Updating VTM Firmware
6-2
Express5800/320Ma: Software Installation and Configuration Guide
Checklist: Updating VTM Firmware
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Verify that there are no active connections with the ActiveService Network (ASN).
To end or prevent ASN connections, disconnect the modem from the system or
from the phone jack.
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In ftServer Management Console (ftSMC), verify that both VTMs are online and
running in duplex mode. Expand ftServer (Local), ftServer I/O Enclosures, and
I/O Enclosure - 10. Click VTM Adapter - 3 or VTM Adapter - 4. In the details
pane, make sure the value of
OpState:State
is
Duplex
. Do not update the
firmware if the value is
Simplex
.
To update the VTM firmware
1. To copy the VTM firmware file to the system, do one of the following:
•
Insert the Express5800/320Ma VTM Firmware Update CD in the CD-ROM
drive. In the VTM Firmware Setup message box, click OK.
•
Download a file that contains the VTM firmware from the Express5800/320Ma
System Downloads page at
http://support.necsam.com/servers/
. Save the file
in the %ProgramFiles%\Stratus\Firmware\VTM folder.
2. In ftSMC, expand ftServer (Local), ftServer I/O Enclosures, and I/O
Enclosure - 10. Expand VTM Adapter - 3, or VTM Adapter - 4 and then click
VTM Config - 3 or VTM Config - 4.
3. Make sure that the system is not automatically burning the firmware to the VTMs.
In the details pane for VTM Config - 3 or VTM Config - 4, verify that the value of the
OpState:State
property is
Online
. If the state is
FW Update
or
FW Update
Complete
, do not continue with the remaining steps in this procedure. For
information about autoburn, which automatically burns the firmware to the VTMs,
see
“Enabling and Disabling Autoburn to VTMs” on page 6-3
.
4. Right-click VTM Config - 3 or VTM Config - 4, and click Update Firmware.
5. In the Update Firmware on VTM Config -
n
dialog box, click Browse and navigate
to the folder in which you saved the VTMn.nnn.cab file, typically
%ProgramFiles%\Stratus\Firmware\VTM.
6. In the Open dialog box, double-click VTMn.nnn.cab.
7. Click Finish in the Update Firmware on VTM Config - n dialog box.
The following message appears, indicating that the firmware update is beginning:
The operation completed successfully.
Click OK in the message box.
8. In ftSMC, monitor the value of the
OpState:State
property as it transitions to the
following values:
