HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual page 179

To upgrade the firmware on SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256 SAN Director (including the
blades):
1. Verify that the FTP or SSH server is running on the host server and that you have a user ID on that
server.
2. Obtain the firmware file from
3. Unpack the compressed files preserving directory structures.
4. The firmware is in the form of RPM packages with names defined in a .plist file, that contains
specific firmware information and the names of packages of the firmware to be downloaded.
5. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
6. Use the firmwareShow command to check the current firmware version on connected switches.
Upgrade the firmware, if necessary, before proceeding with upgrading this switch.
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CAUTION: 4/256 SAN Director with a B-Series MP Router blade: If you are running 5.1.0x
firmware, you cannot downgrade to earlier versions without removing the blade(s).
4/256 SAN Director with an FC4-48 or FC4-16IP blade: If you are running 5.2.x firmware, then
you cannot downgrade to earlier versions without removing the blade(s).
Do not remove blades until the EX_Ports, are removed first. The firmwareDownload command will
indicate when blades are safe to remove.
7. Enter the haShow command to confirm that the two CP blades are synchronized. In the following
example, the active CP blade is CP0 and the standby CP blade is CP1:
switch:admin> hashow
Local CP (Slot 5, CP0): Active, Warm Recovered
Remote CP (Slot 6, CP1): Standby, Healthy
HA enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State synchronized
switch:admin>
CP blades must be synchronized and running Fabric OS 4.2.x or later to provide a nondisruptive
download. If the two CP blades are not synchronized, enter the haSyncStart command to
synchronize them. If the CPs still are not synchronized, contact HP.
8. Enter the firmwareDownload command.
9. At the "Do you want to continue [y/n]" prompt, type y
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and store the file on the FTP or SSH server.
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