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

Diagnostics
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e. Identify the switch to the SAN management application. For
instructions, refer to Task 13: Configure the Switch to the
Management Application on page 2-76.
f. Switch-to-management server communication is restored and
the procedure is complete.
Install or Upgrade Software
This section describes the procedure to install or upgrade the SAN
management application at the management server. The application
includes the Sphereon 4500 Element Manager application.
The SAN management application shipped with the switch is
provided on the EFC Management Applications CD-ROM. Subsequent
software versions for upgrading the switch are provided to
customers through an EFC Management Applications CD-ROM or
through McDATA’s Internet home page.
NOTE: When installing or upgrading a software version, follow all
procedural information contained in release notes or EC instructions that
accompany the software version. This information supplements information
provided in this general procedure.
To install or upgrade the SAN management application and
associated applications to the server:
1. At the management server, close all SAN management sessions
(local and remote) and exit all applications.
2. To install the new software version from the EFC Management
Applications CD-ROM, go to step 4.
3. To obtain a new software version from the McDATA File Center:
a. At a PC with Internet access, open the File Center
home page (Figure 4-79 on page 4-88). The URL is
http://central.mcdata.com.