Q-Logic 8C User Manual

4 – Installation

Installing Firmware

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When using the CLI on a workstation without an FTP server, you must open 
an FTP session through the switch to load the image file, then open a Telnet 
session to unpack it with the CLI Image command. Refer to 

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To install firmware using SANbox Manager, do the following:

1.

From the Faceplate display, open the Switch menu and select Load 
Firmware.

2.

In the Firmware Upload window, browse and select the firmware file you 
want to load.

3.

In the Firmware Upload window, choose the Start button to begin the 
loading process. When the firmware is finished loading, the Bytes 
Transferred field displays the number of bytes transferred during the loading 
process.

4.

Choose the Close button to close the Firmware Upload window.

5.

Open the Switch menu and select Reset Switch to activate the new 
firmware.

To install firmware using the CLI when an FTP server is present on the 
management workstation, do the following:

1.

Connect to the switch through the Ethernet or the serial port and open a 
Telnet session.

2.

Enter the following account name and password:

SANbox2 Login:admin

Password: password

3.

To start an admin session, enter the following:

cli $> admin start

4.

Retrieve the firmware file. The device on which the firmware file is stored 
must be running an FTP server. Enter the following command to retrieve the 
firmware file from the specified IP address:

cli (admin) #> image fetch username 10.0.0.254 

firmwarefilenametoload firmwarefilenameonswitch

Connected to 10.0.0.254.