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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

3528.0. "How to upgrade DECconcentrator 500's microcode ?" by ZPOVC::SINSPS () Mon May 13 1996 05:57

    Hi,
    
    Would HubWatch able to upgrade/update a DECconcentrator 500's microcode
    ?
    
    If not, what're the s/w or procedure available to upgrade the microcode
    of the DECconcentrator 500 ?
    
    Thanks,
    
    - LEH
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3528.1NPSS::JOHNSONMike J., Network Products SupportWed May 15 1996 16:214
There may be other ways that work, but the only one I have ever used reliably is
DECndu Plus.

/mj
3528.2mop on unixCXOSI::KEANEScott Keane - SI - 592-7310Thu May 16 1996 13:416
Have also done this using mop. This was on d-unix with DECnet-OSI. Set up the concentrator as a mop client
and we were able to load the new firmware.

Scott
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3528.3Please provide the procedures or stepsZPOVC::SINSPSThu May 16 1996 23:5412
    re. 2
    
    Sound interesting. 
    
    Could you give me the procedures or steps otherwise has it been documented 
    some where ?
    
    Your reply has been truncated on the right-hand side.
    
    Thanks,
    
    - LEH
3528.4steps that I rememberCXOSI::KEANEScott Keane - SI - 592-7310Fri May 17 1996 11:3033
As I remember, this was fairly straight forward.

Make sure that mop is started on the Unix system.

ncl> show mop
ncl> show mop circuit * name

Define the concentrator as a mop client. Be sure to specify the
mop circuit that will be used for the load, the mac address, and
a pointer to the concentrator image. 

ncl> create mop client xxx
ncl> set mop client xxx address {xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx}
ncl> set mop client xxx system image /usr/lib/mop/system_image_name
ncl> set mop client xxx circuit circuit_name

Put the concentrator firmware image in the directory specified above.

Get on the console port of the concentrator and choose the option to
upgrade firmware. I don't remember the exact menu item.

You should be able to see a successful load in the daemon.log file
if this works.

Obviously this requires that the unix system and concentrator be on 
the same lan or that mop is bridged on the network if they are not
on the same lan.

All this is from memory from a while back. I double checked the ncl
syntax.

Good luck.
Scott