Reference Guide

Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 341
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firmwareDownload
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 by anonymous FTP server
access. A user name other than "anonymous" is required for SSH server access.
path
Specify a fully qualified path for the firmware. Absolute path names may be specified using
forward slashes (/).
password
Specify a password. This operand can be omitted, if the firmware is accessible through a
local directory or an attached USB device, or if no password is required by the FTP server.
This operand is required when accessing an SSH server. In Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later, you
can omit the password if the switch is configured as follows:
• The switch must be configured with public key authentication. Refer to the sshUtil help
page for more information.
• You select a secure protocol (SCP or SFTP).
• The private key is installed on the switch, and the public key is exported to the remote
host. Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for configuration procedures.
-p scp | ftp | sftp
Specify the file transfer protocol. Valid values are ftp (file transfer protocol), sftp (secure file
transfer protocol), and scp (secure copy protocol). Values are not case-sensitive. If -p is not
specified, firmwareCommit determines the protocol automatically by checking the
config.security parameter.
-A cra
Specify the method for protocol. Valid option is cra. Challenge Response Authentication
(CRA) is supported only with the SCP protocol.
-c
Disables version compatibility checking. By default, firmwareDownload checks if the
firmware being downloaded is compatible with other running firmware images in the
system. If the firmware version is not compatible, firmwareDownload fails. If this option is
specified, version compatibility checking is disabled.
-r
Downloads the firmware to the secondary partition only.
-lr
Downloads the firmware locally to the secondary partition on the CP.