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5 automated firmware upgrade – Artesyn ATCA-7350 Installation and Use (September 2014) User Manual

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Software Upgrade

ATCA-7350 Installation and Use (6806800G59G)

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for "update channel" upgrade:
$ ./fw_upd.sh -i upch

8.5

Automated Firmware Upgrade

The "upd.sh" file is a shell script to be used in Linux environment for automated firmware
upgrade. It is part of the atca-7350-upgrade-x.y.z-r rpm package. Please ask your local
sales representative for obtaining this package. It enables the user to re-program and upgrade
all essential firmware parts of ATCA-7350 blades automatically according to a certain software
version.

The upgrade package depends on several individual firmware image packages. This script
updates the payload of the ATCA-7350 blade. Active SOL sessions to the upgraded ATCA-7350
blade are terminated after the upgrade.

Automated Firmware Upgrade

Follow these steps to automatically upgrade firmware.

1. Boot Linux on the ATCA-7350 blade to get a Linux shell prompt.

2. Perform the upgrade.

$ ./upd.sh [-U ] [-P ] [-n ]

[-s] [-t ]
Example:
update method using ’rmcp’ server for upgrading parts of the FW

Base Channel
The base channel cannot be upgraded. It is only readable.

Please do not attempt this unless you are sure you want to re-program the device.