Tftp settings – HP Lights-Out 100 Remote Management User Manual
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ROMPAQ /D cpqq0801.D14 ldrImage.bin
ROMPAQ Firmware Upgrade Utility, Version 5.02 (R)
Copyright (c) Hewlett-Packard Corporation, 1994-2006
Input file: CPQQ0801.D14
Output file: LDRIMAGE.BIN
The
load
command is used to take a binary image from a specific source location (specified as a URL)
and place it at the specified target address. The
load
command can download and flash a ldr firmware
image file using TFTP from the specified location.
To update the firmware, log in to LO100 as administrator through the CLP interface and issue the
load
command to upload and install the firmware from the map1/firmware directory.
1.
Start a CLP session. To access the CLP in Windows®:
a.
Click Start>All Programs>Accessories>Command Prompt.
b.
At the command prompt, enter
telnet
where
IP address
is the IP Address
of the server to which you want to connect.
2.
At the CLP prompt, enter:
cd/map1/firmware
3.
At the CLP prompt, enter
load -source
where:
o
is the
//tftpserver IP/path/filename
to be downloaded.
o
tftp server IP is the URL or IP address of the TFTP server containing the firmware.
o
filename is the file name of the image file (LdrImage.bin in this example).
For example, enter:
load -source //10.141.38.157/LdrImage.bin - oemhpfiletype
csr
NOTE:
After using the
load
command LO100 will reset ending your CLP interface session.
You must reconnect to the CLP interface.
NOTE:
When you use the CLP
load
command with TFTPD32, HP recommends using a 30-
second timeout and 6 retries.
TFTP settings
When using a TFTP server, the settings vary by on different operating systems. Use the following settings:
Flashing the firmware image file using TFTP on Microsoft Windows®
1.
Copy the BMC firmware into a directory on the server.
2.
Run TFTP by launching the executable file tftpd32.exe.
3.
Navigate to TFTP Configuration>Settings, and set Timeout to 30 seconds and Max Retransmit to 6.
4.
Enter File Name and TFTP Server IP Address. File Name is the path where the BMC firmware is
residing. TFTP Server IP Address is the IP address of the TFTP server. For example, 10.141.38.157.
Flashing the firmware image file using TFTP on Linux
1.
Navigate to Applications>Systems Settings>Server Settings>Services, and ensure that
tftp
and
xinetd
are running.