
097-93100-01 Revision C – February, 2010
TimeCreator 1000 User’s Guide 125
Chapter 6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Upgrading the Firmware
4. When prompted, enter a user name and password for the server.
5. The new software is loaded into the IOC, the IOC is rebooted, and it then enters
Warm-up mode for up to 30 minutes.
If you are upgrading the active IOC, the TimeCreator 1000 performs the following:
the active IOC enters standby mode
the second IOC changes to active mode
firmware is transferred to the standby IOC
After the download, the standby IOC must achieve Lock mode before changing
back again to active mode. The standby IOC is then upgraded.
6. Type
set configuration restore
and press
Enter
to restore the contents of
the IOC configuration.
Upgrading the IMC
To upgrade the software in the IMC, use the following procedure:
1. Login at the Admin level (see
2. Type
set configuration backup
and press
Enter
to save the contents of the
IMC configuration.
3. Type
upgrade imc <filename> <ftp-server> ftp auto-reboot
(use the IP
address) and press
Enter
. The
auto-reboot
option automatically reboots the
unit after the firmware is installed to activate it. Otherwise, the user must enter
the command
reboot IMC
when installation is complete.
Note:
The system will FTP the file from the specified FTP server (IP
address) and then upgrade the module.
Note:
If the initial IOC upgrade is not successful, the entire process is
aborted, an error message is generated, and the IOC restarts with the
original firmware.
Note:
Outputs are not affected during the IMC upgrade
procedure.