Release Notes

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* Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 3 and
version 4)
* Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (version 9)
NOTE: To use the Avocent Digital Access KVM, your management station
must be running Java Runtime Engine (JRE) version 1.4.2_05 or
later.
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FIRMWARE UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS
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NOTE: After you upgrade the KVM firmware, you must delete the Java
temporary Internet files from the Java Control Panel.
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UPDATING THE FIRMWARE USING THE DRAC/MC WEB-BASED USER INTERFACE
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1. Extract the “dkvm_01.10.xx.bin” KVM binary file from the
firmware update package and copy the file to a TFTP server
root directory.
2. Open a supported Web browser and log on to the DRAC/MC Web
user interface (UI).
3. In the DRAC/MC GUI main window, click the "Update" tab.
4. In the Firmware Update screen, select "KVM Update."
5. In the KVM Update screen, enter the TFTP server address and
the KVM firmware image name in the appropriate fields.
6. Click "Update Firmware."
NOTE: The TFTP download and firmware update process may take
several minutes to complete.
After the update completes, the KVM resets.
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UPDATING THE FIRMWARE USING THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE (CLI)
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1. Extract the "dkvm_01.10.xx.bin" file from the firmware update
package and copy the file to a TFTP server root directory.
2. Log on to the DRAC/MC telnet or serial interface.
3. From the telnet/serial interface, issue the "racadm fwupdate"
command.
For example: