot=143.21.10.5:82000679_c1

3.Reboot the Digi device.

When the Digi device reboots, it is ready for new firmware.

Procedure

This procedure assumes that you have logged in as root.

1.Download a copy of the latest PortServer TS 8/16 firmware from the Digi International web site, digi.com, and copy it to a host running TFTP.

2.Load the new OS into flash ROM by entering the following command: boot load=ip-address:filename

where

•ip-addressis the IP address of the TFTP host

•filename is the name of the firmware file.

The following message should appear:

The image in flash now appears valid.

3.If this message does not appear, do not reboot PortServer TS 8/16. The unit may become inoper- ative if you do; call technical support for instruction on what to do next.

4.If you want to confirm this operation, reboot from the OS in flash ROM by entering the follow- ing command:

boot action=reset

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