Dell PowerEdge M420 Administrator's Manual page 58

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firmwareDownload
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host
user
pfile
passwd
-p scp|ftp
-a fos |sas| any application
-t slot_number(s)
-c
-e
-o
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Disables auto commit mode. When auto commit mode is disabled, the
firmwareCommit command must be executed manually to propagate the
downloaded image to both partitions of the storage device.
Specify a valid FTP or SSH server name or IP address. IPV4 and IPv6
addresses are supported. The firmware is downloaded from the specified
host. If a host is not specified, the firmware is considered accessible on a
local directory. To mention an FTP server by name, a DNS server must first be
set up with the dnsConfig command. If DNS is enabled and a server name is
specified, firmwareDownload automatically determines whether IPv4 or IPv6
should be used.
Specify a user name for FTP or SSH server access. This operand can be
omitted, if the firmware is accessible on a local directory, a USB device, or by
anonymous FTP server access. A user name other than "anonymous" is
required for SSH server access.
Specify a fully qualified path for the firmware pfile. Absolute path names may
be specified using forward slashes (/).
Specify a password. This operand can be omitted, if the firmware is
accessible through a local directory or an attached USB device, or if no
password is required by the FTP server. This operand is required when
accessing an SSH server.
Specify the file transfer protocol. Valid values are ftp and scp. The values are
not case-sensitive. If -p is not specified, firmwareCommit determines the
protocol automatically by checking the config.security parameter. When using
the USB option, these parameters, if specified, are ignored.
Specify the type of firmware to be downloaded. Accepted values are fos, sas,
or any valid application name. Values are not case-sensitive.
Specify the target slots for the firmware download. Valid values are a list of
slot numbers separated by comma.
Disables version compatibility checking. By default, firmwareDownload
checks if the firmware being downloaded is compatible with other running
firmware images in the system. If the firmware version is not compatible,
firmwareDownload fails. If this option is specified, version compatibility
checking is disabled.
Removes all of the installed SA images in the system during SAS firmware
download. By default, downloading a SAS image does not remove the
installed SA images. If this option is specified, the installed SA images are
removed. This option is only valid with the -a sas option.
Bypasses the checking of Coordinated HotCode Load (HCL). On single CP
systems in interop fabrics, the HCL protocol is used to ensure data traffic is
not disrupted during firmware upgrades. This option allows
firmwareDownload to continue even if HCL is not supported in the fabric or
the protocol fails. Using this option may cause traffic disruption for some
switches in the fabric.
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