- About This Guide
- Getting Started Installing or Upgrading Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director
- Installing Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director for the First Time
- Using the Software Manager to Upgrade Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director Software, Language Packs, and Fonts
- Verifying the Upgrade
- Upgrading the DMP Firmware
- Smart Software Licensing
- Appendix A: Post-Upgrade Checklist
- Appendix B: Port Reference
Upgrading the DMP Firmware
Note: This module describes how to upgrade the firmware for Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director Release 6.3. If you are deploying a digital media player for the first time, see Cisco Vision Deployment Guide for Digital Media Players: Dynamic Signage Director.
Caution: Immediately after installing Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director Release 6.3, configure the new auto-registration settings in Configuration > System Configuration. Failure to perform this configuration can cause the media player to repeatedly boot.
The DMP firmware upgrade is done automatically when the device starts up or reboots.
Each time a device is powered on or reboots, a compliance check is done against the firmware that is loaded on the device against the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director auto-registration settings. If the firmware versions do not match, the device initiates a firmware upgrade automatically.
In Cisco Vision Director, the DMPs require that a minimum—or base— firmware version is provisioned before they can be upgraded to the production firmware version supported in Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director Release 6.3.
An auto-registration configuration requirement ensures that this required firmware upgrade sequence is automatically preserved for affected media players in the system.
With proper configuration, the system upgrades existing digital media player firmware to the prerequisite or base firmware versions automatically, before provisioning the production firmware version supported in Release 6.3.
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Prerequisites
Before you upgrade the DMP firmware, be sure that the following requirements are met:
Caution: For initial deployment of a new DMP, verify:
— No other accessories are attached to the DMP.
— You are using standard Category 5e or 6 cabling up to 100 m in length.
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You have read the Release Notes for Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director Release 6.3 to obtain the latest information and to verify the supported DMP firmware upgrade paths.
■The switch is configured, including the required LLDP for proper POE+ operation.
■A DHCP server has been configured with required Option 60 and Option 43 properties.
For more information, see the Cisco Vision Network, Server, and Video Headend Requirements Guide and the Cisco Vision Product Deployment Requirements available to qualified Cisco Vision partners.
Provisioning Tasks
To provision the firmware, complete the following tasks:
■Downloading the Firmware for All Media Players (required)
■Uploading the DMP Firmware to Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director (required)
■Configuring the DMPs for Auto-Registration (required)
Downloading the Firmware for All Media Players
The media player firmware image is not bundled with the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director software.
Note: Download the firmware to a device that you also can use to access the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director software.
Downloading the DMP Production Firmware
To download the DMP production firmware, go to:
https://www.brightsign.biz/downloads/dmp-firmware-download-6083-0516
Downloading the DMP Base Firmware
If you do not already have one of the required base firmware versions uploaded to Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director, download the firmware image separately from a password-protected site and then upload it to Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director.
Contact your Cisco Systems representative for the “ How to Download DMP Firmware” document, available to qualified Cisco Vision (StadiumVision) partners.
Uploading the DMP Firmware to Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director
After you obtain the DMP firmware image from the external vendor, upload the image to Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director.
Caution: For the DMPs, upload the firmware version to the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director server:
Base firmware version—8.1.69 for Series 3 and 4 DMPs, basr firmware version 5.1.68.1 for Series 2 DMPs
Production firmware version—8.1.69
Note: Use Software Manager, the Firmware Upgrade tab, to upload the firmware. D o not run the command to provision the software on the device from there. Each time the device powers on or reboots, a compliance check is done against the firmware that is loaded on the device against the Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director auto-registration settings. If the firmware versions do not match, the DMP initiates a firmware upgrade automatically.
1. From the device where you downloaded the firmware, log into Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director as an Administrator.
2. Click More > Manage Software > DMP Firmware.
3. Select the Series 2, the Series 3, or the Series 4 arrow according to the DMP model that you are provisioning.
4. Select the file and click the Upload icon (Figure 1).
An upload status string appears that indicates when the firmware upload completes.
Configuring the DMPs for Auto-Registration
Before you provision the firmware to the media player, upload it to Cisco Vision Dynamic Signage Director and then configure the auto-registration settings.
To configure the DMPs for auto-registration:
1. Click Configuration > System Configuration > Auto Registration Settings > Enable Auto Provisioning (Figure 2).
Figure 2 Enable Auto Provisioning
2. Click Edit. The Edit Configuration Settings dialog box appears.
3. Change the Value field to true.
–To provision an SV-4K or DMP-2K, click Series 2 DMP.
–To provision a CV-HD or CV-UHD, click Series 3 DMP.
–To provision a CV-HD2 or CV-UHD2, click Series 4 DMP.
6. In the Configuration Property panel, find and configure the firmware properties.
–Figure 3 shows the auto-registration configuration and Table 1 identifies the required firmware properties for the CV-UHD2 and CV-HD2 in Release 6.3.
–Figure 4 shows the auto-registration configuration and Table 2 identifies the required firmware properties for the CV-UHD and CV-HD in Release 6.3.
–Figure 5 shows the auto-registration configuration and Table 3 identifies the required firmware properties for the SV-4K and DMP-2K in Release 6.3.
Note: The CV-HD and CV-UHD media players require a different base firmware than the SV-4K and DMP-2K media players.
–Firmware image to use—Select from dropdown box.
–init.version—Type the version.
–Base firmware image to use—Select from dropdown box.
–Base.version—Type the version.
Note: If you have just uploaded the firmware image, you need to click the Refresh icon next to the drop-down box for the new file to appear.
Figure 3 Firmware Image and Version Properties Required to Provision the CV-UHD2 and CV-HD2
Figure 4 Firmware Image and Version Properties Required to Provision the CV-UHD and CV-HD
Figure 5 Firmware Image and Version Properties Required to Provision the SV-4K and DMP-2K
8. Power on or reboot the DMP.
9. Verify the startup sequence. For more information on the startup sequence, see the Cisco Vision Deployment Guide for Digital Media Players: Dynamic Signage Director.
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