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Upgrading the appliance firmware using the Tools, Upgrade Appliance Firmware
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52 GCM2 and GCM4 Installation and User's Guide To reboot the appliance using the Tools, complete the following steps: 1. Log into the Web interface as a user with Appliance Administrator rights. 2. Click the Tools tab. The Tools window appears. 3. Click the Reboot Appliance button. A confirmation window appears. 4. Click OK. The appliance reboot takes about one minute. Upgrading the appliance firmware using the Tools When the Tools tab is selected, Admin and other users with Appliance Administrator rights can click the Upgrade Appliance Firmware button to upgrade appliance firmware that has been downloaded either into the file system of the computer that is running the Web interface or onto a TFTP server. When an upgrade is initiated, a progress bar appears. As long as an upgrade is in progress, you cannot start another. NOTE: If you are updating an appliance to a firmware version that provides support for the Web interface, you need to use the VCS as described in "Upgrading GCM2 and GCM4 appliances to use the Web interface" on page 25 to upgrade the firmware, migrate and resync the appliance after the upgrade. To upgrade appliance firmware, complete the following steps: 1. Download the appliance firmware from http://www.ibm.com/support/ either to a TFTP server or to the current computer. 2. Log into the Web interface as a user with Appliance Administrator rights. 3. Click the Tools tab. The Tools window appears. 4. Click the Upgrade Appliance Firmware button. The Upgrade Appliance Firmware window appears. 5. To upgrade firmware from a TFTP server, select the TFTP Server radio button, type the IP address in the Server IP Address field, and type the pathname in the Firmware File field. Figure 3.20: Upgrade Appliance Firmware window- TFTP server