Maintenance and Alarms
Eaton ePDU G3 Operation Manual P-164000277—Rev 1
www.eaton.com/ePDU
130
Reboot the eNMC Module and Reset the ePDU
1.
Reboot the eNMC module using either the reset button on the LCD front panel or using a serial or
network connection to a terminal emulator or Web interface.
2.
Reset the ePDU to factory default settings using a serial or network connection to a terminal emulator,
Web interface, or LCD menu.
NOTE
Step and Step 2 must be performed or the new configuration will not be properly
accepted by the eNMC module. If something doesn't look right afterward, perform
Step 2 (reset to defaults) a second time.
After the configuration file is uploaded and eNMC module is rebooted, the ePDU settings return to default
settings and the energy counter restarts from 0. Only the serial number is recovered.
Firmware Upgrade
The firmware upgrade process allows you to maintain the most current firmware by updating the ePDU
Network Management and Control (eNMC) module with new or enhanced features and applying periodic bug
fixes.
The upgrade file is named
Image<
xxx>
.bin
. (The <
xxx
> values will vary for each upgrade.) During the upgrade,
the firmware and the Web page are both upgraded to avoid incompatibility between the firmware version and
the Web site. Additional validation checks are performed as well.
The new firmware files can be uploaded using either Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), File Transfer Protocol
(FTP), or USB. With all methods, the basic steps are the same:
1.
Upload the Binary File.
This file will be stored in a temporary location in the communications module.
2.
Implement the Firmware.
After the file is loaded, the bootloader will implement the firmware in the
eNMC module to upgrade the firmware and refresh the Web pages.
NOTE
Groups of Eaton ePDU G3 models can be configured or updated with new firmware
at the same time using Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM). The IPM software is
available separately at no cost for up to 10 devices. Refer to the
Eaton Intelligent
Power Manager (IPM) User’s Guide
for more information.
!
IMPORTANT
We strongly recommend that you leave only one IPM activated when mass upgrade or mass
configuration operations are performed to upgrade eNMC from IPM. You should shut off all
paralleled IPM (up to 9) during these operations.
Upgrading Firmware with Hypertext Transfer Protocol
The HTTP upgrade using the Web occurs in two stages:
l
Upload the binary file
l
Implement the firmware