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Upgrading firmware on hp switch – Grass Valley K2 (Summit 3G) 10Gv2 Storage Area Network Installation v.8.1 User Manual

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You have network access to the switch

Use this procedure to check flow control settings, and if necessary, configure flow control to “off”
(disabled) for all ports.

1. If you have not already done so, from a network connected PC open the MS-DOS command

prompt and login to the switch as administrator, as follows:

a) Telnet to the switch. For example, if the switch’s IP address is 192.168.40.12, you type the

following, then press

Enter

.

telnet 192.168.40.12

b) Press

Enter

one or more times until the switch’s username prompt appears.

c) Type the switch’s administrator username and press

Enter

, then type the switch’s administrator

password and press

Enter

. The switch console command (CLI) prompt appears.

2. Type the following, then press

Enter

:

config

You are now in configuration mode.

3. Type the following, then press

Enter

:

show interface brief

The screen displays setting for all ports. In the Flow Ctrl column (at the right) identify settings
for ports and proceed as follows:

If all ports are set to “off”, no further configuration is necessary. Do not proceed.

If one or more ports are set to “on”, continue with this procedure.

4. Set ports to flow control “off” as necessary. You can set a range of ports. For example, to set

ports 1 - 21 to off, you type the following, then press

Enter

.

no int 1-21 flow-control

5. Type the following, then press

Enter

:

show interface brief

Verify that all ports have flow control set to off.

Upgrading firmware on HP switch

1. If you have not already done so, install a TFTP Server.

For example, to install

tftpd32.exe

, go to

http://tftpd32.jounin.net/

.

2. Open the TFTP Server.

3. Make sure your current working directory includes the

*.swi

file that you are using for the

upgrade.

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