Updating The Switch Firmware - Brocade Communications Systems RFS6000 System Reference Manual

Updating the Switch Firmware

Use the Update screen to update the firmware version currently used by the switch.
NOTE
When performing a firmware update using the switch CLI, use the following syntax (specific to FTP)
ftp://username:password@ipaddress:port/path/filename.
If using TFTP, use tftp://ipaddress/path/filename.
NOTE
When performing a firmware update using FTP, be sure that TCP port 21 is open between the switch
and the FTP server where the firmware file is located.
1. Select an image from the table in the Firmware screen.
2. Click the Update Firmware button.
3. Use the From drop-down menu to specify the location from which the file is sent.
4. Enter the name of the file containing the firmware update in the File text field.
5. From the Using drop down menu, select either FTP or TFTP as a medium to update the
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This is the file that will append the file currently in use.
firmware.
a. Use FTP to get the firmware update from a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server. A user
account must be established on the FTP server specified for the firmware update.
b. Use TFTP to get the firmware update from a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server.
c. Use HTTP to get the firmware update from a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server.
d. Use SFTP to get the firmware update from a Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) server. A
user account must be established on the SFTP server specified for the firmware update.
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