How to upgrade the firmware on kvm/net, Ftp method, Ssh/scp method – Cyclades User's Guide User Manual

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How to Upgrade the Firmware on KVM/net

1. Download the firmware bin file (*.bin) and the md5 checksum (*.md5)

from Cyclades download site at

http://www.cyclades.com/support/

downloads.php

or from Cyclades FTP server at

ftp://ftp.cyclades.com

and

place it on your local FTP or SSH/SCP server.

2. Use FTP or SSH/SCP to copy the downloaded files to the flash memory of

your KVM/net unit by overwriting the existing firmware.

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FTP Method

Follow the below procedure if you use FTP. In the following example the
assumption is that your local FTP server is 192.168.51.242, and the firmware
is saved at /pub/cyclades/zImage_kvm_200.bin

1. Connect a terminal to the console port of your KVM/net, login as “root”,

and execute the following commands.

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SSH/SCP Method

Follow the below procedure if you use SSH/SCP. In the following case the
assumption is that your local SSH/SCP server is 192.168.51.242, your
username is paul and the firmware is saved at /home/paul/cyclades/
zImage_kvm_200.bin.

[root@KVM/net flash]# ftp 192.168.51.242

hash

bin

lcd /proc/flash

cd /pub/cyclades

get zImage_kvm_200.bin

get zImage_kvm_200.md5

quit

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