Comments on: Upgrading an MRV LX Terminal Server https://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2011/06/upgrading-an-mrv-lx-terminal-server/ technology, networking, virtualization and IP telephony Sat, 30 Oct 2021 17:56:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Michael McNamara https://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2011/06/upgrading-an-mrv-lx-terminal-server/comment-page-1/#comment-102117 Sun, 29 Jul 2018 14:23:29 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1452#comment-102117 In reply to Rajesh Chandramohan.

This is true… but you get what you pay for and Opengear works well in my opinion and is worth the cost.

It’s a terminal server so it will support any serial connectivity, you may need a rollover cable depending on the actual equipment.

Cheers!

]]> By: Rajesh Chandramohan https://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2011/06/upgrading-an-mrv-lx-terminal-server/comment-page-1/#comment-101823 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 12:42:46 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1452#comment-101823 It seems Open Gear box is quite expensive compare with other OEMs.
Will Lantronix support/work Cisco, Avaya, Nortel Networks, Extreme and Brocade switches as a one box/device?
Please let me know your view.

Planning to procure something good which support all the above OEM/Makers.

Thanks,
Rajesh

]]> By: Rajesh https://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2011/06/upgrading-an-mrv-lx-terminal-server/comment-page-1/#comment-101253 Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:04:38 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1452#comment-101253 Thanks Michael

any suggestion on the model & series of open gear?

]]> By: Michael McNamara https://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2011/06/upgrading-an-mrv-lx-terminal-server/comment-page-1/#comment-101246 Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:39:17 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1452#comment-101246 In reply to Rajesh.

Would recommend Opengear at this point… most of the equipment today is now matching the Cisco standard RJ-45 console port so you don’t need to mess with adapters too much these days.

Cheers!

]]> By: Rajesh https://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2011/06/upgrading-an-mrv-lx-terminal-server/comment-page-1/#comment-101244 Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:19:18 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1452#comment-101244 Hi Michael,
Can you please suggest us the better console server for Cisco, Avaya, Nortel Networks, Extreme and Brocade switches as a one box/device?

Planning to procure something good which support all the above OEM/Makers.

Thanks,
Rajesh

]]> By: Michael McNamara https://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2011/06/upgrading-an-mrv-lx-terminal-server/comment-page-1/#comment-90797 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 01:19:48 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1452#comment-90797 In reply to Kevin.

Hi Kevin,

Unfortunately I don’t use MRV anymore, switched to Opengear years ago now.

Cheers!

]]> By: Kevin https://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2011/06/upgrading-an-mrv-lx-terminal-server/comment-page-1/#comment-90448 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:33:53 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1452#comment-90448 Because MRV and/or ADVA have completely hidden all support materials, can you tell me/us what the latest firmware version is?

Cheers,

Kevin

]]> By: Michael McNamara https://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2011/06/upgrading-an-mrv-lx-terminal-server/comment-page-1/#comment-85850 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 17:10:56 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1452#comment-85850 In reply to Pete.

Sorry, nope…

And I know in later software releases the folks and MRV removed the ability to copy/extract the system boot files to an external TFTP server.

Cheers!

]]> By: Pete https://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2011/06/upgrading-an-mrv-lx-terminal-server/comment-page-1/#comment-85798 Thu, 04 Jan 2018 19:07:26 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1452#comment-85798 Hello,

You don’t happen to have a copy of the 2 files, ppciboot.img and linuxito.img, still? Mine have corrupted during a power problem and now the MRV will not boot.

Thanks

Pete

]]> By: Michael McNamara https://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2011/06/upgrading-an-mrv-lx-terminal-server/comment-page-1/#comment-7325 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:06:10 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1452#comment-7325 In reply to Jesse.

Hi Jesse,

I went looking for about 30 minutes and couldn’t figure it out. I’m wondering if the software no longer offers that feature. I searched in the CLI and in GUI and couldn’t find it on a number of MRVs all of which were running 5.3.x software.

I do recall performing the upgrade… not entirely sure how I pulled it off now.

Sorry.

]]> By: Jesse https://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2011/06/upgrading-an-mrv-lx-terminal-server/comment-page-1/#comment-7323 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:55:57 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1452#comment-7323 How did you get the firmware off of the newer model?

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