3–Installation Installing Firmware

Using the CLI to Install Firmware

The method you choose to install firmware using the CLI depends on the type of firmware activation you want.

For a disruptive activation, enter the Firmware Install or Image Install command to download the firmware image file from an FTP or TFTP server, unpack it, and activate it in one step. Refer to “One-Step Firmware Installation” on page 3-24.

For a non-disruptive activation, enter the Image Fetch command to download the firmware image file from an FTP or TFTP server. Enter the Image Unpack command to unpack the image file, then enter the Hotreset command to perform a non-disruptive activation. Refer to “Custom Firmware Installation” on page 3-26.

Refer to the SANbox 9000 Series Stackable Chassis Switch Command Line Interface Guide for information about the CLI commands.

One-Step Firmware Installation

The Firmware Install and Image Install commands download the firmware image file from an FTP or TFTP server to the switch, unpacks the image file, and performs a disruptive activation in one step. The installation process prompts you to enter the following:

The file transfer protocol (FTP or TFTP)

IP address of the remote host

An account name and password on the remote host (FTP only)

Pathname for the firmware image file

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