HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS V3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide - Page 291

firmwareCommit firmwareCommit Commit switch firmware update. Synopsis firmwareCommit Availability Admin Release V4.1.x Description Use this command to commit a firmware download to a CP. This command copies an updated firmware image on the primary partition to the secondary partition and commits both partitions of a CP to an updated version of the firmware. This must be done after each firmwaredownload, and after the switch has been rebooted and a sanity check is performed to make sure the new image is fine. For switches which have flash memory set into two equal partitions, the primary partition is the where the system boots from, the secondary partition is where a copy of the firmware is stored, in case the primary partition is damaged. To maintain the integrity of the firmware image in the flash memory, the firmwaredownload command updates both partitions at once. When firmwaredownload completes successfully and the CP is rebooted, the system switches the primary partition (with the old firmware) to the secondary, and the secondary partition (with the new firmware) to the primary. The default behavior of the firmwaredownload command automatically runs the firmwarecommit command after the reboot. For the cautious, the firmwaredownload command has an option to disable auto-commit of the new firmware. If you decide to disable the auto-commit option when running firmwaredownload, then, after the CP is rebooted, you must execute one of two commands: ■ Run the firmwarecommit command to copy the primary partition (with new firmware) to the secondary, and commit the new firmware to both partitions of the CP, or Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide 291