Verifying Operation Of The New Cp Blade; Downloading Firmware From An Ftp Server; Steps For Upgrading Through Multiple Versions Of Fabric Os - IBM System Storage SAN384B-2 Installation, Service And User Manual

Verifying operation of the new CP blade

To verify that boot and POST are complete on the new CP blade and that the CP
blade has achieved failover redundancy, complete the steps.
1. Enter slotShow. The command output shows the new CP blade as "enabled."
2. Determine the Fabric OS version by entering firmwareShow. If the serial
3. If the firmware versions for both CP blades are the same, skip to "Completing
4. You must bring the replacement blade to the same firmware level as the active

Downloading firmware from an FTP server

For this task, refer to Table 14 for the correct sequence of upgrading firmware
versions to reach your target version. Complete the steps to download the
firmware from an FTP server.
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If the standby CP is unresponsive, 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.
console on the replacement CP blade is connected, issue the firmwareShow
command there. More information is available through the console.
Attention: The SAN384B-2 requires Fabric OS 7.0.0 or later, to be recognized.
The FC8-32E and FC8-48E blades require FOS 7.0.1 or later. If the firmware on
the replacement blade is earlier than 7.0.0, it must be brought up to the version
(7.0.0 or later) on the active CP blade, which must be at least 7.0.0. IBM
recommends upgrading to the latest version available.
the CP8 blade replacement" on page 81.
If the firmware version on the replacement blade does not match that on the
active CP blade, a warning message appears with the results of the
firmwareShow command. The results of the firmwareShow command may
look similar to the . Note the warning message at the end of the output.
SAN384B-2_120:admin> firmwareshow
Slot Name Appl Primary/Secondary Versions
-------------------------------------------------------------
4 CP0 FOS v7.0.0a
v7.0.0a
5 CP1 FOS v7.0.0
v7.0.0
WARNING: The local CP and remote CP have different versions
of firmware, please retry firmwaredownload command.
blade by using the firmwareDownload -s command directly on the replacement
blade to bring it up to the proper level. The firmwareshow command results
show which slots hold the active and standby (replacement) CP blades.
If you are using an FTP server to download the firmware, skip to
"Downloading firmware from an FTP server." If you are using a USB device to
download the firmware, skip to "Downloading firmware from a USB device"
on page 80.
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.
Table 14. Steps for upgrading through multiple versions of Fabric OS
If your current Fabric OS
version is...
7.0.0x
and your target FOS version
is...
7.0.1
Status
ACTIVE
STANDBY *
complete these upgrade
steps
use firmwareDownload -s to
upgrade directly to 7.0.1