Downloading Firmware from an FTP Server

About this task

For this task, determine the correct sequence of upgrading firmware versions to reach your target version.

Complete the following steps to download the firmware from an FTP server to the replacement blade.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the standby CP blade as admin. If you need to know the IP address of the standby blade, run ipaddrshow.

    You should remain logged on to the active CP blade in order to monitor it.

  2. Run firmwareDownload -s to download the firmware to the replacement (standby) CP blade. The -s option also disables the autoreboot, so you will have to manually issue a reboot after the download finishes to initiate a firmwarecommit. Enter all requested information (use default values).
  3. When the download process finishes, run firmwareDownloadStatus to verify that the firmware has been updated. The command displays a running account of the progress of the firmwareDownload command (if it is still running) until the command has completed. The final message is similar to the following and will appear with a date and time stamp. 
    
Slot 1 (CP0, active): Firmwaredownload command has completed successfully. Use firmwareshow to verify the firmware versions.
  4. On the standby CP blade (the blade for which you just changed the firmware level), run reboot. The reboot of the standby CP will initiate a firmwarecommit to the secondary partition and log you out. 
    
Chassis_1:admin> reboot
Broadcast message from root (ttyS0) Fri Jun 17 14:49:45 2016...
The system is going down for reboot NOW !!
INIT: Switching to runlevel: 6
INIT: Sending processes the TERM signal Chassis_1:admin> HAMu Heartbeat down, stop FSS
Unmounting all f##exiting due to signal: 9, pending signals: 0x20000, 0x0
ilesystems.
Please stand by while rebooting the system...
Restarting system.
The system is coming up, please wait...
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Fri Jun 17 14:53:13 2016: Doing firmwarecommit now.
Please wait ...
Fri Jun 17 14:55:27 2016: Firmware commit completes successfully.
Validating the filesystem ...
Fri Jun 17 22:36:05 2016: Doing firmwarecommit now.
Please wait ...
Fri Jun 17 22:36:48 2016: Firmware commit completes successfully.
2016/06/17-14:56:50, [SULB-1004], 908, SLOT 2 | CHASSIS, INFO, Brocade_X6, Firmwarecommit has completed.
2016/06/17-14:56:50, [SULB-1036], 909, SLOT 2 | CHASSIS, INFO, Brocade_X6, The new Version: Fabric OS [version]
2016/06/17-14:56:50, [SULB-1002], 910, SLOT 2 | CHASSIS, INFO, Brocade_X6, Firmwaredownload command has completed successfully.
  5. Log back on to the standby CP blade and run firmwareDownloadStatus on the standby CP blade to validate a successful commit. This may take 10 minutes.
  6. If you are upgrading through several levels of the Fabric OS, repeat Step 2 through Step 5 as often as necessary based on the path outlined in the preceding table. Otherwise, proceed to Step 7.
  7. Log out of the standby CP blade and log on to the active CP blade.
  8. Proceed to the procedures for verifying operation of the new CP blade.