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Rack ATS AP44xx User Manual126
File Transfers
Upgrading Firmware
Benefits of upgrading firmware
When you upgrade the firmware on the ATS:
• You obtain the latest bug fixes and performance improvements.
• New features become available for immediate use.
Keeping the firmware versions consistent across your network helps ensure that all ATS units support
the same features in the same manner. Here, upgrading simply means placing the module files on the
ATS; there is no installation required. Check regularly on www.apc.com for any new upgrades
Firmware module files
A firmware release has three modules, and they must be upgraded (that is, placed on the Rack ATS) in
the same order as shown in the table below. NOTE: It is possible to skip upgrading the bootmon file if it
is already the same version as the file located on the card
(Each module contains one or more Cyclical Redundancy Checks (CRCs) to help protect its data from
corruption).
The boot monitor module, the AOS, and the application file names share the same basic format:
apc_hardware-version_type_firmware-version.bin
• apc: Indicates the context.
• hardware-version:hw0n where n identifies the hardware version on which you can use this
file.
• type: Identifies which module.
• version: The version number of the file.
• bin: Indicates that this is a binary file.
Order Module Description
1 Boot Monitor (bootmon) Roughly equivalent to the BIOS of a PC
2 APC Operating System (AOS) Can be considered the operating system of the ATS
3 Application Specific to the Rack ATS device type