Users Guide

Firmware upgrades

Manual or automatic BMC, BIOS, and CPLD rmware upgrades is required before VEP4600 Expansion Card installation.

NOTE: Minimum rmware requirements

Table 4. Required rmware minimum release requirements.

Device Firmware Minimum rmware release required

when installing an rNDC Card

Minimum rmware release required

when installing the WIFI or LTE Card

VEP4600 BMC v1.22 v1.23

BIOS v3.41.0.9-10 3.41.0.9-13

CPLD V0C V0C

DIAGS OS 3.41.3.81-4 3.41.3.81-5 (rNDC, WIFI/LTE)

DIAGS Tools 3.41.4.81-15 3.41.4.81-16 (rNDC (WIFI/LTE)

Expansion Card - rNDC

Carrier

CPLD v02 n/a

Expansion Card - Wi or

LTE Card

CPLD n/a R01

Topics:

• USB based rmware update

• Remote rmware update

USB based rmware update

Update your BMC, BIOS, and CPLD rmware with the following commands.

NOTE

: DIAG OS version 6 is the minimum conguration to install VEP4600 Expansion Cards.

Power on VEP4600

Plug in a power cord to the back of VEP4600 platform. The platform starts to power up immediately.

Create a serial console connection

To establish a console connection use a universal serial bus (USB)-to-RS-232 connection from a USB port to a VEP4600 console port.

NOTE

: Use a 115200 baud rate.

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