CHAPTER 4: USING THE DEVICE
MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
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Figure 29 Tools > Software Upgrade page
Table 51 Tools > Software Upgrade page attributes
Defines the board type and frequency band of operation.
Defines the current operating software version.
Software Version
(Active Bank)
ePMP devices two banks of flash memory which each contain a version of
software. The version of software last upgraded onto the Flash memory is made
the Active Bank. This software will be used by the device when rebooted.
Software Version
(Inactive Bank)
The version of software that was the Active Bank is made the Inactive Bank when
another version of software is upgraded onto the Flash memory. The Inactive
Bank of software will be used by the device in case the Active Bank cannot be
used due to a failure condition.
The current U-boot version.
URL: A webserver may be used to retrieve software upgrade packages
(downloaded to the device via the webserver). For example, if a webserver is
running at IP address 192.168.2.1 and the software upgrade packages are located in
the home directory, an operator may select option From URL and configure the
Software Upgrade Source field to
http://192.168.2.1/<software_upgrade_package>.
Local File: Click Browse to select the local file containing the software upgrade
package.
Click Browse to select a local file (located on the device accessing the web
management interface) for upgrading the device software.