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Upgrading Firmware and Managing Configurations

Start sending the file. After the file transfer is finished device will provide an indication that it was properly upgraded.

The device must be reset in order for the new software to take effect. If you want to reset the device immediately enter “reset<CR>”. The device will begin its reboot within a few seconds.

14.1.2 Upgrading Firmware Using a TFTP Client on Your Workstation

This method of TFTP transfer relies upon the use of a TFTP client upon a Unix/Dos workstation to contact the product’s TFTP server.

Note: The TFTP Server parameter in IP Services Configuration controls how a TFTP client can access the device’s built-in TFTP server. A setting of “Disabled” prevents all access, “Get Only” allows retrieval of files and “Enabled” allows storing and retrieval of files. Ensure that this parameter is appropriate for the type of access you wish to perform.

Ping the device to be downloaded in order to ensure it is available. Perform a TFTP transfer in binary mode to the device, specifying a destination filename of “main.bin”. Most command line TFTP utilities would use a syntax similar to “tftp –i hostname put local_file remote_file”.

Checking Status of Download

The utility will provide an indication that the file was transferred properly, but you must also query the device in order to determine if it was correctly programmed.

Use the command “rsh hostname –l username,password version” to obtain the revision of the firmware. If the download was successful the version will be indicated as the “next” firmware version (i.e. the firmware that will run after the next reboot).

C:\>ping 10.1.0.1

Pinging 10.1.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 10.1.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=60

C:\>tftp -i 10.1.0.1 put C:\files\ROD-CF52_Main_v3.0.0.bin main.bin

Transfer successful: 1428480 bytes in 4 seconds, 375617 bytes/s

C:\>	rsh 10.1.0.1 –l guest version
Current		ROS-CF52 Boot Software v2.5.0 (May	31 2005	13:56)
Current		ROS-CF52 Main Software v2.4.4 (Sep	15 2005	12:01)
Next	ROS-CF52 Main Software v3.0.0 (Dec 21		2005 09:04)

C:\>

Figure 179 Example of an Upgrade using a TFTP client on your workstation

ROS™ v3.5 252 RS400