User guide

1. In the Unit Overview window, click the Reboot icon or link. A confirmation dialog box
will appear.
2. Confirm or cancel the reboot. If confirmed, all active sessions will be disconnected.
Upgrading firmware
To upgrade the firmware on a managed appliance:
NOTE: A valid Flash file must exist in the DSView server’s firmware repository for the KVM switch or serial console
appliance to use this command. Optionally, one or more managed appliances may be Flash upgraded as a task.
See Task: Updating the firmware of an appliance type on page 370.
1. In the Unit Overview window, click the Upgrade Firmware icon or link. The Upgrade
Appliance Firmware Wizard will appear.
2. The Select Firmware Files window will open.
• To add one or more Flash files to the update list, select the file(s) in the Available
Firmware Files list, then click Add. The properties will be moved to the Firmware Files
to Update list.
• To remove one or more firmware files from the update list, select the file(s) from the
Firmware Files to Update list, then click Remove. The firmware files will be moved to
the Available Firmware Files list.
• The firmware on each managed appliance will be upgraded in the order shown in the
Update list. A reboot will be automatically performed between each firmware
update.To change the order in which firmware files are installed on the managed
appliance, select one or more firmware files in the Firmware Files to Update list and
use the up and down arrows to move the selected firmware files up or down in the
listing.
Click Next.
3. The Type in Task Name window will open. Type a 1-64 character name for the upgrade
firmware task, then click Next.
4. The Completed Successful window will open. To check the progress of the upgrade task,
click the Click here to view results link. (You may also check the upgrade task progress
while the task is running by clicking the System tab and then clicking Tasks in the top
navigation bar; however, the upgrade task will be removed from the task list when it
completes.)
5. Click Finish. The Unit Overview window will open.
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