Updating The Firmware; Updating The Firmware Overview; Serial Flash Mode - HP Intelligent Power Distribution Unit User Manual

Updating the firmware

Updating the firmware overview

The HP Power Device Flash Utility is a universal tool used to flash firmware (image.bin) or replicate the
configuration settings (config.bin) for the iPDU.
The HP Power Device Flash Utility supports two different transfer modes:
•
Serial Flash Mode (firmware)
Single unit
o
•
FTP Flash Mode (firmware and configuration settings)
Single unit
o
Multiple units
o

Serial Flash Mode

To update the iPDU firmware serially:
Be sure that you have connected a serial cable to the Display Unit and the host computer.
1.
Set the iPDU to LED Pass-Through mode:
2.
Launch a terminal emulation program, such as HyperTerminal
a.
program" on page 32).
("Launching a terminal emulation
Updating the firmware 81