The asset management functionality enables a batch update possibility. First the firmware file is uploaded to ARM600 via the WHMI and then ARM600 performs the batch update as a background process. This requires Arctic devices with firmware Ver.3.3.1 or later.
Arctic and RIO600 firmware packages that are stored on ARM600 can be viewed via . The page provides functionality to list and download the latest published Arctic wireless device firmware packages to ARM600 if ARM600 is connected to the Internet. When there are new Arctic firmware versions available, notifications are visible on the upper pane of the ARM600’s WHMI if ARM600 is connected to the Internet.
- Select the Arctic devices to be managed.
- On the left pane under the Arctic Patrol menu, select Management.
- Verify that the hostnames of the selected devices are correct and select system update-firmware under API commands.
- Click Choose File and select the firmware file to be uploaded from PC to ARM600.
- Click Upload and use the Firmware drop-down menu to verify that the firmware is correct.
- When the file has been uploaded to ARM600, verify that all the devices are compatible with the firmware update action.
- Click Run this action for all selected devices to run the batch update.
The Running and old batches list shows the started batch update. The Status column indicates how many of the total number of firmware update tasks have been finished.
The Arctic device’s system log file records the starting and finishing of the firmware update.
Sep 14 15:45:32 arctic-0288fa user.info fwupdate.sh: Starting firmware update
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Sep 14 15:47:25 arctic-0288fa user.info fwupdate.sh: Firmware update OK
When all update tasks are finished, the duration of the batch update is shown in the Status column.