Patch-ID# 119552-01 NOTE: *********************************************************************** READ THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") IN THE LEGAL_LICENSE.TXT FILE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS, PROMPTLY DESTROY THE UNUSED SOFTWARE. *********************************************************************** Keywords: brocade 2g/4g fibre channel switch firmware Synopsis: Brocade FOS v5.x patch for 200E/3x50/3900/4100/12000/24000/48000 Date: Oct/04/2005 Install Requirements: NA Solaris Release: 8 9 10 SunOS Release: 5.8 5.9 5.10 Unbundled Product: Brocade Fabric Manager Unbundled Release: 4.4 Xref: Topic: Brocade 5.x firmware release Relevant Architectures: sparc BugId's fixed with this patch: 6282060 6284559 6304360 Changes incorporated in this version: 6282060 6284559 6304360 Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: README.119552-01 mibs.zip patchinfo v5.0.1a.zip v5.0.1a_RN.pdf Problem Description: 6282060 supportshow does not capture ipaddrshow information for any of the FOS 4.X versions 6284559 Brocade configdownload will fail on 4.4.x if loading a config file saved on FW lower than 4.4.x 6304360 Brocade 4.4.0b snmpd memory leak leads to switch panic IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT ************************************************** The items made available through this website are subject to United States export laws and may be subject to export and import laws of other countries. You agree to strictly comply with all such laws and obtain licenses to export, re-export, or import as may be required. Unless expressly authorized by the United States Government to do so you will not, directly or indirectly, export or re-export the items made available through this website, nor direct the items therefrom, to any embargoed or restricted country identified in the United States export laws, including but not limited to the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. Parts 730-774). ************************************************** Patch Installation Instructions: -------------------------------- This is not an OS patch and is not installed with the standard Solaris patchadd(1M) command. After unpacking the patch, follow the "Special Install Instructions" below to upgrade the FC switch firmware. This patch contains firmware which is installed on the Brocade SilkWorm 200E/3250/3850/3900/4100 and 12000/24000/48000 FC switch model. To install using other platforms, minimum FTP services is required. Please see Brocade document 53-0000518-09/ Sun supports firmware upgrades within two feature releases (a feature release is a major release indicated by the second digit "Y" of the release number, for example, X.Y.Z); while upgrades of two releases is supported, single release upgrades are recommended. Following are the major upgrade versions for the Fabric OS: - v4.0x - v4.1x - v4.2x - v4.4x - v5.0x Prerequisites for installing the new firmware include: * FTP server (solaris host). * An Ethernet connection from a Solaris host to the Brocade Switch. To use an Ethernet connection, the Brocade FC switch must have an IP address assigned and the user must know the admin password assigned to the switch. Unpack the patch into any convenient directory such as /var/tmp, and refer to the Special Install Instructions below. Special Install Instructions: ----------------------------- Before upgrading to this version of firmware, you MUST have a minimum of FW v4.2.x already on the switch. If you require an intermediate upgrade to reach this level, see patch 115361. The firmware upgrade from FW v4.2.x (or greater) to the firmware in this patch will not cause I/O interruption. 1. Change your working directory to the directory in which the patch was saved. Then unzip the firmware file, v5.0.1a.zip. Confirm that the v5.0.1a directory is present using the "ls" command. Do not link release.plist in this directory. 2. Invoke telnet using the following syntax: telnet where is the name or IP address of the FC switch. If securityis enable, you will need sectelnet application or ssh. 3. Verify that the current switch firmware by typing the following command at the "admin>" prompt: version EXAMPLE: sw0:admin> version Kernel: 2.4.19 Fabric OS: v4.2.2 <--- 4. For 12000/24000/48000, at the "admin>" prompt, type hashow EXAMPLE: sw0:admin> hashow Local CP (Slot 5, CP0): Active Remote CP (Slot 6, CP1): Standby, Healthy HA enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State synchronized 5. Before you execute a firmware download, be sure to perform the following tasks. In the unlikely event of a failure or timeout, the preparation tasks that are described in this section will enable you to provide Brocade Support all the information required to perform advanced troubleshooting. 5.1 Upload the switch configuration settings to an FTP server using the configUpload command. 5.2 Enter the supportShow and/or supportSave commands (these commands are version dependent) to provide baseline information for advanced support. Note: If you are upgrading a SilkWorm director that is configured with two logical domains, perform these steps for both logical switches. 6. At the "admin>" prompt, type the command: firmwaredownload Enter FTP server where firmware exists, login, file, and password. EXAMPLE: switch:admin> firmwaredownload This command will upgrade both CPs in the switch. If you want to upgrade a single CP only, please use -s option. You can run firmwareDownloadStatus to get the status of this command. This command will cause the active CP to reset and will require that existing telnet, secure telnet or SSH sessions be restarted. Do you want to continue [Y]: y Server Name or IP Address: User Name: root File Name: /var/tmp/v5.0.1a/release.plist Password: Firmwaredownload has started on Standby CP. It may take up to 10 minutes. Firmwaredownload has completed successfully on Standby CP. Standby CP reboots. Standby CP booted up. Standby CP booted up with new firmware. Firmwaredownload process is automatically invoked on the standby cp and the process will take approximately 25 minutes on 12000/24000/48000 model and 15 minutes on the 200E/3250/3850/3900/4100 model. Verify with the command "firmwaredownloadstatus" 200E/3250/3850/3900/4100 EXAMPLE: [0]: Tue Sep 6 15:28:23 2005 Firmwaredownload has started. [1]: Tue Sep 6 15:33:21 2005 Firmwaredownload has completed successfully. [2]: Tue Sep 6 15:40:55 2005 Firmwarecommit has started. [3]: Tue Sep 6 15:44:25 2005 Firmwarecommit has completed successfully. [4]: Tue Sep 6 15:44:25 2005 Firmwaredownload command has completed successfully. 12000/24000/48000 EXAMPLE: [0]: Tue Sep 6 16:37:11 2005 cp0: Firmwaredownload has started on Standby CP. This step may take up to 30 minutes. [1]: Tue Sep 6 16:45:37 2005 cp0: Firmwaredownload has completed successfully on Standby CP. [2]: Tue Sep 6 16:45:39 2005 cp0: Standby CP is going for reboot. [3]: Tue Sep 6 16:48:57 2005 cp0: Standby CP booted successfully with new firmware. [4]: Tue Sep 6 16:51:49 2005 cp1: Forced failover succeeded. New Active CP is running new firmware [5]: Tue Sep 6 16:51:54 2005 cp1: Firmwaredownload has started on Standby CP. This step may take up to 30 minutes. [6]: Tue Sep 6 17:00:42 2005 cp1: Firmwaredownload has completed successfully on Standby CP. [7]: Tue Sep 6 17:00:46 2005 cp1: Standby CP reboots. [8]: Tue Sep 6 17:04:12 2005 cp1: Standby CP booted successfully with new firmware. [9]: Tue Sep 6 17:04:15 2005 cp1: Firmwarecommit has started on both Active and Standby CPs. [10]: Tue Sep 6 17:12:35 2005 cp1: Firmwarecommit has completed successfully on Active CP. [11]: Tue Sep 6 17:12:36 2005 cp1: Firmwaredownload command has completed successfully. 200E/3x50/4100/3900 EXAMPLE: switch:admin> firmwareshow Primary partition: v5.0.1a Secondary Partition: v5.0.1a 12000/24000/48000 EXAMPLE: switch:admin> firmwareshow Local CP (Slot 5, CP0): Active Primary partition: v5.0.1a Secondary Partition: v5.0.1a Remote CP (Slot 6, CP1): Standby Primary partition: v5.0.1a Secondary Partition: v5.0.1a Reference --------- Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide version 5.0.1 Part No 53-0000518-09 Chapter 4 Maintaining Configurations and Firmware README -- Last modified date: Tuesday, October 4, 2005