HP Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem p-Class - Manual (Page 85)

Fabric OS 5.0.0 procedures user guide 85
10. Respond to the prompts as follows:
The firmware is downloaded to one CP card at a time, beginning with the standby CP card. During
the process, the active CP card is failed over. After the firmware is downloaded, a firmware commit
starts on both CP cards.
11. Optionally, after the failover, connect to the switch and log in again as admin.
12. Issue the
firmwaredownloadstatus
command to monitor the firmwaredownload status.
13. Issue the
firmwareshow
command to display the new firmware versions.
Example:
Server Name
or IP Address
Enter the name or IP address of the server where the firmware file is stored;
for example, 192.1.2.3. You can enter a server name if DNS is enabled.
User name Enter the user name of your account on the server; for example,
JohnDoe
.
File name Specify the full path name of the firmware directory, appended by
release.plist
; for example,
/pub/v4.4.0/release.plist
.
Password Enter your account password for the server.
switch:admin> firmwaredownload
This command will upgrade both CPs in the switch. If you
what to upgrade a single CP only, please use -s option.
You can run firmwareDownloadStatus to get the status
of this command.
This command will cause the active CP to reset and will
require that existing telnet, secure telnet, or SSH sessions
be restarted.
Do you want to continue [Y]: y
Server Name or IP Address: 192.1.2.3
User Name: JohnDoe
File Name: /pub/v4.4.0/release.plist
Password:*****
FirmwareDownload has started on Standby CP. It may take up to 30
minutes.
Firmwaredownload has completed successfully on Standby CP.
.
.
.
Standby CP reboots.
Standby CP booted up.
Standby CP booted up with new firmware.
cp1: Firmwarecommit has started on both Active and Standby CPs.
cp1: Firmwarecommit has completed successfully on Active CP.
cp1: Firmwaredownload command has completed successfully.
switch:admin>