Firmwaredownload - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Command Reference Manual

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firmwareDownload

firmwareDownload
Downloads firmware from a remote host, a local directory, or a USB device.
Synopsis To invoke the command in interactive mode:
firmwaredownload
To download FOS firmware over a network:
firmwaredownload [ -s [ -b | -n ] ] [ -p ftp | scp ] [ -c ] [ -o ] host, user, pfile, passwd
To download SAS/SA firmware over a network:
firmwaredownload -a sas | dmm | application [ -t slotnumber(s) ] [ -p ftp | scp ] [ -c ] [ -o ] host,
user, pfile, passwd
To download SAS firmware over a network and remove the existing SA firmware at the same time:
firmwaredownload -a sas [ -t slotnumber(s) ] [ -p ftp | scp ] [ -c ] [ -o ] [ -e ] host, user, pfile, passwd
To download FOS firmware from a USB device:
firmwaredownload [ -s [ -b | -n ] ] [ -U ] [-c] [ -o ] pfile
To download SAS/SA firmware from a USB device:
firmwaredownload -a sas | dmm | application [ -t slotnumber(s) ] [ -U ] [-c] [ -o ] pfile
To download SAS firmware from a USB device and remove the existing SA firmware at the same
time:
firmwaredownload -a sas [ -t slotnumber(s) ] [ -U ] [-c] [ -o ] [ -e ] pfile
Description Use this command to download switch firmware from an FTP or SSH server or local NFS directory to
nonvolatile storage. Switch firmware can also be downloaded from an external USB device on
platforms that support USB.
The new firmware is downloaded in the form of RPM packages. Package names are defined in pfile
along with other firmware information (time stamp, platform code, version, etc.). These packages
are made available periodically to add features or to remedy defects. Contact customer support to
obtain information about available firmware versions.
On enterprise-class platforms, this command, by default, downloads the firmware image to both
CPs in rollover mode to prevent disruption to application services. This operation depends on High
Availability (HA) support. If HA is not available, use the -s option to upgrade the CPs one at a time.
All systems supported by this firmware have two partitions of nonvolatile storage (primary and
secondary) to store two firmware images. This command always downloads the new image to the
secondary partition and then swaps partitions so the secondary partition becomes the primary.
By default, firmwaredownload then reboots the system and activates the new image. Finally, it
performs a firmwareCommit automatically to copy the new image to the other partition. In systems
with blade processors (BPs), after the new CP firmware is downloaded to the system and activated,
the BP firmware is downloaded to the BP processors if there is a mismatch between the BP and CP
firmware.
By default, firmwareDownload performs a full install, autoreboot, and autocommit. These modes
are selectable only in single CP (-s) mode, in which case autoreboot is OFF by default.
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