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Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade
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Main Units
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To update Main Units for Failsafe Upgrade feature
To obtain the failsafe capability for your Paragon II Main Unit, you must
follow three major steps.
follow three major steps.
STEP 1: Remove all Stacking Units
STEP 2: Upgrade the boot loader
STEP 3: Upgrade the firmware code
STEP 2: Upgrade the boot loader
STEP 3: Upgrade the firmware code
Important: During the boot loader upgrade process, the Main Unitʹs
settings are not accessible. Therefore, please note down your Main
Unitʹs IP address before starting the boot loader upgrade.
settings are not accessible. Therefore, please note down your Main
Unitʹs IP address before starting the boot loader upgrade.
STEP 1: Remove all Stacking Units
1. Disconnect any Stacking Unit(s) from the Main Unit.
2. Set the Main Unitʹs stacking support to “0.” See the “Stacking
Support” section under Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls
(on page 16) for additional information.
(on page 16) for additional information.
3. The Main Unit restarts itself.
STEP 2: Upgrade the boot loader
Although you may upgrade the Main Unit through TCP/IP, it is highly
recommended to upgrade the boot loader by connecting the cross‐over
network cable between the Main Unit and the PC with Paragon Update to
avoid any potential risk.
recommended to upgrade the boot loader by connecting the cross‐over
network cable between the Main Unit and the PC with Paragon Update to
avoid any potential risk.
1. Download the appropriate firmware version from Raritanʹs website.
See STEP 1: Download the Latest Firmware and Release Notes
under General Update Procedure (on page 153) for details.
under General Update Procedure (on page 153) for details.
2. Launch the Paragon Update utility: select “R‐P2BL‐0C4.hex” as the
firmware update file, and click the “Send To Paragon” button. See
Paragon Manager User Guide for detailed operation.
Paragon Manager User Guide for detailed operation.
3. Wait until the upgrade process finishes.
Important: Interrupting the boot‐loader upgrade process could
result in permanent damage to the system.
result in permanent damage to the system.