Q-Logic 59096-04 Manuel D’Utilisation

4 – Installation

Installing Firmware

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To install firmware using QuickTools, do the following:

1.

In the faceplate display, open the Switch menu and select Load Firmware.

2.

In the Firmware Upload dialog, click the Browse button to browse and select 
the firmware file to be uploaded.

3.

Click the Start button to begin the firmware load process. You will be shown 
a message warning you that the switch will be reset in order to activate the 
firmware.

4.

QuickTools prompts you to activate the new firmware using a hot 
(non-disruptive) reset, if possible. Click the OK button to reset the switch 
and activate the new firmware.

The method you choose to install firmware using the CLI depends on the type of 
firmware activation you want.
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For a disruptive activation, enter the Firmware Install or Image Install 
command to download the firmware image file from an FTP or TFTP server, 
unpack it, and activate it in one step. Refer to 

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For a non-disruptive activation, enter the Image Fetch command to 
download the firmware image file from an FTP or TFTP server. Enter the 
Image Unpack command to unpack the image file, then enter the Hotreset 
command to perform a non-disruptive activation. Refer to 

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Refer to the SANbox 5000 Series Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface 
Guide for information about the CLI commands.

The Firmware Install and Image Install commands download the firmware image 
file from an FTP or TFTP server to the switch, unpacks the image file, and 
performs a disruptive activation in one step. The installation process prompts you 
to enter the following:
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The file transfer protocol (FTP or TFTP)

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IP address of the remote host

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An account name and password on the remote host (FTP only)

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Pathname for the firmware image file