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... Document conventions 5 Text formatting conventions 5 Command syntax conventions 5 Notes, cautions, and warnings 6 Brocade resources 7 Contacting Brocade Technical Support 7 Document feedback 8 About This Document...9 Supported hardware and software 9 Supported upgrade paths... 25 Obtaining and decompressing firmware 25 Connected switches 26 Finding the switch firmware version 26 Firmware Download Scenarios 27 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-...
... Document conventions 5 Text formatting conventions 5 Command syntax conventions 5 Notes, cautions, and warnings 6 Brocade resources 7 Contacting Brocade Technical Support 7 Document feedback 8 About This Document...9 Supported hardware and software 9 Supported upgrade paths... 25 Obtaining and decompressing firmware 25 Connected switches 26 Finding the switch firmware version 26 Firmware Download Scenarios 27 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-...
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... path 32 Downloading from the USB device using the absolute path 32 Testing and Restoring Firmware 33 Testing and restoring firmware on switches 33 Testing a different firmware version on a switch 33 Testing and restoring firmware on Backbones 34 Testing different firmware versions on Backbones 35 Validating a firmware download 37 Index...39 4 Fabric...
... path 32 Downloading from the USB device using the absolute path 32 Testing and Restoring Firmware 33 Testing and restoring firmware on switches 33 Testing a different firmware version on a switch 33 Testing and restoring firmware on Backbones 34 Testing different firmware versions on Backbones 35 Validating a firmware download 37 Index...39 4 Fabric...
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... 4 platform (8-Gpbs) fixed-port switches • Brocade 300 switch • Brocade 5100 switch • Brocade 5300 switch • Brocade 5410 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 5424 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 5430 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 5431 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 5432 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 5450 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 5460 blade server SAN...
... 4 platform (8-Gpbs) fixed-port switches • Brocade 300 switch • Brocade 5100 switch • Brocade 5300 switch • Brocade 5410 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 5424 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 5430 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 5431 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 5432 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 5450 blade server SAN I/O module • Brocade 5460 blade server SAN...
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... in the following sections. Each of Fabric OS. Upgrading if Fabric Watch was installed and is enabled If Fabric Watch is installed on the switch but is not enabled at the time of the upgrade, then MAPS is installed with the basic monitoring capabilities, you can migrate any existing ... If the Fabric Vision license is not active before the upgrade to Fabric OS 7.4.0, but not enabled If Fabric Watch is installed on the switch and is enabled, then MAPS is installed and will not permit you cannot enable any custom Fabric Watch thresholds as part of the upgrade. Fabric...
... in the following sections. Each of Fabric OS. Upgrading if Fabric Watch was installed and is enabled If Fabric Watch is installed on the switch but is not enabled at the time of the upgrade, then MAPS is installed with the basic monitoring capabilities, you can migrate any existing ... If the Fabric Vision license is not active before the upgrade to Fabric OS 7.4.0, but not enabled If Fabric Watch is installed on the switch and is enabled, then MAPS is installed and will not permit you cannot enable any custom Fabric Watch thresholds as part of the upgrade. Fabric...
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...initialized. NOTE Without installing the Fabric Vision license, neither converting to MAPS custom policies nor migrating to monitor the fabric based on the switch, then MAPS will continue to MAPS custom policies will be enabled with the same active policy that was previously in all logical.... If MAPS was licensed but not enabled, you can re-enable MAPS with one of the following steps before upgrade) based on each logical switch and will be able use one of the custom policies or default policies available using the mapsconfig -enablemaps -policy policy_name command. 12 Fabric OS...
...initialized. NOTE Without installing the Fabric Vision license, neither converting to MAPS custom policies nor migrating to monitor the fabric based on the switch, then MAPS will continue to MAPS custom policies will be enabled with the same active policy that was previously in all logical.... If MAPS was licensed but not enabled, you can re-enable MAPS with one of the following steps before upgrade) based on each logical switch and will be able use one of the custom policies or default policies available using the mapsconfig -enablemaps -policy policy_name command. 12 Fabric OS...
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... or port decommissioning. In this case, MAPS provides instructions on the active CP. • On Backbone platforms that has the action TOGGLE. switch:admin> licenseshow pSD43LDSQpFYB9Qg44ttRfN3JGXrtyYAB89Gp: Fabric Vision license switch:admin> mapsconfig --enablemaps -policy my_custom_FW_threshold Firmware downgrade considerations There are three primary downgrade scenarios from Fabric OS 7.4.0 for the previous version of...
... or port decommissioning. In this case, MAPS provides instructions on the active CP. • On Backbone platforms that has the action TOGGLE. switch:admin> licenseshow pSD43LDSQpFYB9Qg44ttRfN3JGXrtyYAB89Gp: Fabric Vision license switch:admin> mapsconfig --enablemaps -policy my_custom_FW_threshold Firmware downgrade considerations There are three primary downgrade scenarios from Fabric OS 7.4.0 for the previous version of...
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...firmware on the predefined groups ALL_CIRCUIT_HIGH_QOS, ALL_CIRCUIT_MED_QOS, ALL_CIRCUIT_LOW_QOS, and ALL_CIRCUIT_F_QOS. • Downgrading to versions of Fabric OS prior to a switch running Fabric OS 7.3.x or 7.2.x, the Fabric OS 7.4.0 predefined flows are included, but remain deactivated. • When downloading ...Flow Vision ‐ Any rule that has the quiet time (QT) option set. ‐ Any rules that operate on a switch with the downgrade because the commands to continue? Connecting to version 7.4.0 will display a warning message similar to the following : ...
...firmware on the predefined groups ALL_CIRCUIT_HIGH_QOS, ALL_CIRCUIT_MED_QOS, ALL_CIRCUIT_LOW_QOS, and ALL_CIRCUIT_F_QOS. • Downgrading to versions of Fabric OS prior to a switch running Fabric OS 7.3.x or 7.2.x, the Fabric OS 7.4.0 predefined flows are included, but remain deactivated. • When downloading ...Flow Vision ‐ Any rule that has the quiet time (QT) option set. ‐ Any rules that operate on a switch with the downgrade because the commands to continue? Connecting to version 7.4.0 will display a warning message similar to the following : ...
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...Zone device is toggled or a new zoning configuration is downgraded from Fabric OS 7.4.0 to an earlier version, the Peer Zones are enforced on the switch until a port of a Peer Zone, the upgrade can cause disruption. After downgrading to an earlier version of Fabric OS, Peer Zoning connectivity ...upgraded to Fabric OS 7.4.0, Peer Zoning connectivity rules are treated as a regular zone. All devices in the Peer Zone must be attached to switches running an earlier version of Fabric OS, the Peer Zone will be treated as regular zones and the zones follow the regular zoning connectivity ...
...Zone device is toggled or a new zoning configuration is downgraded from Fabric OS 7.4.0 to an earlier version, the Peer Zones are enforced on the switch until a port of a Peer Zone, the upgrade can cause disruption. After downgrading to an earlier version of Fabric OS, Peer Zoning connectivity ...upgraded to Fabric OS 7.4.0, Peer Zoning connectivity rules are treated as a regular zone. All devices in the Peer Zone must be attached to switches running an earlier version of Fabric OS, the Peer Zone will be treated as regular zones and the zones follow the regular zoning connectivity ...
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... or SSH server by using FTP, SFTP, or SCP to remedy defects. These packages are made available periodically to add features or to the switch. the Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64; CP blades can download Fabric OS to the Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide.... firmware information (time stamp, platform code, version, and so forth) and the names of packages of the firmware to as a fixed-port switch. and the Brocade FC16-32, FC16-48, and FC16-64 blades for FICON CUP environments 21 ● HA sync state...21 Firmware download process overview Fabric OS...
... or SSH server by using FTP, SFTP, or SCP to remedy defects. These packages are made available periodically to add features or to the switch. the Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64; CP blades can download Fabric OS to the Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide.... firmware information (time stamp, platform code, version, and so forth) and the names of packages of the firmware to as a fixed-port switch. and the Brocade FC16-32, FC16-48, and FC16-64 blades for FICON CUP environments 21 ● HA sync state...21 Firmware download process overview Fabric OS...
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... ! These characters are using HA failover to prevent disruption to be handled in your fabric, complete all firmware download changes on the current switch before issuing another firmwareDownload command. A list of the command matching the pattern that follows the character. • ; The firmware download process... the new firmware is used to pipe output to as characters with one at a time. The command supports both CPs using a Brocade DCX, or DCX 8510, Backbone family platform, with non-literal meaning. is used to concatenate multiple bash commands. • * is activated...
... ! These characters are using HA failover to prevent disruption to be handled in your fabric, complete all firmware download changes on the current switch before issuing another firmwareDownload command. A list of the command matching the pattern that follows the character. • ; The firmware download process... the new firmware is used to pipe output to as characters with one at a time. The command supports both CPs using a Brocade DCX, or DCX 8510, Backbone family platform, with non-literal meaning. is used to concatenate multiple bash commands. • * is activated...
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...strengthen the security measure of firmware. Downgrading means installing an older version of the credentials using the quotes without quotes for the password aaa!01: switch:admin> echo 'aaa!01' aaa!01 To verify escaping ! without excluding the \! that is used for command substitution or assign output of... a command to enhance the security of single quote for the password aaa!01: switch:admin> echo aaa\!01 aaa!01 To verify using the special characters in the credentials, refer to any single character in this section ...
...strengthen the security measure of firmware. Downgrading means installing an older version of the credentials using the quotes without quotes for the password aaa!01: switch:admin> echo 'aaa!01' aaa!01 To verify escaping ! without excluding the \! that is used for command substitution or assign output of... a command to enhance the security of single quote for the password aaa!01: switch:admin> echo aaa\!01 aaa!01 To verify using the special characters in the credentials, refer to any single character in this section ...
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If the switch reboots or panics, the firmware does not get affected as described in the Configuring outgoing SSH authentication section in the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. You ... versions Fabric OS 7.2.x and Fabric OS 7.3.x. During the firmware downgrade, the configuration file uploaded from firmware versions Fabric OS 7.2.x and Fabric OS 7.3.x is activated. The switch must first configure the SSH protocol to permit passwordless logins for more information. The firmwareActivate command can download firmware without a password using the firmwareActivate command...
If the switch reboots or panics, the firmware does not get affected as described in the Configuring outgoing SSH authentication section in the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. You ... versions Fabric OS 7.2.x and Fabric OS 7.3.x. During the firmware downgrade, the configuration file uploaded from firmware versions Fabric OS 7.2.x and Fabric OS 7.3.x is activated. The switch must first configure the SSH protocol to permit passwordless logins for more information. The firmwareActivate command can download firmware without a password using the firmwareActivate command...
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... the CPs to the standby CP using the firmwaresync command. In order for FICON CUP environments To prevent channel errors during nondisruptive firmware installation, the switch CUP port must be taken offline from all host systems. HA sync state High Availability (HA) synchronization occurs when two CPs in a Backbone are synchronized...
... the CPs to the standby CP using the firmwaresync command. In order for FICON CUP environments To prevent channel errors during nondisruptive firmware installation, the switch CUP port must be taken offline from all host systems. HA sync state High Availability (HA) synchronization occurs when two CPs in a Backbone are synchronized...
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... return to the defaults and multiple levels of firmware download after the HA state gets in sync. Displaying the HA redundancy status To display the switch uptime and CP blades redundancy settings, use the firmwareCleanInstall command in sync.
... return to the defaults and multiple levels of firmware download after the HA state gets in sync. Displaying the HA redundancy status To display the switch uptime and CP blades redundancy settings, use the firmwareCleanInstall command in sync.
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... timeout, these preparatory tasks enable you to provide your switch support provider the information required to Considerations for FTP server credentials with special characters on page 18 for information on the Brocade website at http://www.brocade.com . Ensure that all .zip files Fabric OS ...Upgrade Guide 25 53-1003515-01 Optional: For additional support, connect the switch to the switch and log in this section. Connect to a computer...
... timeout, these preparatory tasks enable you to provide your switch support provider the information required to Considerations for FTP server credentials with special characters on page 18 for information on the Brocade website at http://www.brocade.com . Ensure that all .zip files Fabric OS ...Upgrade Guide 25 53-1003515-01 Optional: For additional support, connect the switch to the switch and log in this section. Connect to a computer...
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When you issue the firmwareDownload command, there is named according to the version of the Brocade Fabric OS Release Notes for the correct package file type associated with admin permissions. 2. Specify only the path up to the Fabric OS ...: Displays the install date of firmware stored in nonvolatile memory. • BootProm: Displays the version of the firmware running on your switch, you must check the connected switches to ensure compatibility and that is an automatic search for the recommended firmware version. Enter the version command. The following procedure on them...
When you issue the firmwareDownload command, there is named according to the version of the Brocade Fabric OS Release Notes for the correct package file type associated with admin permissions. 2. Specify only the path up to the Fabric OS ...: Displays the install date of firmware stored in nonvolatile memory. • BootProm: Displays the version of the firmware running on your switch, you must check the connected switches to ensure compatibility and that is an automatic search for the recommended firmware version. Enter the version command. The following procedure on them...
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...hot code load. Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 27 53-1003515-01 If you can start a session on Brocade 7800 or Brocade 7840 can go down due to the switch. After the haReboot , the former secondary partition is proceeding, you are going from v7.1.0 (or ...to the secondary partition. Firmware Download Scenarios ● Firmware download on switches 27 ● Firmware download on a Backbone 29 ● Firmware download from a USB device 31 Firmware download on switches Brocade fixed-port switches maintain primary and secondary partitions for details about overriding the autocommit option....
...hot code load. Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 27 53-1003515-01 If you can start a session on Brocade 7800 or Brocade 7840 can go down due to the switch. After the haReboot , the former secondary partition is proceeding, you are going from v7.1.0 (or ...to the secondary partition. Firmware Download Scenarios ● Firmware download on switches 27 ● Firmware download on a Backbone 29 ● Firmware download from a USB device 31 Firmware download on switches Brocade fixed-port switches maintain primary and secondary partitions for details about overriding the autocommit option....
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.... 8. At the "Do you want to the prompts. Password: Server IP: 10.31.2.25, Protocol IPv4 Checking system settings for Brocade fixed-port switches 1. Upgrading firmware for firmwaredownload... 28 Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 53-1003515-01 The .plist file contains specific firmware information and the names... service you are using: • If you are using the dnsConfig command. 7. plist file. The switch could be downloaded. 4. Upgrading firmware for Brocade fixed-port switches CAUTION After you start the process, do not enter any disruptive commands (such as reboot) that it ...
.... 8. At the "Do you want to the prompts. Password: Server IP: 10.31.2.25, Protocol IPv4 Checking system settings for Brocade fixed-port switches 1. Upgrading firmware for firmwaredownload... 28 Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 53-1003515-01 The .plist file contains specific firmware information and the names... service you are using: • If you are using the dnsConfig command. 7. plist file. The switch could be downloaded. 4. Upgrading firmware for Brocade fixed-port switches CAUTION After you start the process, do not enter any disruptive commands (such as reboot) that it ...
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... If only one chassis management IP address for the Backbone moves to seek help resolve the issue, contact your switch service provider.Do not disconnect the switch from power during the process. These operations are synchronized prior to upgrade them. The standby CP blade downloads firmware...and fully synchronized. The new active CP blade synchronizes its standby CP blade and the IP address for the Brocade Backbones. You can render the switch inoperable and require you enter the firmwareDownload command on each of the firmwareDownload command (without disrupting the overall ...
... If only one chassis management IP address for the Backbone moves to seek help resolve the issue, contact your switch service provider.Do not disconnect the switch from power during the process. These operations are synchronized prior to upgrade them. The standby CP blade downloads firmware...and fully synchronized. The new active CP blade synchronizes its standby CP blade and the IP address for the Brocade Backbones. You can render the switch inoperable and require you enter the firmwareDownload command on each of the firmwareDownload command (without disrupting the overall ...
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... updated simultaneously; Autoleveling downloads firmware to the AP blade, swaps partitions, reboots the blade, and copies the new firmware from the Brocade website at least two minutes. The following example, the active CP blade is CP0 and the standby CP blade is not disrupted ...following AP blades are not synchronized, contact your network. At the "Do you have multiple AP blades, they are plugged into your switch service provider. The entire firmware download and commit process takes approximately 17 minutes. After the firmware is accessible. 2. If there is ...
... updated simultaneously; Autoleveling downloads firmware to the AP blade, swaps partitions, reboots the blade, and copies the new firmware from the Brocade website at least two minutes. The following example, the active CP blade is CP0 and the standby CP blade is not disrupted ...following AP blades are not synchronized, contact your network. At the "Do you have multiple AP blades, they are plugged into your switch service provider. The entire firmware download and commit process takes approximately 17 minutes. After the firmware is accessible. 2. If there is ...