San Director 2/128 And 4/256 San Director Firmware Download Procedure - HP AA979A - StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V Administrator's Manual

SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256 SAN Director firmware download procedure

There is one logical switch address for a 4/256 SAN Director, and up to two logical switch addresses for
the SAN Director 2/128, but either can be used on the SAN Director 2/128 to effect a
firmwaredownload (either logical switch).
NOTE: By default, the firmwareDownload command automatically upgrades both the active CP blade
and the standby CP blade; it automatically upgrades all AP blades in the 4/256 SAN Director.
To upgrade the firmware on SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256 SAN Director (including the
blades):
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
page 152 and store the file on the FTP server. Verify that the FTP service is running and decompress the
compressed files preserving directory structures.
3. Use the firmwareShow command to check the current firmware version on connected switches.
Upgrade the firmware, if necessary, before proceeding with upgrading this switch.
4/256 SAN Director with a B-Series MP Router blade: If you are running 5.1.0x
CAUTION:
firmware, you cannot downgrade to earlier versions without removing the blade(s).
4/256 SAN Director with an FC4-48 or FC4-16IP blade: If you are running 5.2.x firmware, then
you cannot downgrade to earlier versions without removing the blade(s). At the time of this document's
release, HP does not support the FC4- 1 6IP blade. Consult
information.
Do not remove blades until the port configuration, for example, EX_Ports, are removed first. The
firmwareDownload command will indicate when blades are safe to remove.
Refer to "Checking connected
4. Using a telnet session, connect to the switch and log in as admin.
5. Enter the haShow command to confirm that the two CP blades are synchronized. In the following
example, the active CP blade is CP1 and the standby CP blade is CP0:
switch:admin> hashow
Local CP (Slot 5, CP0): Active, Warm Recovered
Remote CP (Slot 6, CP1): Standby, Healthy
HA enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State synchronized
switch:admin>
CP blades must be synchronized and running Fabric OS 4.2.x or later to provide a nondisruptive
download. If the two CP blades are not synchronized, enter the haSyncStart command to
synchronize them. If the CPs still are not synchronized, contact HP.
6. Enter the firmwareDownload command.
At the "Do you want to continue [y/n]" prompt, type y
7.
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"Obtaining and decompressing
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switches" on page 152.
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