Performing Firmware Download On Switches; Summary Of The Firmware Download Process; 4/16 San Switch And 4/8 San Switch, San Switch 2/8V, San Switch 2/16V, San Switch 2/32, San Switch 4/32, 4/64 San Switch And 400 Mp Router Firmware Download Procedure - HP AA979A - StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V Administrator's Manual

firmware. The firmwareDownload command defaults to an autocommit option that automatically copies
the firmware from one partition to the other.
You should not override autocommit under normal circumstances; use the default. Refer to
restoring firmware-on

Summary of the firmware download process

The following summary describes the default behavior after you enter the firmwareDownload command
(without options) on 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN
Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch and 400 MP Router models:
• The Fabric OS downloads the firmware to the secondary partition.
• The system performs a high-availability reboot (haReboot). After the haReboot, the former
secondary partition is the primary partition.
• The system replicates the firmware from the primary to the secondary partition.
4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch
2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch and 400 MP Router firmware download procedure
The upgrade process first downloads and then commits the firmware to the switch. While the upgrade is
proceeding, you can start another telnet session on the switch and observe the upgrade progress if
you wish.
NOTE: After you start the process, do not enter any disruptive commands (such as reboot) that will
interrupt the process. The entire firmware download and commit process takes approximately 17 minutes. If
there is a problem, wait for the time-out (30 minutes for network problems). Disrupting the process can
render the switch inoperable and require you to seek assistance from HP.
Do not disconnect the switch from power during the process, because the switch could becaome
inoperable upon reboot.
To upgrade firmware for 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN
Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, and 400 MP Router
1. Verify that the FTP service is running on the host server and that you have a user ID on that server.
2. Obtain the firmware file from the HP web site, see
the file on the FTP server.
3. Verify that the FTP service is running and unpack the compressed files preserving Directory structures.
4. Use the firmwareShow command to check the current firmware version on connected switches.
Upgrade their firmware if necessary before proceeding with upgrading this switch.
Refer to "Checking connected
5. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
6. Enter the firmwareDownload command.
7. At the "Do you want to continue [y/n]" prompt, press y.
Directors, page 161 for details about overriding the autocommit option.
switches" on page 152 for more details.
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