Raritan Computer EMX2-111 User Manual
Chapter 5: EMX Device Management
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Firmware upgrade result
2. You may change the number of displayed columns or re-sort the list
for better viewing the data.
3. To view the details of any firmware upgrade event, select it and click
Details, or simply double-click the event. The Firmware Update
Details dialog appears, showing detailed information of the selected
event.
Details dialog appears, showing detailed information of the selected
event.
4. Click Close to quit the dialog.
Full Disaster Recovery
If the firmware upgrade fails, causing the EMX device to stop working,
you can recover it by using a special utility rather than returning the
device to Raritan.
you can recover it by using a special utility rather than returning the
device to Raritan.
Contact Raritan Technical Support for the recovery utility, which works in
Windows XP/Vista/7 and Linux. In addition, an appropriate EMX firmware
file is required in the recovery procedure.
Windows XP/Vista/7 and Linux. In addition, an appropriate EMX firmware
file is required in the recovery procedure.
Updating the Asset Sensor Firmware
After connecting the asset sensor to the EMX device, it automatically
checks its own firmware version against the version of the asset sensor
firmware stored in the EMX firmware. If two versions are different, the
asset sensor automatically starts downloading the new firmware from the
EMX device to upgrade its own firmware.
checks its own firmware version against the version of the asset sensor
firmware stored in the EMX firmware. If two versions are different, the
asset sensor automatically starts downloading the new firmware from the
EMX device to upgrade its own firmware.
During the firmware upgrade, the following events take place:
The asset sensor is completely lit up, with the blinking LEDs
changing the color from red to green.
changing the color from red to green.
A firmware upgrade process is indicated in the EMX web interface.
An SNMP trap is sent to indicate the firmware upgrade event.
Network Diagnostics
The EMX provides the following tools in the web interface for diagnosing
potential networking issues.
potential networking issues.
Ping
Trace Route
List TCP Connections
Tip: These network diagnostic tools are also available through CLI. See
Network Troubleshooting
(on page 323).