Emerson Network Power®
Mass Configuration Tool/Firmware Update
Software Release Notes
Version 1.1.17_95311 Firmware
November 13, 2015
This document outlines:
1. Version and Compatibility Information
2. Features
3. Installation Instructions
4. Known Issues
5. Helpful Hints
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1. Version and Compatibility Information
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This release contains software version MCT_1.1.17_95311 and is compatible with the following devices:

Emerson Network Power® RPC2™ rack PDU communication cards having firmware version
9.0.0.6_94414 or greater.

Emerson Network Power® RPC-1000™ rack PDU communication cards having firmware version
RPC_HID16_4.940.0_069682 or greater.

Emerson Network Power® MPH2™ power distribution unit.

Liebert® MPH™ power distribution unit.

Liebert® MPX™ power distribution unit.
It is recommended that your computer meet the following operating system requirements:

1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor.

Microsoft® Windows™ 7 or later.

Java™ version 8 or later.

Network access using SNMPV12, HTTP and FTP protocols over TCP/IP networks for client/host
communications.
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Supported Browsers
Version
Microsoft® Internet Explorer®
IE9, IE10, IE11
Mozilla Firefox®
28.0
Google Chrome™
34.0.1847.116m
Safari® (MacBook®)
6.1.1
Safari (iPad®)
7.1
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2. Features
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Features
Description
Networking
Discover RPC-1000™ and RPC2™ IPV4 networked devices by specifying single or a
range of IP addresses and SNMP V1/2 community strings.
Configuration Management
Load configurations from the RPC-1000™ or RPC2™ device.
Create named configuration mappings:

Apply RPC-1000™ or RPC2™ device source configurations to one or more target
RPC2™ devices.

Replace RPC-1000™ or RPC2™ devices source configurations to one or more target
RPC2™ devices.
Create named configuration update tasks to push one or more configurations mappings.
Firmware Update
Upload firmware update files for RPC-1000™ and RPC2™ devices.
Create named firmware update tasks to apply to one or more of the following targets:

Single RPC-1000™ device.

One or more RPC2™ devices.
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3. Installation Instructions
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To install the mass configuration tool:
1. Download the MCT_1 1 17_95311 file from emersonnetworkpower.com.
2. Unzip and download the file into a new folder.
3. Open the folder and click MCT.bat to launch it.
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4. Known Issues
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Feature
Description
Workaround
IPV6 networking is not supported, so its radio button is
disabled.
Not available at this time
Cannot discover RPC2™ device with agent bootloader
firmware version 7.0.0.6 if using default
ENPRackPDU_RO read community string.
Change read community string to
'ENPRackPDU".
The column sorter function is not supported for Firmware
Update Task and its Add/Edit subtasks.
Not available at this time
Networking
Firmware Update
The following configurations are not supported:

SNMPV1 access IP, accesstype and community string

Agent host name and domain suffix 
Login credentials Configuration
User Guide
Not available at this time
If a device is discovered while in bootloader mode due to a
previously incomplete firmware update, a Get
Configuration cannot be performed.
Use tool to first update its firmware
before attempting Get configuration.
Configuration update does not support % completion
status. An N/A status is displayed instead.
The status is updated after
completion of configuration apply or
replace.
Configuration management fails if System Name changed.
Delete device and rediscover it to
refresh the database record.
Clicking on “?” icon to display user guide does not open
document.
The installation folder must not have
a white space in the path name.
The user guide can be found
in …/app/doc.
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5. Helpful Hints
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Feature
Description
Networking
Recommend using tool on wired networks for greater reliability to avoid failures due to
excessive retries and timeouts.
Firmware Update
After the firmware update progress reaches 100%, the change to task status may be delayed
until the reboot occurs.
Devices must have compatible firmware versions described above. Apply the necessary
firmware updates using this tool, before configuration management is attempted.
Get Configuration runs in the background. When it completes, an overall status screen pop-up
is displayed and the device status is also updated.
Configuration
After successful configuration or firmware update, a reboot is automatically performed. The
device will be inoperative for a few minutes after reboot. The device should be deleted and
rediscovered to refresh its database record if further configuration or firmware update is
desired.
Configuration update works only for similar model and array configurations.
Certain configuration updates may require 20 minutes or more to complete.
If configuration failures occur, possibly due to expiration of retries and timeouts, reduce the
number of target devices and/or concurrently running tasks.
User Guide
The user guide notes certain limitations, special instructions, and makes distinctions between
configuration “Apply” and “Replace” settings.
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