Updating The Pdu Firmware Using A Web Interface; Updating The Pdu Firmware Using A Serial Cli; Updating The Pdu Firmware Using Ftp - HP HPE G2 Series User Manual

Updating the PDU firmware using a web interface

Procedure
1. Open the user interface in a web browser by entering the PDU IP address.
2. Log in with Administrator credentials.
3. Navigate to System Management > Update > Firmware.
4. In the Firmware Update dialog box, navigate to HPE.bin firmware file and then select click OK.
NOTE: The firmware file must be named HPE.bin or HPEvxx.bin.
5. Select Upload. The system updates the newest firmware to the Network Management Module.
6. When the upload is complete, the system reboots automatically.

Updating the PDU firmware using a Serial CLI

Procedure
1. Connect to the PDU using a serial HyperTerminal connection, and then press Enter.
2. Log in with Administration credentials.
3. Enter sys upd ser.
The CLI displays the E801 message.
System will enter upgrade mode after reboot
System Reboot now
Are you sure?(Y/N) Y
4. From the HyperTerminal menu options, navigate to Transfer > Send File.
5. Navigate to the updated firmware file, HPE.bin.
6. Set Protocol to Ymodem and then select Send.
Transfer window opens. When the transfer is complete, the window closes automatically.
7. When the upload is complete, the system reboots automatically.

Updating the PDU Firmware using FTP

To access a PDU using an FTP program, FTP must be enabled through the PDU Web Interface or CLI.
Procedure
1. In the Web Interface, navigate to Network Settings > SSH/FTPs Configuration.
2. To enable FTP access, select the check box.
3. In the CLI, log in with administrator credentials and use the command net tcpip FTPs open.
4. Log in to an FTP program with administration privileges.
5. Transfer the updated HPE.bin file to the folder labeled fw, and then close the FTP.
6. Connect to the PDU through SSH using a program such as Hyper-Term or PuTTY.
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