Raritan Computer Paragon II 255-30-6000-00 Manuale Utente
Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade
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P2-HubPac Upgrade Operation
In order to upgrade your P2‐HubPac, it must be running at version 0C6
or later. To upgrade it, you must obtain a USB‐to‐RS485 cable (model:
P2‐IAPCIM) from Raritan. If you don’t have the cable, please contact
Raritan Technical Support. A special USB‐to‐RS485 driver is also needed
and can be obtained from Raritan Technical Support.
or later. To upgrade it, you must obtain a USB‐to‐RS485 cable (model:
P2‐IAPCIM) from Raritan. If you don’t have the cable, please contact
Raritan Technical Support. A special USB‐to‐RS485 driver is also needed
and can be obtained from Raritan Technical Support.
Different from other Paragon II devices, the firmware upgrade of the
HubPac requires the same upgrade operation to be performed 8 times on
the same HubPac device. This is because the HubPac contains 8 five‐port
clusters and each cluster needs to be upgraded one after another.
HubPac requires the same upgrade operation to be performed 8 times on
the same HubPac device. This is because the HubPac contains 8 five‐port
clusters and each cluster needs to be upgraded one after another.
The following diagram illustrates a five‐port cluster, where x indicates
the cluster number.
the cluster number.
Firmware upgrade of the HubPac covers these major steps:
STEP 1: Get the latest firmware, driver and release notes
STEP 2: Connect one cluster of the HubPac to the PC
STEP 3: Install the USB‐to‐RS485 driver on the PC
STEP 4: Launch the Paragon Update utility (version 2.4.4 or later)
STEP 5: Repeat STEP 2 and STEP 4 for the other clusters
STEP 2: Connect one cluster of the HubPac to the PC
STEP 3: Install the USB‐to‐RS485 driver on the PC
STEP 4: Launch the Paragon Update utility (version 2.4.4 or later)
STEP 5: Repeat STEP 2 and STEP 4 for the other clusters
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STEP 1: Get the latest firmware, driver and release
notes
1. Visit Raritan’s Firmware Upgrades webpage
2. Locate and download P2‐HubPac’s firmware and associated release
notes.
The download procedure is similar to the procedure described in the
section titled STEP 1: Download the Latest Firmware and Release
Notes (see ʺGeneral Update Procedureʺ on page 153) earlier in this
chapter. Therefore, you can refer to that section for details.
section titled STEP 1: Download the Latest Firmware and Release
Notes (see ʺGeneral Update Procedureʺ on page 153) earlier in this
chapter. Therefore, you can refer to that section for details.