VVDN_T4240MFCS_User_Manual
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CONFIDENTIAL
Upgrading image on BMC
4.2
To get the images from server it is necessary to configure the server. This configuration involves
Create the tftp server.
Network configuration
Steps to flash the image on BMC
4.3
1.
Boot the BMC and let the kernel up.
2.
Set the ip of the BMC by using ifconfig. For e.g.
ifconfig eth0 down
ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.45 up
3.
Check whether the host is connected or not using ping command. To use tftp, host (e.g.
laptop) and BMC should be in same domain.
(NOTE: Both server and BMC in
192.168.0.x domain)
ping 192.168.0.81
4.
If connection is done goto tmp directory. This can be done by
cd /tmp
5.
Get the image from host by executing tftp command
tftp -gr <image name> <host_ip>
The image should present in /tftpboot directory in host system.
6.
Flash the image to onboard flash memory with the help of following command
flashcp -v <image_name> /dev/mtd0
Flashing will take some time for erasing, writing and verifying data.
7.
Once the flash is done reboot the BMC.
