Upgrade Firmware - IBM TotalStorage SAN32M-2 Installation And Service Manual

Upgrade firmware

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SAN32M-2 Installation and Service Manual
1. At the Element Manager application (management server), click
the Hardware tab. The Hardware View for the selected switch
displays.
2. Move the cursor over the port to be blocked or unblocked and
right-click the mouse to open a list of menu options. Perform one
of the following:
— To block a port: Select the Block Port menu option. A Warning
dialog box displays. Click OK. The dialog box closes and the
following occur to indicate the port is blocked and offline:
• At the product, the green port LED extinguishes.
• At the Hardware View, the emulated green port LED
extinguishes.
• A check mark appears adjacent to the Block Port menu
option.
— To unblock a port: Select the Block Port menu option. Note the
check mark in the box adjacent to the menu item, indicating
the port is blocked. A Warning dialog box displays. Click OK.
The dialog box closes and the following occur to indicate the
port is unblocked and online:
• At the product, the green port LED illuminates.
• At the Hardware View, the emulated green port LED
illuminates.
• The box adjacent to the Block Port menu option becomes
blank.
Firmware is the product operating code stored in FLASH memory on
the CTP card. Up to 32 firmware versions can be stored on the
management server hard drive and made available for download
through the Element Manager application. Perform the following
firmware upgrade tasks from the management server (Element
Manager application):
• Determine the active firmware version for the product.
• Add a firmware version to the management server library.
• Download a firmware version to the product.