Brocade Network OS Command Reference v4.1.0 - Manual (Page 336)

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firmware download logical-chassis
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firmware download logical-chassis
Downloads the firmware onto the switches.
Synopsis firmware download logical-chassis default-config {ftp |scp |sftp} host host_ip user username
password password path path [rbridge-id rbridgeid_1-rbridgeid_3, rbridgeid_5 | all] [auto-activate]
Operands default-config Sets the configuration back to default except the following parameters: VCS
mode, VCS ID, and RBridge ID. These three parameters are retained.
ftp Specifies FTP as the protocol used to download the firmware.
scp Specifies SCP as the protocol used to download the firmware.
sftp Specifies SFTP as the protocol used to download the firmware.
host host_ip Specifies the host IP address.
user username Specifies the username.
password password Specifies the password.
path path Specifies the filename path where the firmware is located.
auto-activate Specifies to automatically activate the firmware on the switches after
installing the firmware.
rbridge-id Enables RBridge ID mode to support Virtual Cluster Switching (VCS) on
individual nodes.
rbridge-id Specifies a unique identifier for a node. Values can be a range of nodes or
individual nodes and are separated by a comma.
all Specifies all identifiers for a node.
Defaults After firmware is downloaded to the nodes, the command returns without rebooting the nodes.
You will need to run firmware activate to active the new firmware on the nodes.
Command Modes Privileged EXEC mode
Description Downloads the firmware onto the switch.
Usage Guidelines The command is controlled by a principal node (coordinator) and executed on individual nodes in
the VCS cluster. All sanity check error and warning messages are displayed on the coordinator user
session. If an error results during the Installation, the firmware download request is aborted.
Examples To activate firmware on switch nodes 1, 2, 3, and 5:
switch# firmware activate rbridge-id rid1-rid3,rid5
To perform a firmware recovery on all switch nodes:
switch# firmware recover rbridge-id all
To automatically activate firmware on switch nodes rbridge-id 161 and 62 when in logical chassis
cluster mode:
switch# firmware download logical-chassis scp host 10.31.2.25 user release user
password releaseuser directory /pub/sre/SQA/nos/nos4.0.0/nos4.0.0_bld42
auto-activate rbridge-id 161,62