Q-Logic 5800V Manuel D’Utilisation

3–Installation

Installing Firmware

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To install firmware using QuickTools:

1.

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

2.

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

3.

Click Start to begin the firmware load process.

A message appears indicating that the switch will be reset to activate the 
firmware.

4.

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

Choose one of the following firmware installation methods:



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 then 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, and then enter the 
Hotreset command to perform a non-disruptive activation. Refer to 

For more information about CLI commands, refer to the QLogic 5800V Series 
Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide.

The Firmware Install and Image Install commands download the firmware image 
file from an FTP or TFTP server to the switch, unpack the image file, and perform 
a disruptive activation in one step. The installation process prompts you to type 
the following:

After upgrading firmware that includes changes to QuickTools, an open 
QuickTools session may issue a message indicating that the firmware is not 
supported. This message means that the new firmware is not supported by 
the previous QuickTools version. To correct this, close the QuickTools 
session and the browser window, and then open a new QuickTools session.