Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Command Reference Manual page 270

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firmwareDownload
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If no operand is specified, the operation becomes interactive and you are prompted for input.
NOTE
See the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide "Firmware Download" chapter for limitations when changing
Fabric OS versions. When installing Fabric OS, the procedure might vary, depending on which version
of the Fabric OS you are migrating from.
See the release notes for unsupported Fabric OS versions. The switchAdmin role is not allowed to
change the zoning and security configuration. Therefore, zoning and security sections in the
configuration being downloaded to the switch are ignored.
To be able to mention the FTP server by name, you need to setup a couple of DNS servers with
dnsconfig command.
Examples To download the firmware to an HA switch:
To download a SAS firmware:
Diagnostics The command will check the network connection and other system parameters before
firmwaredownload. It can fail if one of the following conditions is encountered:
host cannot be reached by the switch
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Specify this option to erase all of the installed SA images in the system
during SAS firmwaredown load. By default, downloading a SAS image will not
remove the installed SA images. If this option is specified, the installed SA
images will be removed. This option is only valid with "-a sas".
switch:admin> firmwaredownload 192.168.166.30,johndoe,/pub/dist/release.plist,12345
The following BP blades are installed in the system.
Slot Name Versions
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2 FR4-18i v5.3.0
7 FR4-18i v5.3.0
9 FA4-18 v5.3.0
This command will upgrade both CPs and all BP blade above. If
you want to upgrade a single CP only, use the -s option.
You can run firmwareDownloadStatus to get the status of this
command.
This command will cause the active CP to reset and will require
that existing telnet, secure telnet or SSH sessions be restarted.
Do you want to continue [Y]: y
The firmware is being downloaded to the Standby CP. It may take up to 10
minutes.
switch:admin> firmwaredownload
Type of Firmware (FOS, SAS, or any application) [FOS]:SAS
Target Slots (all, or slot numbers) [all]:
Server Name or IP Address: 192.168.32.10
Network Protocol (1-auto-select, 2-FTP, 3-SCP) [1]:
User Name: userfoo
File Name: /home/userfoo/dist/release.plist
Password:
Scope of Impact
GigE
GigE
Virtualization
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