Upgrading ip|engine Firmware

Josh Frazier - November 29, 2016 20:07

Determine Model / Current Firmware

To being, we must confirm the model of the Nano by consulting the device in Salsa. This is done under Supervision > ip|engine status.

In the consult window, refer to the Version line. This shows:

The current firmware version.
The model code (TAG) of the unit.

Identifying Model

Based on the model code below, you can match to the model number chart shown here. See Step 2 above.

WARNING: CHECK VERSION

The ip|engine you are upgrading MUST be on version 7.1 MINIMUM before attempting to upgrade to any 8.x version.

Upload Firmware Files to ip|engine

Enable the local FTP Daemon on the ip|engine.

SSH to the IP|Engine using username and password:

ipanema

Enable FTP Daemon

Activate the ip|engine's ftp server with the following commands:

netconfig +ftp
netconfig restart

Upload Firmware Files

Using an FTP client of your choosing (Filezilla recommended), upload the 3 firmware files needed to the ip|engine.

The pre-packaged files needed for the upgrade are located in Box within the following directory:

\Box Sync\Hardware\Ipanema\Firmware

Use the file name that corresponds with the Model you located in the above section "Identifying Model". Extract the archive and upload the 3 files extracted to

Upgrade Command

Use the ip|engine as its own ftp server, so use the upgrade command:

upgrade -s 127.0.0.1 -d / -l ipanema -p ipanema -v

You should see output similar to the following:

[ipe]$ upgrade -s 127.0.0.1 -d / -l ipanema -p ipanema -v
upgrade = running
[ VERBOSE MODE ]
Start download
Downloading ipe_n5V2_v8.1.5.4.tgz package
Download completed
Decrypt tarballs
Installing ipe_n5V2_v8.1.5.4.tgz package
[ipe]$

The ip|engine will then automatically reboot and load the new version.

Verify Version

Once the reboot is completed, you can verify the new version by connecting back to the ip|engine and running the following command:

version

In which you will see the following output to confirm the upgrade:

*** Hardware ***
Tag  : 30H1
Name : n0005-256MB-F128
Rev. : XX
S/N  : S2813N0219B0
*** Software ***
Global   : 8.1.5
  Kernel : 8.1.5.4
  Cots   : 8.1.5.4
  Ipe    : 8.1.5.4
Date     : Mar 20, 2015 13:27:44

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