Before you start the actual update of your SAN switch,
you should download the latest firmware image.
It is available at the suport.hpe.com webpage.
To verify that you can jump from your current version to the desired one
and perform a non-disruptive update, please consult the release notes.
There you will find the correct update path.
Once verified, you can proceed with extracting the Firmware image to a FTP
that is within the reach of the management network of the SAN switch.
When ready proceed to the actual update.
Open the web tools console, by typing the management address of the switch in a supported browser.
You see that we have version 7.4.1e installed on our switch.
Click on "Configure". Then select "Switch Admin"
Click on the "Firmware download" tab and enter the details of the FTP server.
In the “specify firmware path" field enter the name of the folder containing the firmware image.
Then click "Download".
The procedure of downloading the image from the FTP server starts.
At some point you will lose access to the switch,
but that will not affect the data traffic.
Now establish a new WebTools connection
and verify that the update has finished successfully.
First confirm the current version of the switch.
As a precaution measure, save the config of the switch before performing the update.
When ready issue the "firmwaredownload" command.
Enter the IP address of the FTP server where you keep the firmware image.
Then enter the exact name of the directory with a slash.
The procedure is verbose and you can monitor the whole process.
When ready, you will lose access to the switch.
The last note informs you that a non-disruptive
High Availability reboot is being performed.
Now re-establish the connection
and confirm that the version of the firmware is updated
and the procedure went successfully.
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