HP McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem p-Class User Manual

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McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 137

Notes To provide consistent performance throughout the fabric, ensure that all switches are running the

same version of firmware.
To install firmware when the management workstation has an FTP server, use the Image Install

command or the Firmware Install command. To install firmware when the management workstation

does not have an FTP server, perform the following procedure:

1.

Connect to the switch through the Ethernet port.

2.

Move to the folder or directory on the workstation that contains the new firmware image file.

3.

Establish communications with the switch using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Enter the following

on the command line:

>ftp xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the switch IP address is the switch name associated with the IP address.

4.

Enter the following account name and password:

user:images

password: images

5.

Activate binary mode and copy the firmware image file on the switch:

ftp>bin

ftp>put filename

6.

Wait for the transfer to complete, then close the FTP session.

xxxxx bytes sent in xx secs.

ftp>quit

7.

Establish communications with the switch using the CLI. Enter the following on the command line:

telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the switch IP address is the switch name associated with the IP address.

8.

A Telnet window opens prompting you for a login. Enter an account name and password. The

default account name is “admin“, and password is “password”.

9.

Open an Admin session to acquire the necessary authority.

McDATA4GbSAN $>admin start

10.

Display the list of firmware image files on the switch to confirm that the file was loaded.

McDATA4GbSAN (admin) $>image list

11.

Unpack the firmware image file to install the new firmware in flash memory.

McDATA4GbSAN (admin) $>image unpack filename

12.

Wait for the unpack to complete.

image unpack command result: Passed

13.

A message will prompt you to reset the switch to activate the firmware. Resetting the switch is

disruptive. Use the Hotreset command to attempt a non-disruptive activation.

McDATA4GbSAN (admin) $>hotreset

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