Verilink SCM (880-503300-001) Product Manual - Manual (Page 70)

Downloading and Broadcasting Firmware
6-6 Verilink SCM
Before Beginning
This Upgrade
If applicable, install the FTP server program that you have selected.
Copy the file containing the new SCM firmware to a known location
(path) on the computer running the FTP server application.
Preview SCM modules may be upgraded by using the TCP/IP File Transfer
Protocol (FTP) to bring a new executable into the module and then
writing it to flash memory.
Different versions of code may exist in banks A and B. Upgrades
are applied to bank B only.
Before attempting to FTP new code into the SCM, verify that these
two conditions are met:
• The SCM is connected to a LAN segment which also has a
computer with an FTP server application, or that a gateway
address in the SCM network configuration makes the FTP
server reachable via a router.
• The SCM module has an Ethernet IP address and subnet mask
which are valid for the LAN segment on which it resides.
NOTE: If changes are made to the SCM Ethernet Configuration Menu
the modules must be reset for the changes to take effect.
Upgrading SCM
Flashbanks
This section details the procedure for upgrading a local SCM. The
first portion of this procedure transfers the file into the SCM.
NOTE: The SCM does not check whether the flash file belongs to the
SCM before downloading.
Verify FTP Server
Access
Copy the new firmware file to a known path on the FTP server
machine. This file will often be named FLASH.QB.
Start the FTP server application.
On the SCM module, exit using X until the pSH+> prompt is
reached. Verify that the FTP server is reachable by using the PING
command
ping 192.94.45.242 (use the IP address of your FTP server)
When it is successful, PING will return:
PING (192.94.45.242): 56 data bytes
192.94.45.242 is alive
If PING fails verify the TCP/IP related options. See Chapter 3,
“TheTCP/IP Configuration Menu” paying special attention to the
Ethernet IP address, Ethernet subnet mask and other Ethernet