Brocade OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric OS v6.0.0 (53-1000599-01, October 2007)

212 Fabric OS Command Reference
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For each non-director-class platform in your fabric, complete all firmware download changes before
issuing the firmwareDownload command on the next switch to ensure a nondisruptive download.
If firmwareDownload is interrupted due to an unexpected reboot as a result of a software error or
power failure, the command will automatically recover the corrupted secondary partition. Wait for
the recovery to complete before starting another firmwareDownload.
Notes Firmware download procedures may vary depending on which Fabric OS version you are migrating
from. See the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide "Firmware Download" chapter for restrictions on
changing Fabric OS versions.
To correlate Brocade blade names with blade IDs, use the slotShow command.
The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place.
Operands The following operands are optional. If invoked without operands, the command goes into
interactive mode, prompting the user for input.
-U Download firmware from an attached USB device on platforms that support a
USB port. On a dual CP chassis, the USB device must be attached to the
active CP.The USB device must be inserted in the active CP and enabled prior
to firmware download with the usbStorage command. Firmware must be
stored under the /firmware directory in the USB filesystem. When
downloading firmware from a USB device, the -p option is ignored.
-s Enables single CP mode. This mode supports selectively enabling or disabling
a full install, autoreboot, and autocommit on bladed and non-bladed systems.
On bladed systems, this mode supports upgrading a single CP. When
downloading the main Fabric OS firmware, this option disables autoreboot,
unless overridden by the -b option.
-b Enables autoreboot mode. When single CP mode is enabled and this operand
is not specified, reboot must be run manually to activate the downloaded
image. If autoreboot mode is enabled, the switch reboots automatically after
the firmware has been downloaded.
-n Disables autocommit mode. When autocommit mode is disabled, the
firmwareCommit command must be executed manually to propagate the
downloaded image to both partitions of the storage device.
host Specify a valid FTP or SSH server name or IP address. IPV4 and IPv6
addresses are supported. The firmware is downloaded from the specified
host. If host is not specified, the firmware is considered accessible on a local
directory. To mention an FTP server by name, a DNS server must first be set
up with the dnsConfig command. If DNS is enabled and a server name is
specified, firmwareDownload automatically determines whether IPv4 or IPv6
should be used.
user Specify a user name for FTP or SSH server access. This operand can be
omitted, if the firmware is accessible on a local directory, a USB device, or via
anonymous FTP server access. A user name other than “anonymous” is
required for SSH server access.
pfile Specify a fully-qualified path for the firmware pfile. Absolute path names may
be specified using forward slashes (/).