Reference Guide

336 Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference
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firmwareCleanInstall
firmwareCleanInstall
Recovers the switch firmware.
Synopsis firmwarecleaninstall
firmwarecleaninstall [-p | -protocol protocol] [host,user,path,passwd]
firmwarecleaninstall --help
Description Use this command to initiate a clean reinstall of the firmware in cases where the loaded firmware does not function
correctly, the normal firmware download fails, or to recover from a rolling reboot situation.
Notes The firmwarecleaninstall operation should be performed similarly on both standalone platforms and on directors.
On a director, it should be invoked on each CP, and operates only on that CP. Firmwarecleaninstall can be run on
both active and standby CPs, however it should not be run simultaneously on both CPs.
If for any reason, boot flash is corrupted and boot ROM cannot be loaded, you must let it go through RMA.
Firmwarecleaninstall mechanism cannot be used to recover from such damage.
If local CF is corrupted in a way that the Linux image cannot be loaded, firmwarecleaninstall cannot be used to
recover the switch.
Since pre-existing configurations are totally wiped out by firmwarecleaninstall, to restore the previous configuration
or the OEM configuration you must do a specific configdownload.
The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric restrictions that may be in place. Refer to "Using Fabric
OS Commands" and "Command Availability" for details.
Operands The following operands are optional. When invoked without operands, the command goes into interactive mode.
-p | -protocol protocol
Specifies the file transfer protocol. Valid values are ftp, scp, and sftp.
host
Specifies a valid FTP or SSH server name or IP address. The firmware is downloaded from
the specified host.
user
Specifies a user name for FTP or SSH server access.
path
Specifies a path for the firmware files.
passwd
Specifies a password.
--help
Displays the command usage.