Dell PowerVault 35F User Manual page 38

Configuring the PowerVault 35F: Dell PowerVault 35F User's Guide
4. Use "root" as the user name and "password" as the password.
5. To change the user name and password, see
6. Specify binary mode:
bin
7. Specify the firmware's path and filename with the "put" command:
put <path:filename>
The file will transfer and the PowerVault 35F will reboot. The PowerVault 35F is now using the new firmware.
NOTE: You may want to confirm the new firmware level by checking the PowerVault 35F's reboot messages
through the serial interface.
To download firmware using TFTP:
1. Connect your computer using the PowerVault 35F's Ethernet port.
2. At the command line, type the following command:
tftp –i <IP address> put <path:filename>
The file will transfer and the PowerVault 35F will reboot. The PowerVault 35F is now using the new firmware.
NOTE: You may want to confirm the new firmware level by checking the PowerVault 35F's reboot messages
through the serial interface.
To download firmware using a terminal emulator:
1. From the "Advanced Options" menu, select the Download a new revision of the Firmware command to start
the download procedure.
2. When you confirm you want to download, the PowerVault 35F will start the download process.
3. Use the Transfer -> Send File option in the terminal emulator utility.
4. Select the location of the firmware. Use the Browse button, if you need help finding it.
5. Make sure you select XMODEM as the protocol.
6. Press the Send button.
7. The firmware will begin to download.
When the download is complete, the system verifies that the firmware image was successfully written to the FLASH
memory and then reboots the PowerVault 35F. Upon reboot, the PowerVault 35F detects that there is a newly
downloaded firmware image and copies that image to the boot sector of the FLASH and then boots with that image. At
that point the PowerVault 35F is using the new firmware image.
The following figure shows what you might see on your terminal when you download a new revision of the firmware:
file:///C|/Users/rishi_sood/Desktop/35F/ug/config_2.htm[3/21/2013 11:16:19 AM]
"Change Security Settings."