MDR User Guide
89
C Upgrading the MDR System Software
This document explains how to upgrade the MDR system (MDR-220 or MDR-250) with
new firmware. This upgrade is required in order to update the MDR system with a newer
version of the MDR Server program. Also, if the MDR FLASH becomes corrupted, the
entire firmware package may be replaced as detailed in the last section.
MDR Firmware (mdrvxst.hex)
The MDR firmware can be found on the VMETRO CD-ROM called
VMETRO Soft-
ware Products
.
The
mdr-server
and
mdr-host-sw
directories contain the files needed for this update:
mdr-server/bin/midas-vxworks/
contains the file called
mdrvxst.hex
needed
for updating the MDR system
mdr-server/etc/
contains the configuration files
mdr.ini
,
vxbsp.ini
documents/
contains the documentation, including the
Re-
lease Notes
Version Upgrade Matrix
The following matrix identifies the software that must be upgraded when migrating from
past versions of MDR Software to the current version. At a minimum, the software indi-
cated with a ‘Y’ must be upgraded.
Currently
FC DRIVER
MDR HOST
MDR SERVER (MDR FLASH)
Installed
Version
Solaris
Windows
NT/2000
Solaris
Windows
NT/2000
VMFC2x00P
Driver
Firmware
(mdrvxst.hex)
mdr.ini vxbsp.ini
mdr
1.1
Y Y Y Y Y
Y
Y Y
mdr 1.2.x
mdr 1.3.x
Y Y Y Y Y
Y
Y N
mdr 1.4
mdr 1.4.1
mdr 1.4.2
mdr-1.4.3
N Y
Y
mdr.ini
is same
Y
mdr.ini
is same
Y Y
N
N
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