958-000289-003, March 2005)

Managing firmware versions96

3. Select Maintenance > Firmware Library.

The Director Firmware Library dialog box appears (Figure 64).

4. Select the firmware version to be modified and click Modify.

The Modify Firmware Description dialog box appears.

5. Enter a modified description (up to 24 characters in length) for the firmware version and click

OK.

HP recommends that you include the installation date and text that uniquely identifies the

firmware version in the description.

The new description for the firmware appears in the Director Firmware Library dialog box.

6. Click Close.

Deleting a firmware version

Use these steps to delete a firmware version from the library stored on the HAFM appliance hard

drive:

1. Open the HAFM application.

The View All - HAFM 8.6 main window appears.

2. Double-click the icon representing the director from which the firmware version will be deleted.

The Hardware View page for the selected director appears.

3. Select Maintenance > Firmware Library.

The Director Firmware Library dialog box appears (Figure 64).

4. Select the firmware version to be deleted and click Delete.

A confirmation dialog box appears.

5. Click OK.

The selected firmware version is deleted from the Director Firmware Library dialog box.

6. Click Close.

Downloading a firmware version to a director

This procedure downloads a selected firmware version from the HAFM appliance library to a

director managed by the open instance of the Element Manager. The procedure applies to a

director with two (redundant) CTP2 cards. The process occurs concurrently without taking the

director offline or disrupting operation. The new firmware version takes effect when control is

passed from the active to the backup CTP2 card. Although director operation is not affected, name

server, alias server, and login server functions are momentarily unavailable during CTP2 card

switchover. Although traffic is not disrupted, the green port LEDs will flicker or blink during the IPL

portion of this operation as control is passed to the other CTP2 card.

NOTE: When downloading a firmware version, follow procedural information in the release notes

that accompany the firmware version. This information supplements information provided in this

general procedure.