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Brocade 7.4.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide - Page 3
... Manually synchronizing the firmware from the active CP to the
standby CP 24
Preparing for a Firmware Download 25
Prerequisites 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...
Brocade 7.4.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide - Page 12
... can use one of the following setups to enable MAPS with a user-defined configuration:
• Enable MAPS using a different policy in all logical switch contexts. • Enable MAPS by downloading a user-defined policy containing user-defined configurations.
Upgrading if MAPS was installed and is enabled
If MAPS is installed and enabled on the switch, then...
Brocade 7.4.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide - Page 17
.... The .plist file contains specific firmware information (time stamp, platform code, version, and so forth) and the names of packages of the firmware to be downloaded. These packages are made available periodically to add features or to remedy defects. Contact your switch support provider to obtain information about available firmware versions.
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... may require installing an older version; that is, downgrading the firmware. The procedures in this section assume that you are upgrading firmware, but they work for downgrading as well, provided the old and new firmware versions are compatible. Always reference the latest release notes for updates that may exist regarding downgrades under particular circumstances.
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Brocade 7.4.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide - Page 20
...During the firmware upgrade, the configuration file uploaded from firmware versions Fabric OS 7.2.x and Fabric OS 7.3.x is allowed to download to Fabric OS v7.4.0.
During the firmware downgrade, the configuration file uploaded from v7.4.0 is allowed to download to previous firmware versions Fabric OS 7.2.x and Fabric OS 7.3.x.
For details on Administrative Domains and the firmware download process...
Brocade 7.4.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide - Page 30
... or IP Address: 10.1.2.3
User Name: userfoo
File Name: /home/userfoo/v7.4.0
Network Protocol (1-auto-select, 2-FTP, 3-SCP, 4-SFTP)) [1]:
Password:
Checking version compatibility...
Version compatibility check passed.
The following AP blades are installed in the system.
Slot Name
Versions
Traffic Disrupted
2 FS8-18 v7.4.0
Encrypted Traffic
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Brocade Fabric OS v7.4.0a Release Notes v2.0 - Page 15
... and activate the downloaded firmware at a later time.
Firmware Clean Installation
FOS v7.4 supports firmware clean installation. This installs a firmware package without retaining the existing configuration or maintaining HA. With this feature, customers receiving a new switch from factory can install firmware in a single step to the desired version that their networks are running, without going...
Brocade 7.3.0 Fabric OS Command Reference - Page 426
... interrupted due to an unexpected reboot as a result of a software error or power failure, the command automatically recovers the corrupted secondary partition. Wait for the recovery to complete before starting another firmware download.
Firmware download and subsequent POST failure may occur on some platforms, if the firmware commit operation coincides with the execution of POST. The recommended...
Brocade 7.3.0 Fabric OS Command Reference - Page 428
...on a single-CP switch with USB support. Output may vary depending on platform.):
switch:admin> firmwaredownload -U v7.0.0
Checking system settings for firmwaredownload... Protocol selected: USB Trying address-->AF_INET IP: 127.1.1.8, flags : 2 System settings check passed.
Checking version compatibility... Version compatibility check passed.
This command will upgrade the firmware on both CP blades...
Brocade 7.3.0 Fabric OS Command Reference - Page 432
..., signed firmware download fails. Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for complete details on upgrading or downgrading firmware. The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for details.
None
To display the public...
Brocade 7.3.0 Fabric OS Message Reference Guide - Page 918
...older than the requested firmware. The firmware download operation supports firmware upgrades within two feature releases (a feature release is indicated by a major number and a minor number; for example, X.Y). In this case, you will need to upgrade to an intermediate version before downloading the desired version. If this error occurs in the middle of a firmware download, the firmware in the file...
Brocade 7.3.0 Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide - Page 71
... also occur during a CP replacement in which the replacement CP has a lower firmware version. HA should be disabled and the firmware should be updated on the replacement CP before any other operations are considered.
Then reissue the firmwareDownload command to download the desired firmware version to both CPs. For example, if CP0 is running Fabric OS v7...
Brocade 7.3.0 Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide - Page 73
...auto-select, 2-FTP, 3-SCP) [1]: Password:
Checking System Settings... Version compatibility check passed.
Checking version compatibility... Version compatibility check passed..
The following items must be addressed before downloading the specified firmware:
FC8-32E and FC8-48E are not supported by the targeted firmware. Please use slotshow to determine which of these are installed and remove them...
Brocade 7.3.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide - Page 3
... resources 5 Contacting Brocade Technical Support 5 Document feedback 6
About This Document...7
Supported hardware and software 7 What's new in this document 8
Installing and Maintaining Firmware 9
Firmware download process overview 9 Upgrading and downgrading firmware 10 Passwordless firmware download 10 Considerations for FICON CUP environments 11 HA sync state 11
Displaying the HA...
Brocade 7.3.0 Fabric OS Software Upgrade Guide - Page 11
... to obtain information about available firmware versions.
All systems maintain two partitions (a primary and a secondary) of nonvolatile storage areas to store firmware images. The firmware download process always loads the new image into the secondary partition. It then swaps the secondary partition to be the primary and High Availability (HA) reboots
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... more information. For details about testing and restoring firmware, refer to Testing and restoring firmware on Backbones on page 26.
Passwordless firmware download
You can download firmware without a password using the sshutil command for public key authentication when SSH is selected. The switch must be configured to install the private key, and
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Firmware Download Scenarios
NOTE By default, the firmwareDownload command automatically upgrades both the active and the standby CPs and all co-CPs on the CP blades in the Brocade Backbones. It automatically upgrades all AP blades in the Brocade Backbones using autoleveling.
1. Verify that the Ethernet interfaces located on CP0 and CP1 are plugged into your network. 2. Verify that...
Fabric OS Command Reference v7.1.0 - Page 408
... interrupted due to an unexpected reboot as a result of a software error or power failure, the command automatically recovers the corrupted secondary partition. Wait for the recovery to complete before starting another firmware download.
Firmware download and subsequent POST failure may occur on some platforms, if the firmware commit operation coincides with the execution of POST. The recommended...
Fabric OS v7.2.0a Release Notes v1.0 - Page 78
... chassis. Only manual tuning will be supported for this
combination.
Symptom: After enabling auto tuning, FC8-64 blades faulted in a 16G chassis and the blade had to be power
cycled to be recovered.
Workaround: Disable auto tuning
Risk of Fix: Medium
Probability: Medium
Feature: FOS Software
Function: ASIC Driver
Reported In Release: FOS7.0.2
Service Request ID: 1149900...
Fabric OS v7.2.0a Release Notes v1.0 - Page 81
...-8510. The following ports were
observed to see CRCs with good EOF: 1/114, 10/154, and 11/154
Risk of Fix: Low
Probability: High
Feature: FOS Software
Function: ASIC Driver
Reported In Release: FOS7.0.1
Service Request ID: 1158004
Defect ID: DEFECT000452062
Technical Severity: High
Summary: Zoning flash write hung
Symptom: The current recovery method in zoning...