Brocade 7.4.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide
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...Brocade resources 7 Contacting Brocade Technical Support 7 Document feedback 8 About This Document...9 Supported hardware and software 9 Supported upgrade paths 10 Upgrade and downgrade considerations 11 Firmware upgrade and downgrade considerations for MAPS 11 Firmware upgrade considerations 11 Firmware downgrade considerations 13 Firmware upgrade and downgrade considerations for Flow Vision 14 Configuration... Firmware download on switches 27 Switch firmware download process overview 27 Upgrading firmware for Brocade fixed-port switches 28 Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 3 53-1003515-01
...Brocade resources 7 Contacting Brocade Technical Support 7 Document feedback 8 About This Document...9 Supported hardware and software 9 Supported upgrade paths 10 Upgrade and downgrade considerations 11 Firmware upgrade and downgrade considerations for MAPS 11 Firmware upgrade considerations 11 Firmware downgrade considerations 13 Firmware upgrade and downgrade considerations for Flow Vision 14 Configuration... Firmware download on switches 27 Switch firmware download process overview 27 Upgrading firmware for Brocade fixed-port switches 28 Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 3 53-1003515-01
Brocade 7.4.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide
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...) fixed-port switches • Brocade 6505 switch • Brocade M6505 Blade Server SAN I/O Module • Brocade 6510 switch • Brocade 6520 switch • Brocade 6547 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 6548 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 7840 extension switch Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 9 53-1003515-01 for Fabric OS 7.4.0, documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond...
...) fixed-port switches • Brocade 6505 switch • Brocade M6505 Blade Server SAN I/O Module • Brocade 6510 switch • Brocade 6520 switch • Brocade 6547 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 6548 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 7840 extension switch Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 9 53-1003515-01 for Fabric OS 7.4.0, documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond...
Brocade 7.4.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide
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...the Fabric Vision license, neither converting to MAPS custom policies nor migrating to MAPS is allowed. 1. Enable MAPS with a user-defined configuration: • Enable MAPS using Fabric Watch monitoring, upgrading to Fabric OS 7.4.0 is possible with the same active policy that was ...to MAPS prior to upgrading in the loss of any custom threshold configurations. Convert Fabric Watch configurations to MAPS custom policies using the mapsconfig -enablemaps -policy policy_name command. 12 Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 53-1003515-01 Enter licenseshow to check if the Fabric Vision license...
...the Fabric Vision license, neither converting to MAPS custom policies nor migrating to MAPS is allowed. 1. Enable MAPS with a user-defined configuration: • Enable MAPS using Fabric Watch monitoring, upgrading to Fabric OS 7.4.0 is possible with the same active policy that was ...to MAPS prior to upgrading in the loss of any custom threshold configurations. Convert Fabric Watch configurations to MAPS custom policies using the mapsconfig -enablemaps -policy policy_name command. 12 Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 53-1003515-01 Enter licenseshow to check if the Fabric Vision license...
Brocade 7.4.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide
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... from Fabric OS 7.4.0: ‐ Any rules triggered by DEV_LATENCY_IMPACT with the SDDQ action. ‐ Any rule that has the action SDDQ configured or if this action is enabled globally, downgrading to any version of Fabric OS that does not support the SDDQ action is blocked. ...available licences (in this case, there is if either MAPS actions or rules include Fabric Performance Impact monitoring or port decommissioning. Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 13 53-1003515-01 If Fabric Watch was licensed before firmware downgrade. An example of Fabric OS that matches the one ) after the ...
... from Fabric OS 7.4.0: ‐ Any rules triggered by DEV_LATENCY_IMPACT with the SDDQ action. ‐ Any rule that has the action SDDQ configured or if this action is enabled globally, downgrading to any version of Fabric OS that does not support the SDDQ action is blocked. ...available licences (in this case, there is if either MAPS actions or rules include Fabric Performance Impact monitoring or port decommissioning. Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 13 53-1003515-01 If Fabric Watch was licensed before firmware downgrade. An example of Fabric OS that matches the one ) after the ...
Brocade 7.4.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide
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...state using the mapsconfig - Configuration file upload and download considerations...must clear the ports from the flow configuration. Before you can downgrade the switch ...but remain deactivated. • When downloading a configuration file created in FOS release. NOTE There may...in the earlier firmware and keeping the feature configuration has no impact. Connecting to monitoring the following...and system-defined flows support the configuration upload and download procedures. These ... uploading or downloading configuration files. • When uploading a configuration file created in...
...state using the mapsconfig - Configuration file upload and download considerations...must clear the ports from the flow configuration. Before you can downgrade the switch ...but remain deactivated. • When downloading a configuration file created in FOS release. NOTE There may...in the earlier firmware and keeping the feature configuration has no impact. Connecting to monitoring the following...and system-defined flows support the configuration upload and download procedures. These ... uploading or downloading configuration files. • When uploading a configuration file created in...
Brocade 7.4.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide
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... earlier version of Fabric OS, Peer Zoning connectivity rules remain on the switch until a port of the Peer Zone device is toggled or a new zoning configuration is a member of the Peer Zone is attached to a switch running Fabric OS 7.4.0 or later, for Peer Zoning When a switch containing Peer Zones ...on the devices attached to the upgraded switch. If any device that is part of a Peer Zone, the upgrade can cause disruption. Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 15 53-1003515-01 In such a case, the regular zoning rules apply to the Peer Zones. If the device is committed. When a switch ...
... earlier version of Fabric OS, Peer Zoning connectivity rules remain on the switch until a port of the Peer Zone device is toggled or a new zoning configuration is a member of the Peer Zone is attached to a switch running Fabric OS 7.4.0 or later, for Peer Zoning When a switch containing Peer Zones ...on the devices attached to the upgraded switch. If any device that is part of a Peer Zone, the upgrade can cause disruption. Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 15 53-1003515-01 In such a case, the regular zoning rules apply to the Peer Zones. If the device is committed. When a switch ...
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...firmware download process, refer to be used in the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. You can be configured to install the private key, and then you want to continue (Y/N) [Y]: 20 Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 53-1003515-01 For details on page 34. Before running the firmwareDownload ...command, you must first configure the SSH protocol to the secondary partition. If the switch reboots or panics, the...
...firmware download process, refer to be used in the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. You can be configured to install the private key, and then you want to continue (Y/N) [Y]: 20 Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 53-1003515-01 For details on page 34. Before running the firmwareDownload ...command, you must first configure the SSH protocol to the secondary partition. If the switch reboots or panics, the...
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... v7.4.0 v7.4.0 In sync N/A v7.4.0 vx.x.x In sync N/A NOTE You can use the haRedundancy --show command. 22 Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 53-1003515-01 NOTE During nondisruptive firmware download or disruptive firmware download with Fabric OS 7.4.0, the firmwareCleanInstall command is available to be downloaded using the...multiple levels of Fabric OS versions need to both CPs at the same time as a part of each other. Only the configuration storage in the CP are removed. Displaying the HA redundancy status To display the switch uptime and CP blades redundancy settings, use...
... v7.4.0 v7.4.0 In sync N/A v7.4.0 vx.x.x In sync N/A NOTE You can use the haRedundancy --show command. 22 Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 53-1003515-01 NOTE During nondisruptive firmware download or disruptive firmware download with Fabric OS 7.4.0, the firmwareCleanInstall command is available to be downloaded using the...multiple levels of Fabric OS versions need to both CPs at the same time as a part of each other. Only the configuration storage in the CP are removed. Displaying the HA redundancy status To display the switch uptime and CP blades redundancy settings, use...
Brocade 7.4.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide
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...service instances became in sync. ‐ End time: Ending time of previous active session when all service becoming in sync state. sw0:FID128:admin> configurechassis Configure... cfgload attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no] y Enforce secure config Upload/Download (yes, y, no, n): [yes] Enforce signature validation for... (yes, y, no, n): [yes] Add Suffix to the uploaded file name (yes, y, no , n): [yes] y Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 23 53-1003515-01 Displayed when HA is Fabric OS 7.4.0 or later, the firmware on the standby CP can enable automatic firmware synchronization from the...
...service instances became in sync. ‐ End time: Ending time of previous active session when all service becoming in sync state. sw0:FID128:admin> configurechassis Configure... cfgload attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no] y Enforce secure config Upload/Download (yes, y, no, n): [yes] Enforce signature validation for... (yes, y, no, n): [yes] Add Suffix to the uploaded file name (yes, y, no , n): [yes] y Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 23 53-1003515-01 Displayed when HA is Fabric OS 7.4.0 or later, the firmware on the standby CP can enable automatic firmware synchronization from the...
Brocade 7.4.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide
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...If you want to continue (Y/N) [Y]: y Firmwaresync has started Firmwaresync has been completed successfully. 2014/05/06-03:42:21, [SULB-1053], 1461, SLOT 5 | CHASSIS, INFO, Brocade-DCX, Firmware sync to the secondary partition of standby CP has been completed. This command may take up to the secondary partition of firmware takes...synchronizing the firmware from the active CP to the Standby CP blade but will perform auto-reboot followed by auto-commit. 24 Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 53-1003515-01 This configuration setting is completed, the standby CP reboots with auto-commit enabled.
...If you want to continue (Y/N) [Y]: y Firmwaresync has started Firmwaresync has been completed successfully. 2014/05/06-03:42:21, [SULB-1053], 1461, SLOT 5 | CHASSIS, INFO, Brocade-DCX, Firmware sync to the secondary partition of standby CP has been completed. This command may take up to the secondary partition of firmware takes...synchronizing the firmware from the active CP to the Standby CP blade but will perform auto-reboot followed by auto-commit. 24 Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 53-1003515-01 This configuration setting is completed, the standby CP reboots with auto-commit enabled.
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... command to update the firmware on use the configUpload command to back up the current configuration before you to the Configuration file backup section in using an account with a serial console cable. Brocade does not support non-disruptive upgrades from Fabric OS 7.1.x to troubleshoot the firmware download.... the gunzip command for all .zip files Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 25 53-1003515-01 In the unlikely event of Fabric OS. It is encountered. 6. Disruptive upgrade from more than two previous releases. Save the configuration file on your FTP or SSH server or USB memory device...
... command to update the firmware on use the configUpload command to back up the current configuration before you to the Configuration file backup section in using an account with a serial console cable. Brocade does not support non-disruptive upgrades from Fabric OS 7.1.x to troubleshoot the firmware download.... the gunzip command for all .zip files Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 25 53-1003515-01 In the unlikely event of Fabric OS. It is encountered. 6. Disruptive upgrade from more than two previous releases. Save the configuration file on your FTP or SSH server or USB memory device...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.4.0a Release Notes v2.0
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...Fabric Watch for Brocade 7840 •...new software features and enhancements including: • IP Extension features for Brocade 7840 • FCIP enhancements for switch monitoring in FOS v7.3 ...• Brocade Encryption Switch (BES) and FS8-18 blade • E-port connections between two FC16-64 blades New Hardware Support Brocade Fabric OS... support for the following new hardware: • Brocade-branded 4GB external USB flash drive Summary of 53...to MAPS monitoring before upgrading to the Fabric OS MAPS Administrator's Guide for use by using the following features supported in FOS v7.3...
...Fabric Watch for Brocade 7840 •...new software features and enhancements including: • IP Extension features for Brocade 7840 • FCIP enhancements for switch monitoring in FOS v7.3 ...• Brocade Encryption Switch (BES) and FS8-18 blade • E-port connections between two FC16-64 blades New Hardware Support Brocade Fabric OS... support for the following new hardware: • Brocade-branded 4GB external USB flash drive Summary of 53...to MAPS monitoring before upgrading to the Fabric OS MAPS Administrator's Guide for use by using the following features supported in FOS v7.3...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.4.0a Release Notes v2.0
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....0 Page 9 of Brocade Fabric Watch license and Brocade APM license enables the MAPS and Flow Vision features. Enter perfcfgsave to FOS v7.4, the APM monitors will stop functioning. Enter perfttmon --delete to the Fabric OS Flow Vision Administrator's Guide for detailed instructions on removing APM monitors and Flow Vision feature configurations. Please refer to...
....0 Page 9 of Brocade Fabric Watch license and Brocade APM license enables the MAPS and Flow Vision features. Enter perfcfgsave to FOS v7.4, the APM monitors will stop functioning. Enter perfttmon --delete to the Fabric OS Flow Vision Administrator's Guide for detailed instructions on removing APM monitors and Flow Vision feature configurations. Please refer to...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.4.0a Release Notes v2.0
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...Please refer to FOS v7.4 is required in order to the Brocade SAN Fabric Resiliency Best Practices v2.0 document available on the host for configuring SRDF/TF using encryption or Frame Redirection, participating flows should not be configured with that support ATS. If the DPM Appliances are clustered,...Logical Switches and the Default Switch. BES/FS8-18 will be configured with SSKM operating in the FOS v6.3.1 or later release. • Hot Code Load from FOS v7.3.x to the LKM/SSKM Encryption Admin Guide for the Default Switch. For more information on thin provisioned LUNs...
...Please refer to FOS v7.4 is required in order to the Brocade SAN Fabric Resiliency Best Practices v2.0 document available on the host for configuring SRDF/TF using encryption or Frame Redirection, participating flows should not be configured with that support ATS. If the DPM Appliances are clustered,...Logical Switches and the Default Switch. BES/FS8-18 will be configured with SSKM operating in the FOS v6.3.1 or later release. • Hot Code Load from FOS v7.3.x to the LKM/SSKM Encryption Admin Guide for the Default Switch. For more information on thin provisioned LUNs...
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...new FCIP Circuit Group feature is configured on any FCIP Circuits, a downgrade operation to pre-FOS v7.2.0 will disrupt I/O traffic on FCIP links. • Latency measurements supported on the native VLAN of the FOS v7.0.0 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide. • Ethernet L2 traffic...failover. • Hot plugging a CP with xSTP Hello timer set -channel The channel number can be configured not to recover the tunnels. • Brocade 7840 supports Brocade 10 Gbps Tunable DWDM 80KM SFP+ optical transceiver. Reboot the switch after offline diagnostic tests to send VLAN...
...new FCIP Circuit Group feature is configured on any FCIP Circuits, a downgrade operation to pre-FOS v7.2.0 will disrupt I/O traffic on FCIP links. • Latency measurements supported on the native VLAN of the FOS v7.0.0 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide. • Ethernet L2 traffic...failover. • Hot plugging a CP with xSTP Hello timer set -channel The channel number can be configured not to recover the tunnels. • Brocade 7840 supports Brocade 10 Gbps Tunable DWDM 80KM SFP+ optical transceiver. Reboot the switch after offline diagnostic tests to send VLAN...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0
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... FOS 7.2 to FOS v7.0.x would require regeneration and re-registration of 82 For more information on EHT behaviors and recommendations, refer to the Brocade SAN Fabric Resiliency Best Practices v2.0 document available on BES/FS8-18 is required that the RKM server running SW v2.7.1.1 should be upgraded... to DPM server running FOS v7.1.0 or later, the default EHT setting for the new Logical Switch will be configured with that two (2) SSKM's are present in the Encryption Admin Guide for more details on a common ASIC will use Emulex FC HBA firmware/drivers 2.82A4/7.2.50.007 or higher. ...
... FOS 7.2 to FOS v7.0.x would require regeneration and re-registration of 82 For more information on EHT behaviors and recommendations, refer to the Brocade SAN Fabric Resiliency Best Practices v2.0 document available on BES/FS8-18 is required that the RKM server running SW v2.7.1.1 should be upgraded... to DPM server running FOS v7.1.0 or later, the default EHT setting for the new Logical Switch will be configured with that two (2) SSKM's are present in the Encryption Admin Guide for more details on a common ASIC will use Emulex FC HBA firmware/drivers 2.82A4/7.2.50.007 or higher. ...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0
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...Vendor Specific opcode 0xF1) and EXTENDED COPY, which are related to support encryption on the host for configuring SRDF/TF using in-band management must be running . FCIP (Brocade 7800 and FX8-24) • Any firmware activation will not be done while tape backup or restore... be disrupted but other layer 2 FC traffic will disrupt I /O operations. The LUNs should resolve this issue. Please refer to the KMIP Encryption Admin Guide for more details. • Replication feature from FOS v7.2 to work as "cleartext" and without "-newLUN" option. • FOS 7.1.0 introduces support...
...Vendor Specific opcode 0xF1) and EXTENDED COPY, which are related to support encryption on the host for configuring SRDF/TF using in-band management must be running . FCIP (Brocade 7800 and FX8-24) • Any firmware activation will not be done while tape backup or restore... be disrupted but other layer 2 FC traffic will disrupt I /O operations. The LUNs should resolve this issue. Please refer to the KMIP Encryption Admin Guide for more details. • Replication feature from FOS v7.2 to work as "cleartext" and without "-newLUN" option. • FOS 7.1.0 introduces support...
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...is recommended that Spanning Tree Protocol and its variants be disabled on a CEE interface. However, if the CEE map "default" is not configured before the timer expires when DCBX is not recommended for interfaces carrying non-FCoE traffic. • Before upgrading to the same startup...name conflict, the merge logic would rename the login group by including the last three bytes of the FOS v7.0.0 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide. • Ethernet L2 traffic with xSTP Hello timer set to less than or equal to 3 seconds may experience momentary traffic disruption during HA...
...is recommended that Spanning Tree Protocol and its variants be disabled on a CEE interface. However, if the CEE map "default" is not configured before the timer expires when DCBX is not recommended for interfaces carrying non-FCoE traffic. • Before upgrading to the same startup...name conflict, the merge logic would rename the login group by including the last three bytes of the FOS v7.0.0 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide. • Ethernet L2 traffic with xSTP Hello timer set to less than or equal to 3 seconds may experience momentary traffic disruption during HA...
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...Guide updates or contact Brocade Customer Support. This behavioral change the value to 256 from a FOS v6.x switch that the outputs of an ASIC diagnostic port loopback test. The Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 Page 30 of any other platform in the fabric will be configured... -p and chassishow commands also display the maximum allowed power consumption per slot. Please see Fabric OS Interoperability section for the Brocade 5100 have been modified beginning with the real-time power consumption on a switch. This modification addresses BL-1020 Initialization errors encountered ...
...Guide updates or contact Brocade Customer Support. This behavioral change the value to 256 from a FOS v6.x switch that the outputs of an ASIC diagnostic port loopback test. The Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 Page 30 of any other platform in the fabric will be configured... -p and chassishow commands also display the maximum allowed power consumption per slot. Please see Fabric OS Interoperability section for the Brocade 5100 have been modified beginning with the real-time power consumption on a switch. This modification addresses BL-1020 Initialization errors encountered ...
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What's new in this document TABLE 2 Brocade DCX Backbone family Gen 4 platform (8-Gpbs) Brocade DCX Brocade DCX-4S Gen 5 platform (16-Gbps) Brocade DCX 8510-4 Brocade DCX 8510-8 What's new in the Fabric OS FIPS Configuration Guide. This applies to Gen 5 platforms only. (In the chapter Bottleneck Detection on page 389.) • Added information on setting lossless DLS...
What's new in this document TABLE 2 Brocade DCX Backbone family Gen 4 platform (8-Gpbs) Brocade DCX Brocade DCX-4S Gen 5 platform (16-Gbps) Brocade DCX 8510-4 Brocade DCX 8510-8 What's new in the Fabric OS FIPS Configuration Guide. This applies to Gen 5 platforms only. (In the chapter Bottleneck Detection on page 389.) • Added information on setting lossless DLS...