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Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - Page 12
... the USB device 265 Viewing the USB file system 265 Downloading from the USB device using the relative path. . .266 Downloading from the USB device using the absolute path. .266
FIPS support 266 Public and private key management 266 The firmwareDownload command 267 Power-on firmware checksum test 268
Testing and restoring firmware on switches 268 Testing a different firmware version on...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - Page 255
... download from a USB device 265 •FIPS support 266 •Testing and restoring firmware on switches 268 •Testing and restoring firmware on Backbones 270 •Validating a firmware download 273
Firmware download process overview
Fabric OS v7.1.0 provides nondisruptive firmware installation.
This chapter refers to the following specific types of blades inserted into the Brocade...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - Page 256
..., the new firmware is activated. The firmware download process then copies the new image from the primary partition to the secondary partition.
ATTENTION The Brocade 8000 does not support a nondisruptive firmware download. The switch reboots once the firmware upgrade or downgrade is complete.
In dual-CP systems, the firmware download process, by default, sequentially upgrades the firmware image on...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - Page 257
Firmware download process overview
9
Upgrading and downgrading firmware
Upgrading means installing a newer version of firmware. Downgrading means installing an older version of firmware. In most cases, you will be upgrading firmware; that is, installing a newer firmware version than the one you are currently running. However, some circumstances may require installing an older version; that is, ...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - Page 260
9 Firmware download on switches
Firmware download on switches
Brocade fixed-port switches maintain primary and secondary partitions for firmware. The firmwareDownload command defaults to an autocommit option that automatically copies the firmware from one partition to the other.
NOTE This section only applies when upgrading from Fabric OS v7.0.x to v7.1.0, downgrading from v7.1.0 to v7.0.x, or ...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - Page 261
... Brocade fixed-port switches
1. Take the following appropriate action based on what service you are using:
• If you are using FTP, SFTP, or SCP, verify that the FTP or SSH server is running on the host
server and that you have a valid user ID and password on that server.
• If your platform supports a USB memory device...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - Page 263
Firmware download on a Backbone
9
Upgrading firmware on Backbones (including blades)
There is only one chassis management IP address for the Brocade Backbones.
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 auto...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - Page 268
... the current firmware.
6. Enter the firmwareDownload -s command to update the firmware, and respond to the prompts.
Example of a firmware download to a single partition ecp:admin> firmwareDownload -s Type of Firmware (FOS, SAS, or any application) [FOS]: Server Name or IP Address: 10.1.2.3 Network Protocol (1-auto-select, 2-FTP, 3-SCP, 4-SFTP) [1]:
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Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
53-1002745...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - Page 618
...supported HTTPS authentication
Radius auth protocols
PEAP-MSCHAPv2
Root account
Disabled
Secure RPC protocols
TLS/AES128 cipher suite
Signed firmware download
Mandatory firmware signature validation (SCP only)
SNMP
Read-only operations
SSH algorithms
HMAC-SHA1 (mac... is no mandatory CA certificate installation on Directory server certificate must be installed on the switch. the switch...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - Page 659
...firmware download, 260 firmware version testing, 268 firmware version, finding, 259 host access, 192 joining to fabric, 229
LDAP certificates
deleting, 621 exporting, 621 installing, 620 modifying FCS order, 201 modifying switch configuration, 247 name limitations, 74 names, 74 naming, 72 PKI key pair generation, 181 ports used, 192 restoring a configuration, 248 serial number location, 39 setting...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - Page 662
...upgrading firmware, 257 upgrading temporary slot-based licenses, restrictions, 479 uploading AD configuration file, 460 USB device..., 133 password policies, 141-145 password rules, ...device connectivity, 78, 104 High Availability features, 103 host syslog, 108 version...installed licenses, 481 list of secret key pairs, 213 NPIV port configuration information, 423 policy database distribution settings...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Command Reference - Page 407
... or SSH server or local NFS directory to nonvolatile storage. Switch firmware can also be downloaded from an external USB device on platforms that support USB.
The new firmware is downloaded as a bundle of packages. Package names are defined in a *.plist file along with other firmware information (time stamp, platform code, version, etc.). These packages are made available periodically to add...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Command Reference - Page 408
... platforms that support a USB port. Refer to your specific Hardware Reference Guide for details. The USB device must be enabled prior to firmware download with the usbStorage command. Firmware must be stored under the default firmware directory in the USB file system. On a dual-CP chassis, the USB device must be attached to the active CP. When downloading firmware from a USB device, the -p option...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Command Reference - Page 410
...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 7.1.0 Fabric OS Command Reference - Page 414
..., 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 7.1.0 Fabric OS Message Reference - Page 847
...The process is set to time out after 30 minutes.
Recommended Action
Do not fail over or power down the system during firmware upgrade. Allow the ...firmware has been updated.
Recommended Action
No action is required. The firmwareDownload command has completed as expected.
Run the firmwareDownloadStatus command for more information. Run the firmwareShow command to verify the firmware versions...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Message Reference - Page 852
... reason for firmware download failure.
TABLE 8 Error messages and error codes
Error message
Error code
"Image is up-to-date. No need to download the same version of firmware."
0xF
"Upgrade is inconsistent."
0x10
"OSRootPartition is inconsistent. For example: swap OSRootPartitions and reboot." 0x11
"Unable to access the required package list file. Check whether the switch is supported by...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Message Reference - Page 853
...Out of memory."
0x14
"Failed to download RPM package."
0x15
"Unable to create firmware version file."
0x16
"Unexpected system error."
0x17
"Error in getting lock device for firmware download."
0x18
"Error in releasing lock device for firmware download."
0x19
"Firmware commit failed."
0x1a
"Firmware directory structure is not compatible. Check whether the firmware is supported on this...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Message Reference - Page 854
...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 7.1.0 Fabric OS Message Reference - Page 862
... switch service provider.
SULB-1039
Message CP has completed relocating the internal firmware image.
Message Type AUDIT | LOG
Class FIRMWARE
Severity INFO
Probable Cause Indicates that the firmware download process has completed normally on the control processor (CP).
Recommended Action
Run the firmwareShow command to verify the firmware versions.
SULB-1040
Message An error has occurred...