IBM SAN512B-6 Installation, Service And User Manual page 162

Procedure
1. EnterslotShow. The command output shows the new CP blade as "enabled."
2. Log into each CP blade and enter thehaShow command to display the CP status.
3. Determine the firmware version of installed CP blades by entering
4. If the firmware versions for both CP blades are the same, skip to"Completing
5. Bring the replacement blade firmware to the same firmware level as the active
6. Perform one of the following tasks to download firmware:
Downloading firmware from FTP server:
About this task
For this task, determine the correct sequence of upgrading firmware versions to
reach your target version.
Complete the following steps to download the firmware from an FTP server to the
replacement blade.
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If the standby CP is unresponsive, you can try unplugging the new CP blade,
running haDisable on the active CP blade, and plugging the new CP blade
back in. At that point, you can repeat step 1 to begin the verification process
again.
Verify the CP state, status, health, and that the HA state is synchronized.
Remedy any issues before proceeding. For more information onhaShow output,
refer to theFabric OS Command Reference.
firmwareShow. If the serial console on the replacement CP blade is connected,
issue thefirmwareShow command there. More information is available through
the console.
the replacement" on page 143.
If the firmware version on the replacement (standby) blade does not match that
on the active CP blade, a warning message appears with the results of the
firmwareshow command.
WARNING: The local CP and remote CP have different versions
of firmware, please
blade using one of the following procedures:
v Run the firmwaresync command on the active CP blade to copy all firmware
from the active CP blade to the standby CP blade.
Note: Using this command requires that existing telnet, secure telnet, or SSH
sessions to the standby CP blade to be restarted.
v Run the firmwareDownload -s command or firmwaresync command (if
versions are compatible) to update firmware on the replacement blade to
bring it up to the proper level.
v If you are using an FTP server to download the firmware, skip to the
procedure for downloading firmware from an FTP server.
v If you are using a USB device to download the firmware, skip to the
procedure for downloading firmware from a USB device. If the firmware on
the standby CP blade is more than one level down from the level on the
active CP blade, you must have formatted USB devices for each of the
versions you will need to upgrade.
For details on supported upgrade paths and steps to upgrade through multiple
versions of Fabric OS, refer to theFabric OS Release Notes, and theFabric OS
Upgrade Guide.