Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual (53-1000240-01, November 2006)

2-230 Fabric OS Command Reference Manual

Publication Number: 53-1000240-01

firmwareDownload

Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for readability.

Operands By default, firmwareDownload performs full install, autoreboot, and autocommit. These modes are

selectable only in single-CP (-s) mode, in which case autoreboot is off by default. You can change these

settings interactively or using the following options:

-s Specify this operand to enable single-CP mode. In dual-CP systems, this mode

enables you to upgrade a single CP and to select full install, autoreboot, and

autocommit. In single-CP systems, this mode enables you to select full install,

autoreboot, and autocommit.

-b Specify this operand to activate autoreboot mode. After downloading firmware,

the system must be rebooted. If single-CP mode is enabled and this operand is not

specified, you must issue the reboot command manually to activate the

downloaded image. If autoreboot mode is enabled, the switch reboots

automatically after the firmwareDownload command has been run.

-n Specify this operand to deactivate autocommit mode. By default, after running

this command and after the reboot, the switch performs a firmwareCommit

command automatically. When this mode is disabled, the user needs to issue the

firmwareCommit command manually to replicate the downloaded image to both

partitions of a CP.

host Specify a valid FTP server name or IP address; for example, “citadel” or

“192.168.166.30”. The pfile is downloaded from this host. If this operand is not

used, the pfile is considered to be accessible through a local directory.

user Specify a user name for FTP server access; for example, “jdoe”. This user name

is used to gain access to the host. This operand can be omitted if pfile is accessible

through a local directory or if the FTP user ID is anonymous.

pfile Specify a fully qualified path and file name for the firmware package list,

excluding the /SWBDxx directory name: for example, if /v5.1.0/SWBD42/

release.plist is a fully qualified path and file name, specify /v5.1.0/release.plist as

the pfile, not /v5.1.0/SWBD42/release.plist. Absolute path names can be specified

using forward slash (

/).

passwd Specify a password. This operand can be omitted if pfile is accessible through a

local directory or if no password is required by the FTP server.

If no operand is specified, the operation becomes interactive and you are prompted for input.