19 ATTO FibreCenter 3400
Ins
tallation and Operation Manual
8 Updating firmware
The Linux Kernel and the Flash File System may be updated by accessing the FibreCenter 3400 through
an Ethernet network.
Linux Kernel Update
1
Attach the FibreCenter 3400 to an Ethernet
network.
2
Configure the FibreCenter for Ethernet
access.
3
Start up a Telnet session on the host to the
IP address of the FibreCenter 3400 and login
as root.
4
At the bash# prompt, after entering your
password, type flash_erase /dev/mtdchar1
and hit Enter.
5
Wait for the process to complete. Once
completed, the FibreCenter 3400 system is
ready to accept a new Linux kernel.
6
On the host, name the new kernel file
mtdchar0 if this is not its name already.
7
FTP the file mtdchar0 from the host to /dev/
on the FibreCenter 3400.
8
When the FTP process is complete, cycle
the power on the FibreCenter 3400 and login
in the usual manner OR at the bash#
prompt, type reboot and hit Enter.
Flash File System (FFS) Update
1
Attach the FibreCenter 3400 to an Ethernet
network.
2
Configure the FibreCenter for Ethernet
access.
3
Close all previous open sessions
(zonedhub or root logins).
4
FTP the new application files from the host
to /mnt/flash/ in the FibreCenter 3400.
5
When the FTP process is complete, login as
root.
6
Type the following at the bash# prompt
cd /mnt/flash
chmod +x zonedhub sleep setmac xloader
chmod +s zonedhub
chmod 666 *.xml
7
Type reboot and hit Enter at the bash#
prompt.
