FW 08.01.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-330, November 2005)

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McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual

Repair Information

Download Firmware or Software from the Filecenter

The firmware version shipped with the product is provided on the

System Version XX.YY.ZZ CD-ROM. The SAN management

application (software) shipped with the product is provided on the

EFC Management Applications CD-ROM. Subsequent (upgrade)

firmware and software versions are provided to customers through

the McDATA Filecenter.

NOTE: When upgrading firmware or software, follow all procedural

information contained in release notes or engineering change (EC)

instructions that accompany the version. Such information supplements

information provided in this general procedure.

Download the firmware or software version to the hard drive of a

server with Internet access. This server can be the rack-mount

management server or PC communicating with the EFCM Basic

Edition interface. To download a firmware or software version:

1. At the server with Internet access, open the McDATA home page

(http://mcdata.com). Select File Center from the Support menu. The

Filecenter home page opens (Figure 4-2).

Figure 4-2 McDATA Filecenter Home Page

2. Select (click) Login at the top of the page. The Login page displays.

3. Type a user name and password (assigned and registered while

performing Task 24: Register with the McDATA Filecenter) and click