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Interpreting POST results To determine whether POST completed successfully and whether any errors were detected: 1. Verify that the 8Gb SAN Switch LEDs indicate all components are healthy. See Table 16, page 37 for description and interpretation of LED patterns. If one or more LEDs do not display a Healthy state, use the switchshow command to verify that the LEDs on the switch are not set to "beacon". 2. Verify that the 8Gb SAN Switch prompt appears on the terminal of a computer workstation connected to the switch. If there is no switch prompt when POST completes, press Enter. If the switch prompt still does not appear, try opening another Telnet session or another management tool. If this is not successful, the 8Gb SAN Switch did not successfully complete POST; contact HP. 3. Review the switch system log for errors. Any errors detected during POST are written to the system log, accessible through the errshow command. For information about all referenced commands and accessing the error log, refer to the latest version of the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS administrator guide. For information about error messages, refer to the Fabric OS system error messages reference manual. Firmware update To achieve best performance, HP recommends running the latest firmware release. Obtain the most current Fabric OS firmware, configuration files, and MIB files that support this switch from the following HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/8gbswitchforbladesystemc-class To download firmware from the web to another computer (like an FTP server): NOTE: Web retrieval procedures may be subject to change. 1. Go to the Support section, located on the far right side of the web page. Click Software and Drivers. 2. Locate the Tasks for Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class section. 3. Click Download drivers and software. a. Select the applicable switch model. b. Go to the Select Operating System section. Click Cross operating system (BIOS, Firmware, Diagnostics, etc.) c. Scroll down to the firmware section of the web page and locate the Firmware table. d. Locate the latest firmware. e. Click Download button>> in the last column and follow the prompts in the File Download dialog box. 4. To download the code from an FTP server to the switch, connect an Ethernet cable from the FTP server to the iLO RJ45 on the active OA. 5. Telnet to the switch, and issue firmwaredownload at the command line. Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class 39

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Interpreting POST results
To determine whether POST completed successfully and whether any errors were detected:
1.
Verify that the 8Gb SAN Switch LEDs indicate all components are healthy. See
Table 16
, page
37 for description and interpretation of LED patterns. If one or more LEDs do not display a Healthy
state, use the
switchshow
command to verify that the LEDs on the switch are not set to
“
beacon
”
.
2.
Verify that the 8Gb SAN Switch prompt appears on the terminal of a computer workstation
connected to the switch. If there is no switch prompt when POST completes, press
Enter
. If the
switch prompt still does not appear, try opening another Telnet session or another management
tool. If this is not successful, the 8Gb SAN Switch did not successfully complete POST; contact
HP.
3.
Review the switch system log for errors. Any errors detected during POST are written to the system
log, accessible through the
errshow
command.
For information about all referenced commands and accessing the error log, refer to the latest
version of the
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS administrator guide
. For information about error
messages, refer to the
Fabric OS system error messages reference manual
.
Firmware update
To achieve best performance, HP recommends running the latest firmware release. Obtain the most
current Fabric OS firmware, configuration files, and MIB files that support this switch from the following
HP website:
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To download firmware from the web to another computer (like an FTP server):
NOTE:
Web retrieval procedures may be subject to change.
1.
Go to the
Support
section, located on the far right side of the web page. Click
Software and
Drivers
.
2.
Locate the
Tasks for Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class
section.
3.
Click
Download drivers and software
.
a.
Select the applicable switch model.
b.
Go to the
Select Operating System
section. Click
Cross operating system (BIOS, Firmware,
Diagnostics, etc.
)
c.
Scroll down to the firmware section of the web page and locate the Firmware table.
d.
Locate the latest firmware.
e.
Click
Download button>>
in the last column and follow the prompts in the File Download
dialog box.
4.
To download the code from an FTP server to the switch, connect an Ethernet cable from the FTP
server to the iLO RJ45 on the active OA.
5.
Telnet to the switch, and issue
firmwaredownload
at the command line.
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