Xmodem: Upgrading the RAPTOR from release 1.13.05 or earlier

This section will document how to upgrade the firmware on the RAPTOR. This process takes approximately 45 minutes to execute.

To perform the tasks in this section, you will require physical access to the RAPTOR via the management Ethernet port. This connection requires an Ethernet cable with RJ45 terminations. You will need to be able to press the reset button (a paperclip is recommended). You will also need a serial console cable used to login to the device. For all upgrades it is recommended that user’s backup their current running configuration prior to commencing the upgrade process.

Tera Term software was used in this procedure. It may be downloaded at https://ttsh2.osdn.jp

Valid Upgrade Paths

If the release that your device is running is not listed in the Supported Upgrade Paths table, it is recommended that the iS5Com support team is contacted for more detailed instructions.

Note:

This procedure has been validated against release 1.13.05

  1. Optionally, you may choose to upgrade the RAPTOR firmware.
    1. Login to the RAPTOR via the console cable.
    2. Hold the reset button for more than 2 seconds and use the u-boot menu to disable the silent boot by navigating to the option and pressing Enter.

    3. The boot process will continue, interrupt the execution when the following prompt is displayed by pressing ‘X’.
      A Linux login prompt will appear.

    4. Use “root” as the RAPTOR username and the device’s Admin level password as the Password to enter the Linux shell.

    The following prompt will appear.



  2. Set the IP address on the management port.
    1. Execute the following command from the serial console.

      /etc/init.d/xinetd start

      The extended Internet service daemon has been started.



    2. Configure the IP address on the management port by executing the following command from the serial console. This example uses 192.168.15.255 as the IP address we wish to assign, the IP address should be on the same subnet as the IP address of the network port that will be used by the host.

      ifconfig fm1-mac4 192.168.15.225 up

      192.168.15.225 is the IP address for management port.

  3. Connect your laptop to the management Ethernet port of the RAPTOR.
  4. Open a new instance of Tera Term and select Telnet as the protocol with the IP address of the device configured in Step 2. Then press the OK button.
    The Tera Term new connection screen.

    The Linux shell login prompt will appear.

  5. Login to the Linux shell by typing your Admin level password at the prompt.
    The screen will look similar to the following.

  6. Start the xmodem process on the RAPTOR by executing the following command:

    rx /mnt/shared/firmware_upgrade.tgz

  7. Use Tera Term to upload the file to the RAPTOR by selecting the menu option “File->Transfer->XMODEM->Send”.


    The following screen will appear.

  8. Select the 1K box at the bottom left of the screen. This will significantly reduce the file upload time.
    The following image highlights the 1K box being selected.

  9. Navigate to the firmware upgrade file you wish to upload, select it and then press Open.
    A screen similar to the following is typical.

    Once Open is pressed the upload will commence. This will take some time to complete.



  10. Wait until the upload completes.
  11. Execute the following command to perform the firmware upgrade.

    /upgrade/firmware_upgrade.sh



  12. Wait until the upgrade completes. The Telnet connection will close as the device reboots as part of the upgrade process.
    The login prompt will appear on the serial Tera Term connection.

  13. If you are upgrading the RAPTOR from release 1.13.05 or 1.12.05 then you may have to perform these additional steps.
    1. Login to the RAPTOR and type the following:

      iS5Comm# configure terminal

      The prompt will appear as follows:

      iS5Comm(config)#

    2. If IGMP was configured on your RAPTOR before the upgrade, please type the following:

      iS5Comm(config)# set ip igmp enable

      IGMP will once again be enabled.

    3. If your switch had PIM configured prior to the upgrade please perform the following tasks.

      iS5Comm(config)# ip pim component 1

      iS5Comm(pim-comp)# rp-canadidate rp-address <group address> <group mask> <Ip address> [Priority ,0-255>]

      rp-candidate rp-address 239.1.1.1 255.255.255.255 7.7.7.7 5

      iS5Comm(pim-comp)# exit

      Repeat step c for other PIM components you have configured on your switch.

    4. Save your configuration

      iS5Comm(config)# exit

      iS5Comm# write startup-configuration

      The configuration changes have now been saved.
  14. Login to the RAPTOR and execute the reload command. Enter ‘Y’ when prompted.



The device will restart.

The RAPTOR has been upgraded and users may now login to it.