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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 PX devices 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 PX devices to configure or upgrade.
Warning: The feature of bulk configuration or firmware upgrade via
DHCP/TFTP only works on standalone PX devices directly connected
to the network. This feature does NOT work for slave devices in the
USB-cascading configuration.
Tip: For the other alternative, see
Configuration or Firmware
Upgrade with a USB Drive
(on page 503).
In This Chapter
Bulk Configuration/Upgrade Procedure ................................................514
TFTP Requirements ..............................................................................515
DHCP IPv4 Configuration in Windows ..................................................516
DHCP IPv6 Configuration in Windows ..................................................526
DHCP IPv4 Configuration in Linux ........................................................533
DHCP IPv6 Configuration in Linux ........................................................535
Bulk Configuration/Upgrade Procedure
The DHCP/TFTP feature is supported as of release 3.1.0 so make sure
that all PX devices which you want to configure or upgrade are running
firmware version 3.1.0 or later.
Steps of using DHCP/TFTP for bulk configuration/upgrade:
1. Create configuration files specific to your PX models and firmware
versions. See
Configuration Files
(on page 504) or contact Raritan
Technical Support to properly prepare some or all of the following
files:

fwupdate.cfg (always required)
Appendix D Bulk Configuration or Firmware
Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP