Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

3159.0. "DR900TM load problems" by GIDDAY::MORAN () Mon Jan 15 1996 02:54

    A customer rang me saying he could not re-flash his 900tm repearter to
    V2.00. He copied the file from ftp.digital.com so susspecting a corrupt
    image I gave him a copy on floppy.
    
    Of course he still had problems so I tried out what he did on our
    office DR900TM and got the exact same results.
    
    Procedure:
    
    1)	Start Hubloader
    2)	Type in IP address of Repeater. Hubload does a 'show' and says
    current FW 1.1.0 and Latest 2.0.0
    3)	Start TFTP server in the backgroud. Help/about in tftp server shows
    Netrider loader 1.0-03.
    4) Hit load on hubloader.
    
    This is where the problems starts. The repeater starts a load and the
    counter on the TFTP server goes up to 900 or so and then the repeater
    retries. The counter on the TFTP server is reset and counts to 1. This
    processs happends about 4/5 times and it seems like the repeaters gives
    up.
    
    The Status message on hubloader are: (This is using one of our
    repeaters in office which is already V2.0.0 - The sympton is the same
    for the customers repeater which is V1.1.0)
    
    DECrepeater 900TM , 32 Port TP Ethernet Rptr SNMP,
    HW=v1,RO=v1,SW=V2.0.0
    Load Agent Name:  rep1;   Agent Address:  16.153.208.241
    Community String: public
     
    [WARNING] FIRMWARE IS UP TO LATEST VERSION
    Load Agent Name:  rep1;   Agent Address:  16.153.208.241
    Community String: public
    [PCOMMON] Setting server IP address (pcomLoadIpHostAddr).
    [PCOMMON] Setting filename (pcomLoadFilename).
    [PCOMMON] Setting AdminStatus/trigger (pcomLoadAdminStatus).
    [PCOMMON] File transfer in progress.
    Max. Polling Time = 20 Minutes.
    TFTP: File Transfer Started
    [WARNING] SNMP Get Request Timed Out
    HUBLOAD: Device is resetting.
    [WARNING] SNMP Get Request Timed Out
    HUBLOAD: Device is resetting.
    [WARNING] SNMP Get Request Timed Out
    HUBLOAD: Device is resetting.
    [WARNING] SNMP Get Request Timed Out
    HUBLOAD: Device is resetting.
    FIRMWARE is up to LATEST Version.
    Polling complete
    DECrepeater 900TM , 32 Port TP Ethernet Rptr SNMP,
    HW=v1,RO=v1,SW=V2.0.0
     
    Any ideas - Thanks in advance ...
    
    Shaun