Dell PowerVault 50F Dell PowerVault 56F 16-Port Fibre Channel Switch Inst - Page 74
fastboot, firmwareDownload, setup.exe, rshd.exe, cat.exe, Start, Programs
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multicast alias group Each line shows: The alias group number (01 to 31) The alias group ID The alias token Alias groups are only created on demand by requests to the alias server; typically no groups are listed. The fastboot command initiates a warm reboot that bypasses POST and takes about one minute to reboot the switch. The switch may be in any operational state (enabled or disabled) before rebooting. The following is an example of the fastboot command screen. switch:admin> fastboot Rebooting... The firmwareDownload command downloads firmware into flash memory. This command can be executed on an operational switch. A reboot is required to initiate the new firmware after the download has completed. The following is an example of the firmwareDownload command screen. Firmware can be downloaded from a UNIX, Windows 9x, Windows NT, or Windows 2000 host. For a UNIX host, no special software is needed. For Windows 9x, Windows NT or Windows 2000 host, the PowerVault utilities diskette provides a daemon to support a remote shell (RSH). A firmware download is executed by way of an RCP command running on top of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) between the switch and the host. To download the firmware, perform the following steps: 1. Run the setup.exe file on the PowerVault utilities diskette to install the rshd.exe and cat.exe utility files on the hard-disk drive. 2. Click Start and then click Programs. 4-18 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide