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Chapter Maintaining and Troubleshooting FICON 5 In this chapter •Firmware management in a FICON environment 49 •Configuration restoration in a FICON environment 50 •Traffic Isolation Zoning 51 •Port Fencing 57 •FICON information 58 •Port swapping 59 •Blade swapping 60 •Common FICON issues 61 •Troubleshooting FICON 64 •Troubleshooting FICON CUP 67 •Troubleshooting FICON NPIV 67 Firmware management in a FICON environment You can use either the CLI or DCFM to upgrade or downgrade your Fabric OS. Go to http://www.brocade.com and follow the link "Brocade Connect Login" to access firmware packages. Registered users can log in and follow the links for downloads. New users can easily register and download release notes. Firmware is downloaded in a .gz or .zip file. DCFM has intelligence built-in that unbundles the necessary files, making it unnecessary to unbundle the package. With both Web Tools or the CLI, it will be necessary to unzip or ungunzip the package first. For more information on the firmware download process, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Upgrade/Downgrade Considerations Concurrent upgrades are generally supported from one major release level to the next, for example, v6.2.x to v6.3.x. As a precaution, always read the appropriate section in the Brocade Fabric OS Release Notes before upgrading or downgrading firmware. NOTE Firmware may need to be upgraded in multiple steps. Consult the Release Notes for details. When downgrading firmware, turn off and disable all features not supported in the final release. For more information on the firmware download process, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. FICON Administrator's Guide 49 53-1001771-01

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FICON Administrator’s Guide
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53-1001771-01
Chapter
5
Maintaining and Troubleshooting FICON
In this chapter
•
Firmware management in a FICON environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
•
Configuration restoration in a FICON environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
•
Traffic Isolation Zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
•
Port Fencing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
•
FICON information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58
•
Port swapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
•
Blade swapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
•
Common FICON issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
•
Troubleshooting FICON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
64
•
Troubleshooting FICON CUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
•
Troubleshooting FICON NPIV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
Firmware management in a FICON environment
You can use either the CLI or DCFM to upgrade or downgrade your Fabric OS. Go to
http://www.brocade.com and follow the link “Brocade Connect Login” to access firmware
packages. Registered users can log in and follow the links for downloads. New users can easily
register and download release notes.
Firmware is downloaded in a .gz or .zip file. DCFM has intelligence built-in that unbundles the
necessary files, making it unnecessary to unbundle the package. With both Web Tools or the CLI, it
will be necessary to unzip or ungunzip the package first.
For more information on the firmware download process, refer to the
Fabric OS Administrator’s
Guide
.
Upgrade/Downgrade Considerations
Concurrent upgrades are generally supported from one major release level to the next, for example,
v6.2.x to v6.3.x. As a precaution, always read the appropriate section in the Brocade Fabric OS
Release Notes before upgrading or downgrading firmware.
NOTE
Firmware may need to be upgraded in multiple steps. Consult the Release Notes for details.
When downgrading firmware, turn off and disable all features not supported in the final release.
For more information on the firmware download process, refer to the
Fabric OS Administrator’s
Guide
.