Dell Brocade G620 Brocade 8.0.1 Fabric OS Command Reference - Page 358

firmwareActivate firmwareActivate Activates switch firmware. Synopsis firmwareactivate firmwareactivate [-l | -local] firmwareactivate --help Description Use this command to activate the firmware that has been downloaded to the secondary partition using the firmwareDownload -r command. This command swaps partitions and reboots the system to activate the new image. Execute this command with the -local or -l option to activate the firmware on a local control processor (CP). The firmwareRestore and firmwareCommit commands only take action if the new firmware is activated; otherwise, the process terminates with an error. However, you can execute the firmwareDownload command before activating the firmware. Notes This command is supported on the single CP and dual-CP systems. You must not make any configuration changes before activating the firmware. The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric restrictions that may be in place. Refer to "Using Fabric OS Commands" and "Command Availability" for details. Operands The following operands are optional: -l | -local Activates the firmware on the local CP. --help Displays the command usage. Examples SEE ALSO To activate a new version of the firmware: switch:admin> firmwareactivate This command will activate the firmware on the secondary partition but will require that existing telnet, secure telnet or SSH sessions to be restarted. Do you want to continue (Y/N) [Y]: firmwareCommit, firmwareCleanInstall, firmwareDownload, firmwareDownloadStatus, firmwareKeyShow, firmwareRestore, firmwareShow, version 334 Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 53-1004112-02