12: Maintenance

Load Firmware via

From the drop-down list, select the method of loading the firmware. Options are FTP, TFTP, HTTPS, NFS, USB, and SD Card. FTP is the default.

If you select HTTPS, the Upload File link becomes active. Select the link to open a popup window that allows you to browse to a firmware update file to upload.

If you select NFS, the mount directory must be specified.

The SD Card option must be selected if an SD card is to be used.

Note: Connections available depend on the model of the SLC unit.

Boot Banks

Bank 1

Displays the version of SLC firmware in bank 1.

 

Note: The word "current" displays next to the bank from which the SLC

 

booted.

Bank 2

Displays the version of SLC firmware in bank 2.

 

 

Next Boot Bank

Displays the current setting for bank to boot from at next reboot.

 

 

Switch to Bank 2

If desired, select the alternate bank to boot from at next reboot.

 

 

Copy configuration

If checked, will copy the configuration from the current bank to the bank being

from Bank 1 to Bank 2

updated. The two numbers are automatically generated so that the first

during firmware update

number is the current bank.

 

 

Copy contents of

If checked, enables you to copy the current boot bank to the alternate boot

Bank 1 to Bank 2

bank. This process takes a few minutes to complete.

 

 

Load Firmware Via Options

Note: Prior to firmware update, the current configuration is saved to the Local Disk location with the name "before_MMDDYY_HHMM".

HTTPS

Click Upload File to update the SLC firmware.

 

 

NFS Mounted Dir

Select the NFS mounted directory from the drop-down menu.

 

 

USB Port

Click to select USB port.

 

 

FTP/SFTP/TFTP

The IP address or host name of the server used for obtaining updates and saving

Server

or restoring configurations. May have up to 64 alphanumeric characters; may

 

include hyphens and underscores.

 

 

Path

The default path on the server for obtaining firmware update files and getting and

 

putting configuration save files.

 

 

Login

The userid for accessing the FTP server. May be blank.

 

 

Password /

The FTP user password.

Retype Password

 

 

 

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