If a TFTP server is available, you can use it and appropriate configuration files to perform any or all of the
following tasks for a large number of Legrand PDUs in the same network.
Initial deployment
Configuration changes
Firmware upgrade
Downloading diagnostic data
This feature is drastically useful if you have hundreds or even thousands of Legrand PDUs to configure or
upgrade.
Warning: The feature of bulk configuration or firmware upgrade via DHCP/TFTP only works on standalone
Legrand PDUs directly connected to the network. This feature does NOT work for slave devices in the
cascading configuration.
Tip: For the other alternatives, see
Configuration or Firmware Upgrade with a USB Drive
(on page 432)
or
Raw Configuration Upload and Download
(on page 460).
In This Chapter
Bulk Configuration/Upgrade Procedure................................................ 442
TFTP Requirements ............................................................................. 443
DHCP IPv4 Configuration in Windows ................................................. 443
DHCP IPv6 Configuration in Windows ................................................. 451
DHCP IPv4 Configuration in Linux ....................................................... 457
DHCP IPv6 Configuration in Linux ....................................................... 458
Bulk Configuration/Upgrade Procedure
As of version 3.5.0, any firmware
downgrade
using "fwupdate.cfg" is NOT supported by default. Only
firmware upgrade is permitted with "fwupdate.cfg". A special parameter is required to permit firmware
downgrade via "fwupdate.cfg". See
fwupdate.cfg
(on page 434).
Therefore, firmware "downgrade" via DHCP/TFTP is disallowed by default since release 3.5.0.
Steps of using DHCP/TFTP for bulk configuration/upgrade:
1. Create configuration files specific to your Legrand PDU models and firmware versions. See
Configuration Files
(on page 433) or contact Legrand Technical Support to properly prepare some or
all of the following files:
fwupdate.cfg (always required)
config.txt
devices.csv
Bulk Configuration or
Firmware Upgrade via
DHCP/TFTP