Brocade Fabric OS Upgrade Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3 Bedienungsanleitung

53-1003240-0127 June 2014Fabric OSUpgrade GuideSupporting Fabric OS v7.3.0

Brocade DCX Backbone familyTABLE 2 Gen 4 platform (8-Gpbs) Gen 5 platform (16-Gbps)Brocade DCX Brocade DCX 8510-4Brocade DCX-4S Brocade DCX 8510-8Br

Installing and Maintaining Firmware● Firmware download process overview...

(which is nondisruptive) the system. After the system boots up, the new firmware is activated. Thefirmware download process then copies the new image

then you must export the public key to the remote host. Before running the firmwareDownloadcommand, you must first configure the SSH protocol to permi

Backbone HA sync states (Continued)TABLE 4 Active CP Fabric OSversionStandby CP FabricOS versionHA sync state Remedyv7.2.0 v7.2.0 InSync N/Av7.2.0 v

Enabling automatic firmware synchronization from active CP to thestandby CPStarting with Fabric OS 7.3.0, you can enable automatic firmware synchroniz

Manually synchronizing the firmware from the active CP to the standby CP14 Fabric OS Upgrade Guide53-1003240-01

Preparing for a Firmware Download● Prerequisites...

a directory called v7.3.0. When you issue the firmwareDownload command, there is an automaticsearch for the correct package file type associated with

Firmware Download Scenarios● Firmware download on switches... 17● Fi

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CAUTIONAfter you start the process, do not enter any disruptive commands (such as reboot) thatinterrupt the process. The entire firmware download and

Firmware download on a BackboneATTENTIONTo successfully download firmware, you must have an active Ethernet connection on each CP.You can download fir

NOTEBy default, the firmwareDownload command automatically upgrades both the active and the standbyCPs and all co-CPs on the CP blades in the Brocade

Network Protocol (1-auto-select, 2-FTP, 3-SCP, 4-SFTP)) [1]:Password: <hidden>Checking version compatibility...Version compatibility check passe

Enabling the USB device1. Log in to the switch using an account assigned to the admin role.2. Enter the usbStorage -e command.Viewing the USB file sys

The public key file on the switch contains only one public key. It is only able to validate firmware signedusing one corresponding private key. If the

cfgload attributes SelectYes. The following questions are displayed:Enforce secure config Upload/Download: Select yes .Enforce signed firmware downloa

Testing and Restoring Firmware● Testing and restoring firmware on switches...25● Test

ATTENTIONDownloading firmware to a switch can be disruptive to switch traffic.7. Connect to the switch, log in as admin, and enter the firmwareShow co

NOTEBrocade recommends that, under normal operating conditions, you maintain the same firmware versionon both CPs, and on both partitions of each CP.

ContentsPreface...3D

At this point the firmware downloads to the standby CP only and reboots it. The currentBackbone session is disconnected.c) Wait one minute for the sta

If an AP blade is present : Blade partitions always contain the same version of thefirmware on both partitions. The firmware is stored on the blade’s

Validating a firmware download30 Fabric OS Upgrade Guide53-1003240-01

Index<Command>configUpload command 15<Command>configure command 23<Command>errClear command 15<Command>fabricShow commanddescr

Backbone 19Backbone download process overview 19Backbone version testing 26downgrading 10downloading without a password 10download process 9finding ve

Configuring a switch for signed firmware... 23Power-on firmware checksum test...

Preface● Document conventions...3● Brocade resource

Convention Descriptionvalue In Fibre Channel products, a fixed value provided as input to a commandoption is printed in plain text, for example, --sho

Brocade resourcesVisit the Brocade website to locate related documentation for your product and additional Brocaderesources.You can download additiona

• OEM/Solution Providers are trained and certified by Brocade to support Brocade® products.• Brocade provides backline support for issues that cannot

About This Document● Supported hardware and software..................... 7● What’s new