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Backing Up Configuration Data and Upgrading Firmware Performing a Firmware Upgrade through the CLI Use these steps to upgrade or restore the switch firmware: 1. Verify that the RSHD service or the FTP service is running on the host computer. 2. Download the firmware from the HP Website at http://www.hp.com. Go to the Support page for the required loaders and instructions. 3. Log in to the switch as the admin user. 4. At the command line, enter: FIRMWAREDOWNLOAD HOSTIPADDR, USER, PATH_FILENAME, PASSWORD where HOSTIPADDR is the IP address of the host computer, USER is the User ID used to log into the switch, PATH_FILENAME is the path location and filename of the configuration file, and PASSWORD is the password for the User ID specified. Note: The password operand is required only if you are using FTP. If only FIRMWAREDOWNLOAD is entered, the system will prompt you for each parameter, as shown in the following example: switch:admin> firmwaredownload Server Name or IP Address [host]: www.xxx.yyy.zzz User Name [user]: admin File Name [config.txt]: switch1 Protocol (RSHD or FTP) [rshd]: ftp Password: Firmware Download Complete 5. Verify the download was successful. 6. Restart the switch by entering: FASTBOOT MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Installation Guide 55

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Backing Up Configuration Data and Upgrading Firmware
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MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Installation Guide
Performing a Firmware Upgrade through the CLI
Use these steps to upgrade or restore the switch firmware:
1.
Verify that the RSHD service or the FTP service is running on the host
computer.
2.
Download the firmware from the HP Website at
.
Go to the Support page for the required loaders and instructions.
3.
Log in to the switch as the admin user.
4.
At the command line, enter:
FIRMWAREDOWNLOAD
HOSTIPADDR, USER, PATH_FILENAME, PASSWORD
where
HOSTIPADDR
is the IP address of the host computer,
USER
is the User
ID used to log into the switch,
PATH_FILENAME
is the path location and
filename of the configuration file, and
PASSWORD
is the password for the User
ID specified.
Note:
The password operand is required only if you are using FTP.
If only
FIRMWAREDOWNLOAD
is entered, the system will prompt you for each
parameter, as shown in the following example:
switch:admin> firmwaredownload
Server Name or IP Address [host]: www.xxx.yyy.zzz
User Name [user]: admin
File Name [config.txt]: switch1
Protocol (RSHD or FTP) [rshd]: ftp
Password:
Firmware Download Complete
5.
Verify the download was successful.
6.
Restart the switch by entering:
FASTBOOT