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4 – Installation
Installing Firmware
59042-01 A 4-15
■ 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 ”Using FTP and
the CLI to Install Firmware” on page 4-16.
4.3.1
Using SANbox Manager to Install Firmware
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.
4.3.2
Using the CLI to Install 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.