Rebooting The Mergepoint Unity Switch; Upgrading The Mergepoint Unity Switch Firmware - Avocent MPU1016-001 Installer/User Manual

Rebooting the MergePoint Unity switch

To reboot the MergePoint Unity switch:
1. From the side navigation bar, select Unit View - Appliance - Overview to open the Unit
Overview screen.
2. Click Reboot.
3. A dialog box appears, warning you that all active sessions will be disconnected. Click OK.
NOTE: If you are using the local UI, the screen will be blank while the switch reboots. If you are using the remote
OBWI, a message will appear to let you know that the interface is waiting on the appliance to complete the reboot.

Upgrading the MergePoint Unity switch firmware

You can update your MergePoint Unity switch with the latest firmware available.
NOTE: The preferred method for updating the firmware is to use the DSView 3 software. See the DSView 3
Installer/User Guide for detailed instructions.
After the Flash memory is reprogrammed with the upgrade, the MergePoint Unity switch
performs a soft reset, which terminates all IQ module sessions. A target device experiencing an
IQ module firmware update may not display, or may display as disconnected. The target device
will appear normally when the Flash update is completed.
CAUTION: Disconnecting an IQ module during a firmware update or cycling power to the target device will render
the module inoperable and require the IQ module to be returned to the factory for repair.
To upgrade the MergePoint Unity switch firmware:
1. From the side navigation bar, select Unit View - Appliance - Overview to open the Unit
Overview window.
2. Click Upgrade Firmware to open the Upgrade Appliance Firmware.
3. Select one of the following options from which to load the firmware file: File System,
TFTP, FTP or HTTP.
NOTE: The File System option is only available on the remote OBWI.
4. If you selected File System, select Browse to specify the location of the firmware upgrade
file.
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If you selected TFTP, enter the Server IP Address and Firmware File you wish to load.
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