Brocade switch Firmware download fails using FTP
Applies to
- Brocade switches
- FTP
- Filezilla server
Issue
- Running the firmware download command gives below error during FOS upgrade:
<switchname>:<switchadminuser>> firmwaredownload
Server Name or IP Address: w.x.y.z
User Name: <ftpuser>
File Name: /v9.0.1c_G6_ENTRY
Network Protocol(1-auto-select, 2-FTP, 3-SCP, 4-SFTP) [1]: 2
Password:
Server IP: w.x.y.z, Protocol IPv4
Checking system settings for firmwaredownload...
Failed to access ftp://admin:**********@w.x.y.z//v9.0.1c_G6_ENTRY/release.plist
The server is inaccessible or firmware path is invalid. Please make sure the server name or IP address, the user/password and the firmware path are valid.
- Path to the folder holding the firmware package and FTP server, ftpuser credentials are validated using a filezilla server.