Sun Microsystems 7800 manual Downloading and Installing Patches

Downloading and Installing Patches

The following task provides instructions for downloading and installing patches for Sun-supported switch hardware. See “Supported Firmware” on page 4 for supported firmware information for the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch and FX8-24 Extension Blade.

1.Access the SunSolve web site at: http://sunsolve.sun.com

2.Within the Support Services category, select Patches and Updates.

3.Select PatchFinder, then type the patch ID and click Search.

Do not type the -xxrevision number. PatchFinder automatically finds the latest patch.

4.From the list of available patches, select the desired patch ID. Detailed patch ID information will be displayed.

5.Verify you have retrieved the correct patch, then print the page.

Printing this page also prints the patch README file, which contains installation instructions, special instructions, special guidelines, and notes.

6.Download the patch by clicking on either HTTP or FTP as shown in the following line:

Download Patch (nn,nnn,nnn bytes): HTTP FTP.

7.Repeat this process for each patch you wish to download.

8.Install the patches.

Follow the installation instructions in each patch README file.

Brocade 7800 Extension Switch and FX8-24 Extension Blade Hardware Release Notes 11