Dell Brocade G620 Brocade 8.0.1 Fabric OS Command Reference - Page 363

firmwareDownload firmwareDownload Downloads firmware from a remote host, a local directory, or a USB device. Synopsis To invoke the command in interactive mode: firmwaredownload To download FOS firmware over a network: firmwaredownload [-s [-b | -n]] [-p ftp | scp | sftp] [-A cra] [-c] [-r] [-lr] [host, user, path, password] To download FOS firmware from a USB device: firmwaredownload [-s [-b | -n]] [-U] [-c ] [-r] [-lr] path Description Use this command to download switch firmware from an FTP or SSH server or local NFS directory to nonvolatile storage. Switch firmware can also be downloaded from an external USB device on platforms that support USB. The new firmware is downloaded as a bundle of packages. Package names are defined in a *.plist file along with other firmware information (time stamp, platform code, version, etc.). These packages are made available periodically to add features or to remedy defects. Contact customer support to obtain information about available firmware versions. On enterprise-class platforms, this command, by default, downloads the firmware image to both control processors (CPs) in rollover mode to prevent disruption to application services. This operation depends on High Availability (HA) support. If HAis not available, use the -s option to upgrade the CPs one at a time. All systems supported by this firmware have two partitions of nonvolatile storage (primary and secondary) to store two firmware images. This command always downloads the new image to the secondary partition and then swaps partitions so the secondary partition becomes the primary. By default, firmwareDownload reboots the system and activates the new image. Finally, the command performs a firmwareCommit automatically to copy the new image to the other partition. In systems with blade processors (BPs), after the new CP firmware is downloaded to the system and activated, the BP firmware is downloaded to the BP processors if there is a mismatch between the BP and CP firmware. By default, firmwareDownload performs a full install, autoreboot, and autocommit. These modes are selectable only in single CP (-s) mode, in which case autoreboot is OFF by default. For each standalone switch in your fabric, complete all firmware download changes before issuing the firmwareDownload command on the next switch to ensure a nondisruptive download. If firmwareDownload is interrupted due to an unexpected reboot as a result of a software error or power failure, the command automatically recovers the corrupted secondary partition. Wait for the recovery to complete before starting another firmware download. Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 339 53-1004112-02