HP 2/8q Fibre Channel manual Wait for the unpack to complete

Command Line Interface

Notes

To install firmware when the management workstation has an FTP server, use the Image Install command or the “Firmware Install command” on page 123. To install firmware when the management workstation does not have an FTP server:

1.Connect to the switch through the Ethernet or the serial 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 one of the following on the command line:

>ftp xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

or

>ftp switchname

where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the switch IP address, and switchname 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, and then close the FTP session.

xxxxx bytes sent in xx secs. ftp>quit

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

telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

or

telnet switchname

where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the switch IP address, and switchname 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 and password are (admin, password).

9.Open an Admin session to acquire the necessary authority.

2/8q FC Switch $>admin start

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

2/8q FC Switch (admin) $>image list

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

2/8q FC Switch (admin) $>image unpack filename

12. Wait for the unpack to complete.

image unpack command result: Passed

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