3–Installation Installing Firmware

To install firmware using the CLI when a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server is present on the management workstation, use the Firmware Install command. Refer to the SANbox 9000 Series Stackable Chassis Switch Command Line Interface Guide for information about the CLI commands.

1.Enter the following commands to download the firmware from a remote host to the switch, install the firmware, then reset the switch to activate the firmware.

QLogic #> admin start

QLogic #> firmware install

The switch will be reset. This process will cause a disruption to I/O traffic.

Continuing with this action will terminate all management sessions,including any Telnet sessions. When the firmware activation is complete, you may log in to the switch again. Do you want to continue? [y/n]: y

Press 'q' and the ENTER key to abort this command.

2.Enter your choice for the file transfer protocol with which to download the firmware image file. FTP requires an user account and a password; TFTP does not.

FTP or TFTP

: ftp

3.Enter your account name on the remote host (FTP only) and the IP address of the remote host. When prompted for the source file name, enter the path for the firmware image file.

User Account

:

johndoe

IP Address

:

10.0.0.254

Source Filename : 7.8.00.xx_ThCP

About to install image. Do you want to continue? [y/n] y

4.When prompted to install the new firmware, enter Yes to continue or No to cancel. Entering Yes will disrupt traffic. This is the last opportunity to cancel.

About to install image. Do you want to continue? [y/n] y Connected to 10.20.20.200 (10.20.20.200).

5.Enter the password for your account name (FTP only).

331 Password required for johndoe. Password:******

230 User johndoe logged in.

6.The firmware will now be downloaded from the remote host to the switch, installed, and activated.

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