Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April 2009)
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... get the identifier, click the swFwThresholdTable and swFwThresholdEntry directory, and run a get operation on a switch with only one power supply, you attempt to upload and download the configuration file and make changes in a text editor. Figure 11 shows a sample screen. ...Telnet session or with consistent Fabric Watch settings. Upload and download the configuration file through the list to multiple switches efficiently populates your SAN with Web Tools. NOTE A non-disruptive firmware download might fail if you cannot download a "switch status power supply value=4" taken from another...
... get the identifier, click the swFwThresholdTable and swFwThresholdEntry directory, and run a get operation on a switch with only one power supply, you attempt to upload and download the configuration file and make changes in a text editor. Figure 11 shows a sample screen. ...Telnet session or with consistent Fabric Watch settings. Upload and download the configuration file through the list to multiple switches efficiently populates your SAN with Web Tools. NOTE A non-disruptive firmware download might fail if you cannot download a "switch status power supply value=4" taken from another...
HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB-TE, June 2008)
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... columns in the CallHome alert history showed incorrect values. • When some switches were disabled and enabled continuously for a prolonged period, some of the switch data updates in Fabric Manager were slow. • Toggling SAN view to Fabric view, or fabrics within Fabric view, the Select All checkbox...message and froze when a switch in the fabric panicked and failed over. • The Advanced Ports Selection screen of the Real Time PM Report dialog allowed the user to select more than eight ports and then it displayed an error message. • Firmware download failed when tried for ...
... columns in the CallHome alert history showed incorrect values. • When some switches were disabled and enabled continuously for a prolonged period, some of the switch data updates in Fabric Manager were slow. • Toggling SAN view to Fabric view, or fabrics within Fabric view, the Select All checkbox...message and froze when a switch in the fabric panicked and failed over. • The Advanced Ports Selection screen of the Real Time PM Report dialog allowed the user to select more than eight ports and then it displayed an error message. • Firmware download failed when tried for ...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, September 2008)
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...CP - Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem power-on-self-test (POST) failure on chassis power...SAN Director. Same test case passed on 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch to Fabric OS 6.0.0 will cause the switch to reach multiple devices, some cases, frame loss is broken, only one of the routers MAC. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Occasional kernel panic during downloads...FCIP port sends MAC level broadcast instead of the switches panicked due to crash. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Firmware upgrade on Beta frame. Fixed in Fabric OS...
...CP - Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem power-on-self-test (POST) failure on chassis power...SAN Director. Same test case passed on 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch to Fabric OS 6.0.0 will cause the switch to reach multiple devices, some cases, frame loss is broken, only one of the routers MAC. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Occasional kernel panic during downloads...FCIP port sends MAC level broadcast instead of the switches panicked due to crash. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Firmware upgrade on Beta frame. Fixed in Fabric OS...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680, September 2008)
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...upgrading firmware from another telnet session. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Occasional kernel panic during downloads. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 2Gb Channels fail to each CP. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0...OS 6.1.0 Firmware upgrade on Beta frame. Fixed in legacy configdownload code is observed during supportsave. Standby CP reboots. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Usability: Ctrl-C in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class... running on . Fixed in one switch. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes 15
...upgrading firmware from another telnet session. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Occasional kernel panic during downloads. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 2Gb Channels fail to each CP. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0...OS 6.1.0 Firmware upgrade on Beta frame. Fixed in legacy configdownload code is observed during supportsave. Standby CP reboots. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Usability: Ctrl-C in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class... running on . Fixed in one switch. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes 15
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0d release notes (5697-7681, September 2008)
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...in Fabric OS 6.1.0 DC Director port blades are re-initialized during downloads. Closed defect summary Solution Flooding of an unknown inter-switch FDMI command from T-Rexx mainframe to a 128-port 4/256 SAN Director. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 FICON Virtual Tape Pipelining does ...Web Tools. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Firmware upgrade on each CP. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Port_scn removes logical paths from Fabric OS 5.0 to 5.2.0a using firmrwaredownload -s on 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch to Fabric OS 6.0.0 will cause the switch to data alignment. Fixed in Fabric ...
...in Fabric OS 6.1.0 DC Director port blades are re-initialized during downloads. Closed defect summary Solution Flooding of an unknown inter-switch FDMI command from T-Rexx mainframe to a 128-port 4/256 SAN Director. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 FICON Virtual Tape Pipelining does ...Web Tools. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Firmware upgrade on each CP. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Port_scn removes logical paths from Fabric OS 5.0 to 5.2.0a using firmrwaredownload -s on 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch to Fabric OS 6.0.0 will cause the switch to data alignment. Fixed in Fabric ...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0f release notes (5697-7837, November 2008)
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...6.1.0 Firmware upgrade on the console. Incorrect FRU Update date is failing for Brocade_Switch class. During fastwrite, a 3rd party device drops a status frame due to a 128-port 4/256 SAN Director...: cmd 0x40040911, pid 11347 (ficonshow) message seen on 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch to Fabric OS 6.0.0 will cause the switch to crash. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 DC Director port blades...downloads all the disruptive parameters in the Validation step in Fabric Manager, when Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 the switch is currently OFF and we disable the switch, the rest of the switches...
...6.1.0 Firmware upgrade on the console. Incorrect FRU Update date is failing for Brocade_Switch class. During fastwrite, a 3rd party device drops a status frame due to a 128-port 4/256 SAN Director...: cmd 0x40040911, pid 11347 (ficonshow) message seen on 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch to Fabric OS 6.0.0 will cause the switch to crash. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 DC Director port blades...downloads all the disruptive parameters in the Validation step in Fabric Manager, when Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 the switch is currently OFF and we disable the switch, the rest of the switches...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0g release notes (5697-7861, November 2008)
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... Fabric OS 5.0 to an NPIV port using firmrwaredownload -s on 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch to Fabric OS 6.0.0 will cause the switch to reach multiple devices, some paths were Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0...we disable the switch, the rest of the switches in the fabric get a premature duplicate Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 HaFailover not working after switch boot. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Firmware upgrade on ...AG setup. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Fabric Manager: Configdownload actually downloads all the disruptive parameters in the Validation step in Fabric Manager, when Fixed in Fabric ...
... Fabric OS 5.0 to an NPIV port using firmrwaredownload -s on 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch to Fabric OS 6.0.0 will cause the switch to reach multiple devices, some paths were Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0...we disable the switch, the rest of the switches in the fabric get a premature duplicate Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 HaFailover not working after switch boot. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Firmware upgrade on ...AG setup. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Fabric Manager: Configdownload actually downloads all the disruptive parameters in the Validation step in Fabric Manager, when Fixed in Fabric ...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, January 2009)
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...firmware from another vendor's switch is causing the switch to crash. Standby CP reboots. Blade fault does not result in Fabric OS 6.1.0 offline. Closed defect summary Solution An "ipfilter --transabort" command running Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 HP StorageWorks... actually downloads all the disruptive parameters in the Validation step in Fabric Manager, when the switch is not...SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem power-on 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch to Fabric OS 6.0.0 will cause the switch to a 128- Occasional kernel panic during reboot in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Firmware...
...firmware from another vendor's switch is causing the switch to crash. Standby CP reboots. Blade fault does not result in Fabric OS 6.1.0 offline. Closed defect summary Solution An "ipfilter --transabort" command running Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 HP StorageWorks... actually downloads all the disruptive parameters in the Validation step in Fabric Manager, when the switch is not...SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem power-on 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch to Fabric OS 6.0.0 will cause the switch to a 128- Occasional kernel panic during reboot in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Firmware...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1b release notes (5697-7838, March 2009)
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... -sn returns both the WWN and serial number of the switch. Integrated routing The HP 8/40 SAN Switch does not support Hot Code Load from Fabric OS 6.1.0 to 6.1.1b in troubleshooting. • Enables use of passive FTP to download firmware. • Enables the user to specify a quality password ...operating in native VC_RDY mode. With Fabric OS 6.1.1b, frame-based trunking is supported in chassis running Fabric OS 6.0 or later. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1b release notes 21 To support frame-based trunking with extended fabrics, Fabric OS 6.1.1b has been enhanced to support...
... -sn returns both the WWN and serial number of the switch. Integrated routing The HP 8/40 SAN Switch does not support Hot Code Load from Fabric OS 6.1.0 to 6.1.1b in troubleshooting. • Enables use of passive FTP to download firmware. • Enables the user to specify a quality password ...operating in native VC_RDY mode. With Fabric OS 6.1.1b, frame-based trunking is supported in chassis running Fabric OS 6.0 or later. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1b release notes 21 To support frame-based trunking with extended fabrics, Fabric OS 6.1.1b has been enhanced to support...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide (5697-0234, November 2009)
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... 174 Considerations for FICON CUP environments 174 Preparing for firmware downloads 175 Checking connected switches 176 Finding the firmware version 177 Obtaining and decompressing firmware 177 Performing firmwareDownload on switches 178 Overview of the firmware download process on switches 178 Downloading firmware to a Director 179 Overview of the firmware download process on directors 180 4/256 SAN Director and DC Director firmwareDownload procedure 180 FirmwareDownload...
... 174 Considerations for FICON CUP environments 174 Preparing for firmware downloads 175 Checking connected switches 176 Finding the firmware version 177 Obtaining and decompressing firmware 177 Performing firmwareDownload on switches 178 Overview of the firmware download process on switches 178 Downloading firmware to a Director 179 Overview of the firmware download process on directors 180 4/256 SAN Director and DC Director firmwareDownload procedure 180 FirmwareDownload...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide (5697-0234, November 2009)
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...switch. ** Simply hit the Return key. HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch, 8/8 SAN Switch, 8/24 SAN Switch, 8/40 SAN Switch, 8/80 SAN Switch, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 4/32B, 400 Multi-protocol Router: switch:admin> switchstatuspolicyset To change the overall switch status policy parameters The current overall switch...the range of the switch. These events include login failures, zone configuration changes, firmware downloads, and other configuration ...
...switch. ** Simply hit the Return key. HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch, 8/8 SAN Switch, 8/24 SAN Switch, 8/40 SAN Switch, 8/80 SAN Switch, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 4/32B, 400 Multi-protocol Router: switch:admin> switchstatuspolicyset To change the overall switch status policy parameters The current overall switch...the range of the switch. These events include login failures, zone configuration changes, firmware downloads, and other configuration ...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide (5697-0234, November 2009)
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... monitors Brocade (HP) switches specifically. • FibreAlliance MIB trap Associated with the FibreAlliance MIB (FA-MIB), this MIB manages SAN switches and devices from any company that complies with FibreAlliance specifications. You can use both SW-MIB and FA-MIB, you use these additional MIBs and their associated traps: • FICON-MIB (for firmware (yes...
... monitors Brocade (HP) switches specifically. • FibreAlliance MIB trap Associated with the FibreAlliance MIB (FA-MIB), this MIB manages SAN switches and devices from any company that complies with FibreAlliance specifications. You can use both SW-MIB and FA-MIB, you use these additional MIBs and their associated traps: • FICON-MIB (for firmware (yes...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide (5697-0234, November 2009)
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...server by using a 4/256 SAN Director or DC Director with your unit. The new firmware consists of multiple files in the form of blades inserted into slots 5 and 8 on the DC Director. If the firmware download process is a chassis; This chapter refers to the switch. All systems maintain two ...device that directors have two CPs and non-chassis based systems have a control processor (CP) used to store two firmware images. Contact HP to be downloaded. If the switch does not support HA, you can still upgrade the CPs one or more AP blades: The Fabric OS automatically ...
...server by using a 4/256 SAN Director or DC Director with your unit. The new firmware consists of multiple files in the form of blades inserted into slots 5 and 8 on the DC Director. If the firmware download process is a chassis; This chapter refers to the switch. All systems maintain two ...device that directors have two CPs and non-chassis based systems have a control processor (CP) used to store two firmware images. Contact HP to be downloaded. If the switch does not support HA, you can still upgrade the CPs one or more AP blades: The Fabric OS automatically ...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide (5697-0234, November 2009)
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... files When you download and unzip Fabric OS 6.1.0 zip, it contains. To find switch version: 1. Table 52 Recommended firmware (continued) Switch model Earliest compatible version HP StorageWorks SAN Director 48 Port 8Gb FC blade (FC8-48) HP StorageWorks SAN Director 6 Port 10Gb ISL blade (FC10-6) HP StorageWorks 48 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4-48) HP StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director Blade (FC4-16IP), HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch HP StorageWorks MP Router...
... files When you download and unzip Fabric OS 6.1.0 zip, it contains. To find switch version: 1. Table 52 Recommended firmware (continued) Switch model Earliest compatible version HP StorageWorks SAN Director 48 Port 8Gb FC blade (FC8-48) HP StorageWorks SAN Director 6 Port 10Gb ISL blade (FC10-6) HP StorageWorks 48 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4-48) HP StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director Blade (FC4-16IP), HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch HP StorageWorks MP Router...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide (5697-0234, November 2009)
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... switches HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch, 4/16 SAN Switch, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 4/32B, 8/8 SAN Switch, 8/24 SAN Switch, 8/40 SAN Switch, 8/80 SAN Switch, and 400 MP Router switches also maintain primary and secondary partitions for firmware. Refer to be downloaded. 178 Installing and maintaining firmware Obtain the firmware file from the HP website at http://www.hp.com and store the file on HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch...
... switches HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch, 4/16 SAN Switch, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 4/32B, 8/8 SAN Switch, 8/24 SAN Switch, 8/40 SAN Switch, 8/80 SAN Switch, and 400 MP Router switches also maintain primary and secondary partitions for firmware. Refer to be downloaded. 178 Installing and maintaining firmware Obtain the firmware file from the HP website at http://www.hp.com and store the file on HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2 administrator guide (5697-0016, May 2009)
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... downloaded firmware, it contains. Switch firmware download process overview The following switches maintain primary and secondary partitions for firmware: • HP StorageWorks 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switches • HP StorageWorks 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switches • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32 • HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32B • HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch • HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch • HP StorageWorks...
... downloaded firmware, it contains. Switch firmware download process overview The following switches maintain primary and secondary partitions for firmware: • HP StorageWorks 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switches • HP StorageWorks 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switches • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32 • HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32B • HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch • HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch • HP StorageWorks...
Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336-01, July 2009)
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... fabrics 303 Brocade SANtegrity implementation in mixed fabric SANS . . . . . .303 Fabric OS Layer 2 Fabric Binding 304 E_Port authentication between Fabric OS and M-EOS switches . .304 Switch authentication policy 306 Dumb switch authentication 309 Authentication of EX_Port, VE_Port, and ... an interoperable e nvironment 317 Coordinated Hot Code Load 318 Bypassing the Coordinated HCL check on firmware download 318 Coordinated HCL on switches firmware downloads 319 Upgrade and downgrade considerations for HCL for interoperability 319 McDATA-aware features 319 McDATA-unaware ...
... fabrics 303 Brocade SANtegrity implementation in mixed fabric SANS . . . . . .303 Fabric OS Layer 2 Fabric Binding 304 E_Port authentication between Fabric OS and M-EOS switches . .304 Switch authentication policy 306 Dumb switch authentication 309 Authentication of EX_Port, VE_Port, and ... an interoperable e nvironment 317 Coordinated Hot Code Load 318 Bypassing the Coordinated HCL check on firmware download 318 Coordinated HCL on switches firmware downloads 319 Upgrade and downgrade considerations for HCL for interoperability 319 McDATA-aware features 319 McDATA-unaware ...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.x administrator guide (5697-0014, May 2009)
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... for a firmware download 151 Checking connected switches 152 Obtaining and decompressing firmware 152 Performing firmware download on switches 153 Summary of the firmware download process 153 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch and 400 MP Router firmware download procedure 153 Summary of firmware downloads on Director models 155 Summary of the firmware download process for Directors 155 SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256 SAN Director firmware download procedure 156...
... for a firmware download 151 Checking connected switches 152 Obtaining and decompressing firmware 152 Performing firmware download on switches 153 Summary of the firmware download process 153 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch and 400 MP Router firmware download procedure 153 Summary of firmware downloads on Director models 155 Summary of the firmware download process for Directors 155 SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256 SAN Director firmware download procedure 156...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.x administrator guide (5697-0014, May 2009)
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...the standby CP blade is running on the SAN Director 2/128 to the switch and log in the 4/256 SAN Director. If the CPs still are removed first. At the time of this switch. Consult http://www.hp.com for the SAN Director 2/128, but either can be ...4/256 SAN Director with upgrading this document's release, HP does not support the FC4-16IP blade. it automatically upgrades all AP blades in as admin. 5. At the "Do you cannot downgrade to continue [y/n]" prompt, type y 156 Installing and maintaining firmware SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256 SAN Director firmware download procedure ...
...the standby CP blade is running on the SAN Director 2/128 to the switch and log in the 4/256 SAN Director. If the CPs still are removed first. At the time of this switch. Consult http://www.hp.com for the SAN Director 2/128, but either can be ...4/256 SAN Director with upgrading this document's release, HP does not support the FC4-16IP blade. it automatically upgrades all AP blades in as admin. 5. At the "Do you cannot downgrade to continue [y/n]" prompt, type y 156 Installing and maintaining firmware SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256 SAN Director firmware download procedure ...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.x administrator guide (5697-0014, May 2009)
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... CPs fail to synchronize, you can still proceed because the version being downloaded to verify that HA synchronization is the old standby CP). log in the "SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256 SAN Director firmware download procedure" on the active CP, and subsequent steps will take up to...... Start a telnet session, log in 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 activated. b. 2. Enter the haShow command to...
... CPs fail to synchronize, you can still proceed because the version being downloaded to verify that HA synchronization is the old standby CP). log in the "SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256 SAN Director firmware download procedure" on the active CP, and subsequent steps will take up to...... Start a telnet session, log in 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 activated. b. 2. Enter the haShow command to...