HP StorageWorks 8B Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 18

Upgrading or Restoring the Switch Firmware, Disabling a Switch, Enabling a Switch

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2 Basic Configuration Procedures Upgrading or Restoring the Switch Firmware To upgrade or restore the switch firmware: 1. Verify that the RSHD service (on a UNIX machine) or the FTP service (on a Windows machine) is running on the host workstation. 2. Login to the switch as the admin user. 3. At the command line enter the following command: firmwareDownload "hostIPaddr", "user", "path_filename", "password" where hostIPaddr is the IP address of the host computer, user is the User ID used to log into this computer, path_filename is the path location and filename of the new firmware file, and password is the password for the user ID specified. Note: The password operand is only required if you are using FTP. 4. Reboot the switch by entering the following command: fastBoot Disabling a Switch To disable a switch: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: switchDisable All Fibre Channel ports on the switch are taken offline, if the switch was part of a fabric, the remaining switches reconfigure. Enabling a Switch To enable a switch: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: switchEnable All Fibre Channel ports that passed the POST test are enabled. If the switch was part of a fabric, it rejoins the fabric. 2-4 Fabric OS Procedures Guide

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Fabric OS Procedures Guide
Basic Configuration Procedures
2
Upgrading or Restoring the Switch Firmware
To upgrade or restore the switch firmware:
1.
Verify that the RSHD service (on a UNIX machine) or the FTP service (on a Windows
machine) is running on the host workstation.
2.
Login to the switch as the admin user.
3.
At the command line enter the following command:
firmwareDownload "hostIPaddr", "user", "path_filename",
"password"
where
hostIPaddr
is the IP address of the host computer,
user
is the User ID used to log
into this computer,
path_filename
is the path location and filename of the new firmware
file, and
password
is the password for the user ID specified.
Note:
The password operand is only required if you are using FTP.
4.
Reboot the switch by entering the following command:
fastBoot
Disabling a Switch
To disable a switch:
1.
Login to the switch as the admin user.
2.
At the command line enter the following command:
switchDisable
All Fibre Channel ports on the switch are taken offline, if the switch was part of a fabric, the
remaining switches reconfigure.
Enabling a Switch
To enable a switch:
1.
Login to the switch as the admin user.
2.
At the command line enter the following command:
switchEnable
All Fibre Channel ports that passed the POST test are enabled. If the switch was part of a
fabric, it rejoins the fabric.