FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-320, April 2005)

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McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual
7. Click Yes to download the firmware version. The Send Firmware
dialog box displays (Figure 4-68).
Figure 4-68 Send Firmware Dialog Box
8. The following occur during the download process:
a. As the download begins, a Writing data to FLASH message
displays at the top of the dialog box for a few moments.
b. As the download progresses, a Sending Files message
displays. This message remains as a progress bar travels across
the dialog box to show percent completion of the download.
The bar progresses to 100% when the last file is transmitted to
the CTP card.
c. As the download finishes, a Writing data to FLASH message
displays again for a few moments.
d. The switch performs an IPL, during which an IPLing message
displays at the Send Firmware dialog box. In addition, the
switch-to-management server Ethernet link drops
momentarily and the following occur at the Hardware View:
• As the network connection drops, the Sphereon 4500 Status
table turns yellow, the Status field displays No Link, and
the State field displays Link Timeout.
• The status bar at the bottom of the window displays a grey
square, indicating switch status is unknown.
• Illustrated FRUs disappear, and appear again as the
connection is re-established.
9. After the IPL, a Send firmware complete message displays at the
Send Firmware dialog box. Click Close to close the dialog box.
10. Click Close to close the Firmware Library dialog box.