HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.x administrator guide (5697-0244, November 2009)

Fabric OS 5.3.0 administrator guide 185
6. Enter the firmwareDownload -s command to update the firmware and respond to the prompts as
follows:
switch:admin> firmwareDownload -s
Type of Firmware (FOS, SAS, or any application) [FOS]:
Server Name or IP Address: 192.168.32.10
Network Protocol (1-auto-select, 2-FTP, 3-SCP) [1]:
User Name: userfoo
File Name: /home/userfoo/v5.3.0
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...
The switch will perform a reboot and come up with the new firmware to be tested. Your current switch
session will automatically disconnect.
7. Connect to the switch, log in as admin, and enter the firmwareShow command to confirm that the
primary partition of the switch contains the new firmware.
You are now ready to evaluate the new version of firmware.
CAUTION: Stop! If you want to restore the firmware, stop here and skip ahead to step 9; otherwise,
continue to step 8 to commit the firmware on the switch, which completes the firmware download
operations.
8. Commit the firmware.
a. Enter the firmwareCommit command to update the secondary partition with new firmware. Note
that it takes several minutes to complete the commit operation.
b. Enter the firmwareShow command to confirm both partitions on the switch contain the new
firmware.
CAUTION: Stop! If you have completed step 8, then you have committed the firmware on the switch and
you have completed the firmware download procedure. To restore the original firmware, refer to step 9
(should be performed after step 6).
9. Restore the firmware.
a. Enter the firmwareRestore command. The switch will reboot and come up with the original
firmware again.
A firmwareCommit will automatically begin to copy the original firmware from the primary
partition to the secondary partition. At the end of the firmware commit process, both partitions will
have the original firmware. Note that it takes several minutes to complete the commit operation.
b. Wait five minutes to ensure that all processes have completed and the switch is fully up and
operational.
c. Log in to the switch. Enter the firmwareShow command and verify that both partitions on the
switch have the original firmware.