Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0)

2-4 Fabric OS Procedures Guide

Basic Configuration Procedures

Upgrading or Restoring the Switch Firmware

To upgrade or restore the switch firmware:

1. Verify that the RSHD service (on a UNIX machine) or the FTP service (on a Windows

machine) is running on the host workstation.

2. Login to the switch as the admin user.

3. At the command line enter the following command:

firmwareDownload "hostIPaddr", "user", "path_filename",

"password"

where hostIPaddr is the IP address of the host computer, user is the User ID used to log

into this computer, path_filename is the path location and filename of the new firmware

file, and password is the password for the user ID specified.

Note: The password operand is only required if you are using FTP.

4. Reboot the switch by entering the following command:

fastBoot

Disabling a Switch

To disable a switch:

1. Login to the switch as the admin user.

2. At the command line enter the following command:

switchDisable

All Fibre Channel ports on the switch are taken offline, if the switch was part of a fabric, the

remaining switches reconfigure.

Enabling a Switch

To enable a switch:

1. Login to the switch as the admin user.

2. At the command line enter the following command:

switchEnable

All Fibre Channel ports that passed the POST test are enabled. If the switch was part of a

fabric, it rejoins the fabric.