Custom Firmware Installation - Qlogic SANbox 9000 Series Interface Manual

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4. When prompted to install the new firmware, enter Yes to continue or No to
cancel. Entering Yes will disrupt traffic. This is the last opportunity to cancel.
About to install image. Do you want to continue? [y/n] y
Connected to 10.20.20.200 (10.20.20.200).
220 localhost.localdomain FTP server (Version wu-2.6.1-18)
ready.
5. Enter the password for your account name (FTP only).
331 Password required for johndoe.
Password:******
230 User johndoe logged in.
6. The firmware will now be downloaded from the remote host to the switch,
installed, and activated.

Custom Firmware Installation

A custom firmware installation downloads the firmware image file from a remote
host to the switch, unpacks the image file, and resets the switch in separate steps.
This allows you to choose the type of switch reset and whether the activation will
be disruptive
following example illustrates a custom firmware installation with a nondisruptive
activation.
1. Download the firmware image file from the workstation to the switch.
SANbox #> admin start
SANbox (admin) #> image fetch account_name ip_address filename
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(Reset Switch command) or nondisruptive
If your workstation has an FTP server, you can enter the
command:
If your workstation has a TFTP server, you can enter the Image TFTP
command to download the firmware image file.
SANbox (admin) #> image tftp ip_address filename
5 – Switch Configuration
Installing Firmware
(Hotreset command). The
Image Fetch
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