Issue • You wish to upgrade your Network Management Card's (NMC) firmware or have been instructed to. • You have a device such as a Rack PDU, AV unit, or environmental monitoring unit with an embedded NMC that you wish to upgrade. • You had a problem with a previous upgrade attempt and need the instructions in order to correct it.
Network Management Card Device IP Configuration Utility is a program that will let you change the IP for NMC/NMC2 firmware. Connect the Management Card to an. Apc Management Card Wizard in. You can use the APC Device IP Configuration Wizard to configure the. Best cracks serials and keygens. UPS Network Management Card 2 Utility CD. • Serial configuration cable (940-0299). • Temperature sensor (AP9335T)—AP9631 and AP9635 Network.
• Your device came pre-loaded with the wrong application and you need to load the correct application. Product Line • Web/SNMP Card - AP9606 Devices with an embedded Web/SNMP Card include (but are not limited to): Environmental Monitoring Unit 1 (AP9312TH). • Network Management Card 1 - AP9617, AP9618, AP9619 Devices with an embedded Network Management Card 1 include (but are not limited to): Metered/Switched Rack PDUs (AP78XX, AP79XX), Rack Automatic Transfer Switches (AP77XX), Environmental Monitoring Units (AP9320, AP9340, Netbotz 200). • Network Management Card 2 - AP9630/30CH, AP9631/31CH, AP9635/35CH Devices with an embedded Network Management Card 2 include (but are not limited to): 2G Metered/Switched Rack PDUs (AP84XX, AP86XX, AP88XX, AP89XX), Rack Automatic Transfer Switches (AP44XX), Certain Audio/Video Network Management Enabled products, Smart-UPS Online (SRT). Environment • All serial numbers • All firmware versions (unless otherwise noted) Cause Users may wish to upgrade their firmware to take advantage of enhancements, bug fixes, or new features. Also, sometimes a firmware upgrade can be interrupted or fail and these instructions can be followed to remedy the problem.
Typically, these upgrades do not require the device the Network Management Card is installed in to be powered down or cause unnecessary downtime. Lastly, downgrades are not typically recommended but the manual methods can also be used to do those in certain circumstances.
Note: For users upgrading (or downgrading) their Network Management Card 2 device from v5.X.X to v6.X.X, please review to understand several important considerations. Resolution When upgrading the firmware on your Network Management Card (NMC), you will need to determine which files pertain to your application.
Begin by determining what model of NMC you have. • AP9606 - Web SNMP Management Card • AP9617, AP9618, AP9619 - Network Management Card • AP9630, AP9631, AP9635 - Network Management Card 2 • AP9603, AP9605 - Token Ring Adapter, SNMP adapter - no updates available These instructions can also be used in devices that have embedded (mini) versions of the above Network Management Cards. If you are interested in upgrading multiple devices at a time, *If you have an AP9635 installed in a Symmetra PX 250/500, you have a Network Management Card 2 but MUST contact APC Technical Support in order to obtain the correct firmware and special instructions. Next, determine which device you have the Web SNMP/Network Management Card installed in. For example, if you have the Network Management Card installed in a UPS, you need to determine which UPS you have. APC offers several different UPS families.
Some of these families include: • Smart UPS • Matrix • Symmetra 1 phase (Symmetra, Symmetra Rackmount, Symmetra LX) • Symmetra 3 phase (Symmetra PX) • Symmetra PX 250/500kVA • Silcon* *Not supported on the NMC2 platform. Select the correct UPS or device type. Next, go to the Firmware Upgrades - Network Management Card section on the software downloads page. A link to the software downloads page is below: For example, if you have a Smart UPS 750 (SUA750), then you will choose: Network Management Card v3.X.X firmware executable for Smart UPS and Matrix w/ AP9617/8/9 installed or Network Management Card v5.X.X firmware executable for Smart UPS w/ AP9630/31 installed Network Management Cards with the SKU of AP9617, AP9618, or AP9619 use firmware 3.X and Network Management Card 2 units with the SKU of AP9630, AP9631 use version 5.X or 6.X firmware. The correct firmware for each platform must be used and they are not interchangeable. • Click on the download link on the right hand side of the page. Proceed through the menus and download the firmware executable.
Once you have the firmware downloaded, then you can proceed with the upgrade. • Please note, AP9606 has been discontinued for some time and firmware for this device is located only on the APC public FTP site. You will need to download the AOS file and then the appropriate application for your type of device. There are different ways that you can upload the firmware for each device. Please choose a method that works best for you. Note: For users upgrading (or downgrading) their Network Management Card 2 device from v5.X.X to v6.X.X, please review to understand several important considerations prior to beginning any of these steps.