HP Transcend Traffix Manager - Manual (Page 153)

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This appendix contains the following sections:
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Downloading Firmware to 3Com Standalone Agents
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Setting the Operational Mode on 3Com Standalone RMON-2 Agents
Downloading
Firmware to 3Com
Standalone Agents You should always run the latest version of management software
(firmware) in the agents on your network. Running the most up-to-date
version of agent firmware has the following benefits:
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The latest release includes all bug fixes from previous versions.
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For full RMON-2 functionality you must have the latest version of
firmware installed. Firmware releases prior to version 4.17 are
incompatible with Traffix
™ Manager 3.0.
Firmware files are stored on the machine where the Traffix Server is
installed. When you install the Traffix Server, you automatically install the
TFTP server on the same machine.
For instructions on how to download the latest version of firmware, refer
to the Firmware Upgrade documentation that ships with Traffix Manager.
Before you can download agent firmware, you must launch the TFTP
server, as it serves out all firmware files. Network devices can log in and
download files from the TFTP server. The agents on your network must
therefore be able to access the machine where the TFTP server is installed.
You launch the TFTP server by clicking Programs on the Start menu, and
then selecting Transcend Traffix Manager v3.0 TFTP Server from the
Transcend Traffix Manager menu.
For known issues with the TFTP Server, see the Traffix Manager Release
Notes that are shipped with this product.