This window enables you to download a firmware image file to a device. You must have a TFTP Server running to perform the download operation. To access the Firmware Image Download window from the main Console window, right-click the device in the left panel and select Firmware Image Download from the menu. In Device Manager, select Utilities > Firmware Image Download from the Device View menu bar.
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Current Device Settings
The information displayed in Current Device Settings varies depending on the device type.
For devices that support the cfgGroup MIBs (such as the X-Pedition Router), the information is displayed as follows:
For devices that support the ctDL MIBs, the information is displayed as follows:- Last Filename
- Displays the path and filename of the last image downloaded to the device. This is not necessarily the active firmware.
Devices that support etsysConfigurationManagementMIB do not provide values for these fields and will display "No Information Provided".
Operation
Use the radio buttons to select the desired type of operation:
- Download -- Performs a download of the specified firmware image to the device. This operation will not activate the new firmware. A Reset operation must be performed to activate the downloaded image.
- Download & Reset -- Performs a download of the specified firmware image to the device and resets the device with the new image as soon as the download is complete.
- Reset -- Resets the device so that new firmware can be activated.
Download Settings
Use this area to specify the download settings.
- TFTP Server IP
- Enter the TFTP server's IP address, or use the dropdown list to select the TFTP server to perform the download operation. This list contains up to seven IP addresses: the IP address for the local workstation (local), the IP address of the TFTP server last set on the device (current), and up to five previously entered IP addresses. Greater than five addresses can be entered during a particular TFTP Download session, but only five are retained after this window is closed.
- Server Uses Root Path
- If your TFTP server is configured with a root directory, select the
checkbox and specify the root directory in the Path field (or use the
Browse button to navigate to the directory). The root directory is
the base directory to which the TFTP server is allowed access. The TFTP
server will be allowed to download files from this directory and any of its
sub-directories. If the NetSight TFTP Service is being used, the
checkbox will be selected with the root path as specified in the
Services for NetSight Server
view of the Suite-Wide Options
window.
NOTES: Devices that support etsysConfigurationManagementMIB must use a TFTP server that is configured with a root directory. When using a remote TFTP server, mount or map the remote machine's TFTP root directory. Then specify the mounted or mapped drive as the root directory.
- Full Image Path
- Enter the full path and filename of the image file you want to download to the device. You can also use the dropdown list to select a path and filename or use the Browse button to navigate to the file. The dropdown list displays the path as set on the device (current), and the last five paths used in this window. If you have specified a Root Path, the browse capability is limited to the directories below that root path.
- Path to Set on Device
- This field displays the image path as it will be set on the device. If the Server Uses Root Path is selected, the specified root path is stripped from the full path and filename. If Server uses Root Path is not selected, this field displays the same path as the Full Image Path field.
Status
The information displayed in Status varies depending on the device type.
| NOTE: | Devices that support etsysConfigurationManagementMIB will display dashes (--) in these fields until an operation begins, at which time they will report the progress of that operation. |
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- Operation Status
- Displays the status of the download operation:
- Normal Operation -- following a download, indicates that the operation was completed successfully. Also indicates the device is operating within normal parameters.
- Download Active -- the device is currently processing a TFTP download.
- Error Detected During Download -- a download was started but an error was detected.
- Other/Unknown -- the device is in an unspecified or unknown state.
- Inactive -- the device is currently not engaged in a transfer.
- Pending -- the transfer operation is in queue.
- Running -- the transfer operation is in progress.
- Success -- the transfer operation completed successfully.
- Error Detected During Operation -- an error occurred during the transfer.
- Bytes Transferred
- Depending on the device and the TFTP server being used, this field may display transfer statistics during a download operation. In some cases, a progress bar will also appear at the bottom of the screen (in the status bar), reporting the percentage of the download operation completed.
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