Question

Please let me know how to update the firmware over the network.

Answer

There are the following 2 ways to update the firmware of Edge Gateway over the network.

According to the characteristics of each of the updates, you can use the appropriate one depending on the usage.

• Full update
• Incremental update

Preparation

Please read the following notes and make preparations as necessary.

Notes

• To perform a full update of the firmware, you will need to reboot the Edge Gateway after updating the firmware. If you have not saved the configuration file, the settings you have configured before rebooting the Edge Gateway will not be reflected. Save the settings in the configuration file in advance, or configure them again after rebooting the Edge Gateway.
• When using Nx Witness, if the Edge Gateway is not rebooted successfully after updating the firmware, or if it is rebooted in the area opposite to the one where it is currently running, the settings of Nx Witness will not be reflected. Save the settings of Nx Witness in advance.

Procedure for saving the configuration file

Follow the following procedure for saving the configuration file.

amnimo$ enable
password:
amnimo# config file save
startup-config file already exists. Do you want to overwrite? (y/N): y
amnimo#

Procedure for saving the settings of Nx Witness

For details of the procedure for saving the settings of Nx Witness, refer to [ Solution ] described in the FAQ below.

• If I restart Edge Gateway, the settings of Nx Witness will be deleted.

Full update

1. In administrator mode, download the firmware. At this time, enter the credentials for downloading the firmware.
   
   e.g.) User name: testuser1, Password: testpass1
   
   < For AG10 >
   

   admin@amnimo:~$ amsh
   amnimo$ enable
   password:
   amnimo# firmware file check ftp://testuser1:testpass1@package.amnimo.com/firmware/ag10.amf ← Describe the user name and password.
   
   Downloading...
   ######################################################################### 100.0%
   version: amnimo G series AG10 version 1.2.2 build 80531
   contents: rootfs bootloader

   
   

   < For AR10 >

   admin@amnimo:~$ amsh
   amnimo$ enable
   password:
   amnimo# firmware file check ftp://testuser1:testpass1@package.amnimo.com/firmware/ar10.amf ← Describe the user name and password.
   Downloading...
   
   ######################################################################### 100.0%
   version: amnimo R series AR10 version 1.2.2 build 80531
   contents: rootfs bootloader

2. Update the firmware.

   amnimo# firmware area update
   reboot to update? (y/n): ←Press the Enter key after the "y" key to reboot the Edge Gateway. 

3. After updating the firmware, check its version.

   amnimo# show firmware
   amnimo G series AG10 version 1.2.2 build 80531

Incremental update

1. In configuration mode, add the credentials.

   e.g.) User name: testuser1, Password: testpass1
   

   amnimo# configure
   amnimo(cfg)# apt auth hostname package.amnimo.com username testuser1 password testpass1 ← Describe the user name and password.

    

2. In administrator mode, obtain the package update information.

   amnimo(cfg)# exit
   amnimo# firmware package update
   package name new version old version
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   amnimo-cli 1.2.0 1.1.0
   libag-baes 1.1.0 1.0.0
   libarchive 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.6 3.1.2-7ubuntu2
   isc-dhcp-client 4.3.5-3ubuntu7.1 4.2.4-7ubuntu12
   (Omitted)
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
   
   

3. Update the package of the firmware.

   amnimo# firmware package upgrade
   Downloading amnimo-cli…
   Installing amnimo-cli …
   (Omitted)

4. After updating the firmware, check its version.

   amnimo# show firmware
   amnimo G series AG10 version 1.2.2 build 80531