Dell Managed PDU LED - Manual (Page 187)

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Firmware File Transfer Methods
To upgrade the firmware of a Rack PDU, use one of these methods:
• From a networked computer on any supported operating system, use FTP or SCP to
transfer the individual AOS and application firmware modules.
• For a Rack PDU that is not on your network, use XMODEM through a serial
connection to transfer the individual firmware modules from your computer to the
Rack PDU.
Use FTP or SCP to upgrade one Rack PDU
FTP. To use FTP to upgrade one Rack PDU over the network:
• The Rack PDU must be connected to the network, and its system IP, subnet mask,
and default gateway must be configured.
• The FTP server must be enabled at the Rack PDU.
• The firmware files must have been downloaded from Dell.com.
To transfer the files:
1. At a computer on the network, open a command prompt window. Go to the
directory that contains the firmware files, and list the files:
C:\>cd\dell
C:\dell>dir
For the listed files, xxx represents the firmware version number:
• dell_hw05_aos_xxx.bin
• dell_hw05_application_xxx.bin
When you transfer individual firmware modules, you must transfer the
Operating System (AOS) module to the Rack PDU before you transfer the
application module.