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About this document Brocade Gen 6 Directors ∙ Brocade X6-4 Director ∙ Brocade X6-8 Director Fabric OS support for the Brocade Analytics Monitoring Platform (AMP) device depends on the specific version of the software running on that platform. Refer to the AMP Release Notes and documentation for more information. Supported upgrade paths The following table gives you details on supported upgrade paths and steps to upgrade through multiple versions of Fabric OS. For specific Fabric OS builds, refer to the Fabric OS Release Notes for that build of Fabric OS. For upgrading to other versions of Fabric OS, refer to the Fabric OS Upgrade Guide for the version of Fabric OS you want to upgrade to. TABLE 1 Supported upgrade paths to Fabric OS 8.0.1 Upgrading from Upgrade procedure Fabric OS 7.1.x A direct upgrade is not possible. You must upgrade first to Fabric OS 7.2.x, then to Fabric OS 7.3.x and then to Fabric OS 7.4.x before upgrading to Fabric OS 8.0.1. Fabric OS 7.2.x A direct upgrade is not possible. You must upgrade first to Fabric OS 7.3.x and then to Fabric OS 7.4.x before upgrading to Fabric OS 8.0.1. Fabric OS 7.3.x A non-disruptive direct upgrade is not possible. To upgrade non-disruptively, you must do a non-disruptive upgrade to Fabric OS 7.4.x before upgrading to Fabric OS 8.0.1. A disruptive direct upgrade is possible by using the firmwaredownload -s command. Fabric OS 7.4.x A nondisruptive direct upgrade is possible. Fabric OS 8.0.0 A nondisruptive direct upgrade is possible. Brocade Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 10 53-1004124-01

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Brocade Gen 6 Directors
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Brocade X6-4 Director
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Brocade X6-8 Director
Fabric OS support for the Brocade Analytics Monitoring Platform (AMP) device depends on the specific version of the software running
on that platform. Refer to the AMP Release Notes and documentation for more information.
Supported upgrade paths
The following table gives you details on supported upgrade paths and steps to upgrade through multiple versions of Fabric OS. For
specific Fabric OS builds, refer to the
Fabric OS Release Notes
for that build of Fabric OS. For upgrading to other versions of Fabric OS,
refer to the
Fabric OS Upgrade Guide
for the version of Fabric OS you want to upgrade to.
TABLE 1
Supported upgrade paths to Fabric OS 8.0.1
Upgrading from
Upgrade procedure
Fabric OS 7.1.x
A direct upgrade is not possible. You must upgrade first to Fabric OS 7.2.x, then to Fabric OS 7.3.x and then to Fabric OS 7.4.x
before upgrading to Fabric OS 8.0.1.
Fabric OS 7.2.x
A direct upgrade is not possible. You must upgrade first to Fabric OS 7.3.x and then to Fabric OS 7.4.x before upgrading to
Fabric OS 8.0.1.
Fabric OS 7.3.x
A non-disruptive direct upgrade is not possible. To upgrade non-disruptively, you must do a non-disruptive upgrade to Fabric
OS 7.4.x before upgrading to Fabric OS 8.0.1.
A disruptive direct upgrade is possible by using the
firmwaredownload -s
command.
Fabric OS 7.4.x
A nondisruptive direct upgrade is possible.
Fabric OS 8.0.0
A nondisruptive direct upgrade is possible.
About this document
Brocade Fabric OS Upgrade Guide
10
53-1004124-01