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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:	DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:	Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:	NETCAD::COLELLADT

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4455
Total number of notes:	16761

1072.0. "upgrading DB900MX problem?" by WARABI::CHIUANDREW () Mon Jun 06 1994 06:33

    Hi,
    
    MY customer want to upgrade the DB900MX to V1.2.1 (get it from DCF010),
    the 
    image is DEFBA121.BIN, but we cannot get it works.
    
    Follow is our procedures:
    
    1) Setup In-BAND address for DEChub900 (e.g. SLOT 7) and the IP address
    of the DB900MX.
    2) Try to setup In-BAND IP address for DB900MX via re-direct
    function, but we got 'no room for IP address, IP address not set.', so 
    we try to use the HUB's IBMM address to perform the upgrade.
    3) We can upgrade the HUBmanager from V2.2 to V3.0 bvis DECnduplus.
    4) When w try to upgrade DB900MX from V1.1.2 to V1.2, we got error
    	TIME OUT on port (when we issued the folllowing:
    	DOWNLOAD LOAD /FORCE=HUBMANV2/MODULE=7 1.2.3.4 -
        MOM$SYSTEM:DEFBA121.BIN
    
    where DB900MX mounted on SLOT 7 of DH900 and 1.2.3.4 is the IBM ip
    address of HUB900 (shown in display of HUB900 front panel).
    
    We can get the version of HUB manager and DB900MX via NDUplus
    usingDOWNLOAD SHOW DEVICE 1.2.3.4 - hubMANAGER
    DOWNLOAD SHOW DEVICE /FORCE=CHASDESCR/MODULE=7 1.2.3.4
    
    5) We also try to upgrade DB900MX via console port of HUB900, but 
    	the DLU process timeout after aprox. 10 minutes.
    
    I don't the log with me, but it seems to me that the NDUplus cannot
    load to DB900MX ONLY (since we can upgrade DECagent 90 from V1.1 to
    V2.1.3, HUBmanager from V2.2 to V3.0). My guess there may be problems
    with DB900MX, since once I set the IBM ip address in HUBmanager, I
    cannot set DB900MX IBM ip address (I can set another IBM IP address to
    DB900MX), but when I ping these IBM IP address I get the same ARP
    entries in UCX).
    
    
    Could someone advise the 'correct' and workable procedures for
    upgrading 
    DB900MX using NDUplus?
    
    BTW, Port 3 is configured to Thinwire via COnsole manager.
    
    Thanks in advance for help!
    Andrew Chiu - NIS Sydney

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1072.1	Known problem with V1.1.2	CGOS01::DMARLOWE	Have you been HUBbed lately?	`Mon Jun 06 1994 12:35`	10
	There are many entries about this problem. You MUST set an IP address in the DB 900 and use the /FORCE=PCOMMON to load the bridge. Also you must have the NDU system connected to the DB 900 either by Ethernet or FDDI. Explain "no room for IP address". Check other notes for the complete command line. dave
1072.2	More clarifications?	WARABI::CHIUANDREW		`Tue Jun 07 1994 02:53`	18
	re .1, Thanks for your quick response!. NDUplus system (VMS) is connected to AUI port of DB9000mX (port 2) and I cannot set the same IP address of the IBM IP address of the HUBmanager, since the HUB900 will use the IBM IP address of the DB900MX, once I set the IBM for HUB, when I try to use the same address for DB900MX, then I got 'no room for IP address'. But if I use another IP address for DB900MX, then it accepted. You mentioned that FORCE=PCOMMON, what is the IP address I should use? And you I need module qualifier? Could someone clarify the 'correct' procedures for setting DB900MX adn HUB900 IBM IP address ? Thanks again Andrew Chiu - NIS Sydney
1072.3	upgrade of decbridge 900mx	ISIDRO::ELSA		`Tue Jun 07 1994 03:59`	28
	Hi, Yesterday I make that you need, and I make of the following manner: With a terminal on a setup port of the HUb900 and redirect to the port that haves the Decbrige 900mx. Put IP in-band address to Decbrige 900mx. Return to the machine that have Nduplus and make the following command: download load ip address of /force=pcommon decbridge 900mx If you have a community different of public then: download load ip address of /force=pcommon community decbridge 900 mx It should be work for you. Elsa Soengas MCS Spain
1072.4	For direct loads of everything except the DECconcentrator 900MX ...	ROGER::GAUDET	Because the Earth is 2/3 water	`Tue Jun 07 1994 10:43`	5
	The VMS command file that I posted in note 1008.10 will ask all the right questions in order to formulate the proper incantation of the DOWNLOAD command. You might want to check it out. ...Roger...
1072.5		NACAD::SLAWRENCE		`Mon Jun 13 1994 11:07`	3
	When you assign an address to a module _and_ an In-Band address to the Hub you must use two different addresses.