Navisphere Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference - VMware Communities

Basic Commandsfirmware (CX series only)Updates the disk firmwareDescriptionThe naviseccli or navicli firmware command updates the diskfirmware.To update an SP’s FLARE software, use the navicli ndu command. Toupdate disk firmware, use the firmware command as described here.Note: After downloading firmware, the CLI prompts you if a reboot isnecessary. In general, downloaded firmware is updated only after the storagesystem reboots. However, depending on what is included in the firmware filea reboot may or may not be necessary.SyntaxPrerequisitesOptionsfirmware is used with naviseccli (described on page 37) or navicli(described on page 45) as follows:firmware filename [-c] [-d disks] [-w] [-o]For naviseccli, you must have a user account on the storage systemon which you want to execute the command.For navicli, you must have a user entry in the Navisphere agentconfiguration file.filenameSpecifies the full pathname of the new firmware image on thedestination server. This image contains the microcode. If the fullpathname is not entered, the current working directory is addedto the beginning of the filename.The optional switches are:-cSpecifies a client side download. Indicates that the firmware fileresides on a client (the default is no). For example, if you arerunning the CLI from a machine that is not the storage systemserver, you can still download firmware if you specify this flag.114 EMC Navisphere Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference