HP StorageWorks 8/8 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.x administrator guide (5697- - Page 163
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5. Update firmware on standby CP a. Start a telnet session on the standby CP (which is the old active CP). b. Enter the firmwareDownload -s command and respond to the prompts as follows: switch:admin> firmwaredownload -s Server Name or IP Address: 10.1.2.3 FTP User Name: JaneDoe File Name: /pub/v5.2.x FTP Password: Do Auto-Commit after Reboot [Y]: n Reboot system after download [N]: y Firmware is being downloaded to the switch. This step may take up to 30 minutes. Checking system settings for firmwaredownload... At this point the firmware should download to the standby CP only and reboot it. The telnet session will be disconnected. c. Wait one minute for the standby CP to reboot, and then start a telnet session and log in as admin. d. Enter the firmwareShow command to confirm that both primary partitions now have the test drive firmware in place. You are now ready to evaluate the new version of the firmware. NOTE: Stop! If you wish to restore the firmware, stop here and skip ahead to step 8; otherwise, continue to step 6 to commit the firmware on both CPs, which completes the firmware download. 6. Perform commit on standby CP In the telnet session on the standby CP, enter the firmwareCommit command to update the secondary partition with new firmware. Note that it takes several minutes to complete the commit operation. 7. Perform commit on active CP a. From the telnet session on the active CP, enter the firmwareShow command and confirm that only the active CP secondary partition contains the old firmware. b. Enter the firmwareCommit command to update the secondary partition with new firmware. Note that it takes several minutes to complete the commit operation. c. Enter the firmwareShow command to confirm both partitions on both CPs contain the new firmware. d. Enter the haShow command to confirm that the HA state is in sync. NOTE: Stop! If you have completed step 7, then you have committed the firmware on both CPs and you have completed the firmware download procedure. Steps 8-10 describe how to restore the original firmware, and should be performed after step 5. 8. Restore the firmware on the standby CP In the telnet session for the standby CP, enter the firmwareRestore command. The standby CP will reboot and the telnet session will end. Both partitions will be made equal after several minutes. 9. Perform haFailover on active CP a. In the telnet session for the active CP, enter the haShow command to verify that HA synchronization is complete. It will take a minute or two for the standby CP to reboot and synchronize with the active CP. b. Enter the haFailover command. The active CP will reboot and the telnet session will end. Your switch is now running the original firmware. Fabric OS 5.2.x administrator guide 163