McDATA 3032, 3232 Manage Firmware Versions

4-48 McDATA® Sphereon 3032 and 3232 Fabric Switches Installation and Service Manual

Repair Information

5. Click OK. The following occur to indicate the port is unblocked

(and online):

— The emulated green LED associated with the port illuminates

at the Hardware View.

— The green LED associated with the port illuminates at the

switch.

— The check box adjacent to the Block Port menu option becomes

blank.

Manage Firmware Versions

Firmware is the internal operating code stored on the switch’s CTP

card. Up to eight versions can be stored on the EFC Server hard drive

and made available for download to a switch. Service personnel can

perform the following firmware management tasks:

• Determine the firmware version active on a switch.

• Add to and maintain a library of up to eight firmware versions on

the EFC Server hard drive.

• Modify a firmware description stored on the EFC Server hard

drive.

• Delete a firmware version from the EFC Server hard drive.

• Download a firmware version to a selected switch.

Firmware Version To determine a switch firmware version:

1. At the EFC Server, open the EFC Manager application. The

Product View displays.

2. Select the icon representing the switch to be inspected for

firmware version. The Hardware View for the selected switch

displays.