User guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Chapter 3: Operation – User Functions
- Chapter 4: Operation – Administrator Functions
- The Administration Menu
- Guidelines for System Configuration
- System Configuration
- Video Redirection (Forced Video)
- Channel Association for Multiple Video
- User Configuration
- Channel Configuration
- User Station Profile
- Group Settings (Access Rights)
- Recommendations
- System Reboot and System Reset
- Network Settings
- Autoscan and Autoskip
- Power Management
- Paragon II Network Port
- Chapter 5: Paragon II and P2ZCIMs/Z-CIMs
- Chapter 6: Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers
- Chapter 7: Configurations
- Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade
- Appendix A: Specifications
- Appendix B: User Station Direct Mode
- Appendix C: Tiering and Compatibility
- Appendix D: Paragon II Rack Mount
- Appendix E: Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System
- Appendix F: Extra Keyboard/Mouse Information and Settings
- Appendix G: Recommendation for Better Video Quality
- Appendix H: Other Components Working with Paragon II
- Appendix I: Troubleshooting
CHAPTER 8: FIRMWARE UPGRADE 99
Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade
To incorporate the newest Paragon II features, you can upgrade Paragon II Main Switching Units,
Stacking Units and User Stations with the latest firmware on Raritan’s Website. Upgrade can be
done via network or the RS-232 connection.
General Update Procedure
Procedures for firmware upgrade of the Paragon II Main Switching Unit, Stacking Unit, and User
Stations (P2-UST and P2-EUST) all include these three major steps.
STEP 1: Download the latest firmware
STEP 2: Verify the connection between the device and the PC running Paragon
Update
STEP 3: Launch the Paragon Update utility
STEP 1: Download the Latest Firmware
1. Use your browser to visit Raritan’s Firmware Upgrades Web page:
http://www.raritan.com/support/sup_upgrades.aspx
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2. Click Paragon II to locate the latest firmware version for the device you want to upgrade.
3. Click that firmware.
4. Click START DOWNLOAD.
5. Click Save and specify the location to save the file.
6. After the download completes, unzip the downloaded file. The extracted files include release
notes, the newest Paragon Update utility, .hex files, etc. The .hex file is a firmware file.
7. Read the release notes for any necessary information.
Note: Usually the .hex file for updating the firmware of both the Main and Stacking Units is the
one whose name starts with “P2-” unless you are updating these units for obtaining failsafe
upgrade feature or it is an update failure case for the Stacking Unit. If so, please refer to later
sections in this chapter for the appropriate .hex file.
STEP 2: Verify the Connection between the Device and the PC Running
Paragon Update
The device intended to upgrade must be connected to the PC that will run the Paragon Update
utility. There are two types of connections depending on your device.
• Network: If your device comes with a LAN port, such as Paragon II Main Switching Unit,
upgrade it by connecting it to the network and assigning an IP address to it. However, for
Paragon II Stacking Unit, it must be upgraded by connecting to the Main Switching Unit
which is connected to the network.
Note: When upgrading the Stacking Unit, it is necessary to keep only “one” Stacking Unit
connected to the Main Switching Unit, and set both of the Main Switching Unit’s stacking
support and the Stacking Unit’s Stacking ID to 1. See the “Stacking Support” section under
Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls and Installing the Paragon P2-UMT1664S
Stacking Unit in Chapter 2 for additional information.
• RS-232 Cable: For those devices without the network port, such as User Stations, this is the
only method to upgrade them.