3.2.1 Updating a hardware system
Updatinga hardwaresyst emt akinga management bladeas an example
Figure 3: Diagram ofthe update procedure (management bla de via TFTP
server)
1. TheInventory Manageron the managementserver uses SNMP com-
mandsto fetch the requiredinventory data from the managementblade.
Whenyou are updatingvia the graphicaluser interface the data is pre-
sentedon the graphicaluser interface.
2. TheUpdate Managercompares theinventories enteredin t hedatabase
witht hes oftwareand firmware componentsin t herepository. Based on
thedifferences arising fromt his comparison,it thencreates a list of
componentsands erversthat need updating.
3. BX600MMB S2 only:
Thelogin forH TTPis checked. This is donedirectly wit hthe man-
agementbladeusing HTTP commands.
Updatevia Update ManagerLinux: Login is checked duringupdate.
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3.2Update via TFTP server