Managing Firmware Versions
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Director 2/140 Installation Guide
Downloading a Firmware Version to a Director
This procedure downloads a selected firmware version from the HAFM appliance
library to a director managed by the open instance of the Element Manager. The
procedure applies to a director with two (redundant) CTP cards. The process
occurs concurrently without taking the director offline or disrupting operation.
The new firmware version takes effect when control is passed from the active to
the backup CTP card. Although director operation is not affected, name server,
alias server, and login server functions are momentarily unavailable during CTP
card switchover. Although traffic is not disrupted, the green port LEDs will flicker
or blink during the IPL portion of this operation as control is passed to the other
CTP card.
Note:
When downloading a firmware version, follow procedural information in the
release notes that accompany the firmware version. This information supplements
information provided in this general procedure.
Use these steps to download a firmware version to a director:
1. Open the HAFM application. The View All - HAFM 8 main window displays.
2. Before downloading firmware version XX.YY.ZZ to a director, ensure the
required, compatible version of the HAFM application is running on the
HAFM appliance. Refer to the release notes that shipped with HAFM.
a.
Choose Help >About. The About dialog box displays and lists the HAFM
application version. Click OK to close the dialog box.
b.
If required, install the correct version of the HAFM application.
3. Double-click the icon representing the director to which the firmware version
will be downloaded. The Hardware View page for the selected director
displays.
4. As a precaution to preserve director configuration information, complete the
data collection procedure as follows:
a.
Open the HAFM application. The View All - HAFM 8 main window
displays.
b.
Double-click the icon representing the director for which the
configuration file will be backed up. The Hardware View page for the
selected director displays.