Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide v4.1.1 - Manual (Page 118)

Downloading firmware by using the manual option
The following procedure applies to a compact switch or a single management module.
1. Verify that the FTP, SFTP, or SSH server is running on the host server and that you have a user ID
on that server.
2. Obtain the firmware file from the Brocade website at http://www.mybrocade.com or from your switch
support provider and store the file on the FTP, SFTP, or SSH server.
3. Unpack the compressed firmware archive.
4. Enter the show version command to view the current firmware version.
5. Enter the firmware download interactive command and respond to the prompts.
6. At the Do Auto-Commit after Reboot? [y/n]: prompt, enter n.
switch# firmware download interactive
Server name or IP address: 10.31.2.25
File name: /users/home40/Builds/NOS_v4.1.0
Protocol (ftp, scp): ftp
User: fvt
Password: **********
Do manual download [y/n]: y
Reboot system after download? [y/n]:y
Do Auto-Commit after Reboot? [y/n]:n
System sanity check passed.
You are running firmware download on dual MM system with 'manual' option. This
will upgrade the firmware only on the local MM.
This command will cause a cold/disruptive reboot and will require that existing
telnet, secure telnet or SSH sessions be restarted.
Do you want to continue? [y/n]:y
The switch performs a reboot and comes up with the new firmware. Your current CLI session will
automatically disconnect.
7. Enter the show version all-partitions command to confirm that the primary partitions of the switch
contain the new firmware.
Upgrading firmware by using the manual option
On a compact switch, this manual option allows you to specify the noreboot and nocommit options
so that you have exact control over the firmware download sequence. In a dual management-module
(MM) system, the manual mode allows you to upgrade only the MM on which the firmware download
command is issued. Furthermore, the manual option allows you to specify the noreboot or nocommit
options. Therefore, you need to invoke the firmware download command with this option on both
MMs.
CAUTION
Using the manual option causes disruption to the traffic. However, sometimes it is necessary
to use this option to download firmware to both MMs,
and to reboot boot MMs at the same time to avoid firmware compatibility issues between the old and
new firmware. Refer to the Release Notes for further instructions.
The following procedure applies to a compact switch or a single MM.
1. Enter the firmware download interactive command and respond to the prompts.
2. At the Do manual download [y/n]: prompt, enter y.
3. At the Reboot system after download? [y/n]: prompt, you can enter n if you want to
reboot the system manually after downloading the firmware.
Downloading firmware by using the manual option
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