SCP: To use Secure CoPy (SCP) to upgrade firmware for the Rack ATS, follow these steps (this procedure
assumes bootmon does not need upgrading, it is always necessary to upgrade the other two though):
1. Locate the firmware modules, see “Using the Utility for manual upgrades, primarily on Linux:” on
page 105.
2. Use an SCP command line to transfer the AOS firmware module to the Rack ATS. The following
example uses nnn to represent the version number of the AOS module:
scp apc_hw05_aos_nnn.bin apc@158.205.6.185:apc_hw05_aos_nnn.bin
3. Use a similar SCP command line, with the name of the application module, to transfer the
application firmware module to the Rack ATS. (Always upgrade the AOS before the application
module).
Use XMODEM to upgrade one Rack ATS
To use XMODEM to upgrade one Rack ATS that is not on the network, you must extract the firmware files from
the Firmware Upgrade Utility (see “To extract the firmware files:” ).
To transfer the files (this procedure assumes bootmon does not need upgrading, it is always necessary to
upgrade the other two though):
1. Select a serial port at the local computer and disable any service that uses the port.
2. Connect the provided serial configuration cable (part number 940-0144A) to the selected port
and to the RJ-12 style serial port at the Rack ATS.
3. Run a terminal program such as HyperTerminal, and configure the selected port for 57600 bps, 8
data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.
4. Press the Reset button on the Rack ATS, then immediately press the Enter key twice, or until the
Boot Monitor prompt displays: BM>
5. Type XMODEM, then press ENTER.
6. From the terminal program’s menu, select XMODEM, then select the binary AOS firmware file to
transfer using XMODEM. After the XMODEM transfer is complete, the Boot Monitor prompt
returns.
(Always upgrade the AOS before the application module).
7. To install the application module, repeat step 5 and step 6. In step 6, use the application module
file name.
8. Type reset or press the Reset button to restart the Rack ATS’s management interface.
Use a USB drive to transfer and upgrade files
Use a USB drive to transfer and upgrade files. Before starting the transfer, make sure the USB drive is
formatted in FAT32.
1. Download the firmware upgrade files and unzip them.
2. Create a folder named apcfirm on the USB flash drive.
3. Place the extracted module files in the apcfirm directory.
4. Use a text editor to create a file named upload.rcf. (The file extension must be .rcf, not .txt for
example.)
5. In upload.rcf, add a line for each firmware module that you want to upgrade. For example, to
upgrade to bootmon version 1.0.8, AOS v6.4.6, and ATS4g application version v6.4.7, type:
BM=apc_hw05_bootmon_108.bin
AOS=apc_hw05_aos_646.bin
APP=apc_hw05_ats4g_647.bin
6. Place upload.rcf in the apcfirm folder on the flash drive.
7. Insert the flash drive into a USB port on your ATS.
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8. Press the display Reset button and wait for the card to reboot fully, including the automatic ATS
Controller reboot.
9. Check that the upgrade was completed successfully using the procedures in “Verifying
Upgrades”.
