Appendix b: upgrade system firmware, B.1 upgrade procedures – Atop Technology SE5001 Series User Manual
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Appendix B: Upgrade System Firmware
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B.1 Upgrade Procedures
This section introduces the command-line firmware upgrade utility included in the CD. Alternatively, use the GUI
management utility SerialManager to upgrade the system firmware. Refer to section
to use SerialManager to
upgrade the system firmware.
After the new firmware is obtained, follow the procedures below to upgrade SE5001.
1. Connect a PC (Windows systems) and the SE5001 to the same subnet. Use ping command or
SerialManager utility to verify its availability.
2. Locate dapdl.cfg (configuration file), gwdl.exe (download executable utility), and download.bat (download
batch file) in the \download folder of the CD. Copy them to the system disk.
3. Locate the new system kernel and/or AP firmware to download. Move them inside the copied \download
directory.
4. Double click on download.bat to start the firmware upgrade process.
Figure B.1 Prompt of download.bat
Note: It is also possible to edit dapdl.cfg and run gwdl.exe manually without using the batch file
download.bat.
5. Press any key to continue.
6. An editor will open dapdl.cfg automatically. Edit the content to match the IP address of SE5001 and the
file name of the new firmware. "dapdl.cfg" has the following structure:
Remote_IP
10.0.50.100
Load
firmware.hex
The first line identifies the IP address of SE5001, the second line identifies the name of the firmware (.Hex
file) to be downloaded.