Reference v4.1.0 Instruction Manual

306 Network OS Command Reference

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firmware install

Installs new software but deletes all configuration in the system.

CAUTION

Do not use this command unless instructed by Brocade Technical Support.

synopsis firmware install {ftp|scp} host host_ip_address user username password password

ddirectory directory [file file_name] [vcs-mode {0 |1 | 2} ] [vcs-id vcs_id] [rbridge-id rbridge ID]

Operands ftp Specifies FTP as the protocol used to install the firmware.

scp Specifies SCP as the protocol used to install the firmware.

host Specifies the host by DNS name or IP address.

host_ip_address Specifies the host IP address. IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are supported.

user username Specifies the user login name for the host.

password password Specifies the account password.

directory directory Specifies a fully qualified path to the directory where the firmware is

located.

file filename Specifies the firmware .plist file. This parameter is optional; if unspecified,

the default file, release.plist, is used.

[vcs-mode {0 |1 | 2} Specifies the VCS mode for the switch when the new

firmware has been installed. If not set, the platform-dependent default VCS

mode is used. Values you can select are: 0 (fabric cluster mode), 1 (logical

chassis cluster mode), or 2 (standalone mode).

vcs-id vcs_id Specifies the new VCS ID when the new firmware has been installed. If not

set, the platform-dependent default VCS ID is used. Range is 1 to 8192.

rbridge-id rbridge ID Specifies the new Rbridge ID when the new firmware has been installed. If

not set, the platform-dependent default Rbridge ID isused. Range is 1 to

239.

Defaults None

Command Modes Privileged EXEC mode

Description This command cleans the existing firmware on the system before installing the new firmware. All

configurations in the system is completely lost.