Brocade Communications Systems 1606 Administrator's Manual page 235

Upgrading firmware for Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, 5300, 5410,
5424, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480, 7500, 7500E, 7600, 7800, 8000, and
VA-40FC switches.
1. Take the following appropriate action based on what service you are using:
2. Obtain the firmware file from the Brocade Web site at
3. Unpack the compressed files preserving directory structures.
4. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
5. Issue the firmwareShow command to check the current firmware version on connected
6. Enter the firmwareDownload command and respond to the prompts.
7.
8. After the HA reboot, connect to the switch and log in again as admin.
9. If you want snapshots of the upgrade progress, use a separate session and enter the
10. After the firmware commit is completed, which takes several minutes, enter the firmwareShow
Example of an interactive firmware download
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If you are using FTP or SCP, verify that the FTP or SSH server is running on the host server
and that you have a valid user ID and password on that server.
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If your platform supports a USB memory device, verify that it is connected and running.
file on the FTP or SSH server or the USB memory device.
The firmware is in the form of RPM packages with names defined in a .plist file. The .plist file
contains specific firmware information and the names of packages of the firmware to be
downloaded.
switches. Upgrade their firmware if necessary before proceeding with upgrading this switch.
See "Connected switches"
NOTE
If DNS is enabled and a server name instead of a server IP address is specified in the
command line, firmwareDownload determines whether IPv4 or IPv6 should be used.
To be able to mention the FTP server by name, you must enter at least one DNS server using
the dnsConfig command.
At the "Do you want to continue [y/n]" prompt, enter y.
firmwareDownloadStatus command to monitor the firmware download.
command to display the firmware level of both partitions.
switch:admin> firmwareDownload
Server Name or IP Address: 10.1.2.3
User Name: userfoo
File Name: /userfoo/firmware/v6.4.0
Network Protocol(1-auto-select, 2-FTP, 3-SCP) [1]: 2
Password: <hidden>
Checking system settings for firmwareDownload...
Trying address-->AF_INET IP: 10.1.2.3, flags : 2
System settings check passed.
You can run firmwaredownloadstatus to get the status
of this command.
Firmware download on switches
on page 193 for details.
http://www.brocade.com
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and store the
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