Firmware Management
Firmware management allows you to download firmware to one or more switches in two ways: by first importing the firmware images into the SANnav repository and then downloading to the switch, or by downloading directly from an external FTP/SCP/SFTP server.
Firmware management is provided for switches running Fabric OS v7.4 or later.
In a storage area network (SAN), the Fabric OS is the firmware for the Fibre Channel switches. The firmware is made available periodically to enhance the feature set or to address bug fixes. The list of discovered switches is displayed in the FOS Version Management window. You can select the discovered switches to upgrade or downgrade the firmware of a single or multiple switches from the repository or from the external storage.
You can update to only one firmware version at a time, the firmware update is done either in serial or in parallel when you select multiple switches.
When you select multiple switches for firmware update, parallel firmware download is triggered based on the following scenarios:
• Chassis without Brocade SX6 Extension Blade.
• Chassis with Brocade SX6 Extension Blade running with Fabric OS version 8.2.0 and later.
• Fixed port switches which are not connected in the same fabric, including the logical fabrics.
• Brocade 7840 to Brocade 7840 without HA online tunnel
When you select multiple switches for firmware update, serial firmware download is triggered based on the following scenarios:
• Switch port switches which are connected in the same fabric via Inter-Switch Link (ISL) or between two fabrics via Inter-Fabric Link (IFL), including the logical fabrics.
• Brocade 7840 to Brocade 7840 with HA online tunnel.
• Chassis with Brocade SX6 Extension Blade having HA online tunnel running with Fabric OS version 8.2.0 and later.
To update an firmware from internal location, you must first import the firmware to the SANnav repository.
Refer to the latest Fabric OS Target Path document on MyBrocade for the firmware paths.
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