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Testing and restoring firmware on Directors

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Testing firmware 8. Enter firmwaredownloadstatus to view the status of the firmware download. 9. Enter firmwareshow to confirm that the primary partition of the switch contains the new firmware. You can now evaluate the new firmware. Once you have completed your evaluation of the firmware, you can either commit the firmware (install it fully) or revert to the previously-installed version. ∙ If you want to commit the firmware (fully install it), complete the following steps. a) Enter firmwarecommit to update the secondary partition with new firmware. It will take several minutes to complete the commit operation. b) Enter firmwaredownloadstatus to view the status of the firmware download. c) Enter firmwareshow to confirm both partitions on the switch contain the new firmware. ATTENTION If you have completed this step, you have committed the firmware to the switch and have completed the firmware download procedure. ∙ If you want to revert to the previously-installed firmware, complete the following steps. a) Enter firmwarerestore to reboot the switch and restore the original firmware. A firmware restore automatically begins to copy the original firmware from the primary partition to the secondary partition. At the end of the firmware restore process, both partitions have the original firmware. It takes several minutes to complete the restore operation. b) Wait at least five minutes after to ensure that all processes have completed and the switch is fully up and operational. c) Reconnect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions. d) Enter firmwareshow and verify that both partitions on the switch have the original firmware. Testing and restoring firmware on Directors This procedure enables you to perform a firmware download on each control processor (CP) and verify that the procedure was successful before committing to the new firmware. The previous firmware is saved in the secondary partition of each CP until you enter the firmwarecommit command. If you decide to back out of the installation prior to the firmware commit, you can enter firmwarerestore to restore the former active Fabric OS firmware image. ATTENTION The firmwarerestore command can only run if autocommit was disabled during the firmware download. NOTE Brocade recommends that under normal operating conditions you maintain the same firmware version on both CPs, and on both partitions of each CP. This enables you to evaluate firmware before you commit. As a standard practice, do not run mixed firmware levels on CPs. Brocade Fabric OS Upgrade Guide 34 53-1004124-01

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8.
Enter
firmwaredownloadstatus
to view the status of the firmware download.
9.
Enter
firmwareshow
to confirm that the primary partition of the switch contains the new firmware.
You can now evaluate the new firmware.
Once you have completed your evaluation of the firmware, you can either commit the firmware (install it fully) or revert to the
previously-installed version.
∙
If you want to commit the firmware (fully install it), complete the following steps.
a)
Enter
firmwarecommit
to update the secondary partition with new firmware. It will take several minutes to complete the
commit operation.
b)
Enter
firmwaredownloadstatus
to view the status of the firmware download.
c)
Enter
firmwareshow
to confirm both partitions on the switch contain the new firmware.
ATTENTION
If you have completed this step, you have committed the firmware to the switch and have completed the firmware
download procedure.
∙
If you want to revert to the previously-installed firmware, complete the following steps.
a)
Enter
firmwarerestore
to reboot the switch and restore the original firmware.
A firmware restore automatically begins to copy the original firmware from the primary partition to the secondary partition.
At the end of the firmware restore process, both partitions have the original firmware. It takes several minutes to complete
the restore operation.
b)
Wait at least five minutes after to ensure that all processes have completed and the switch is fully up and operational.
c)
Reconnect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
d)
Enter
firmwareshow
and verify that both partitions on the switch have the original firmware.
Testing and restoring firmware on Directors
This procedure enables you to perform a firmware download on each control processor (CP) and verify that the procedure was
successful before committing to the new firmware. The previous firmware is saved in the secondary partition of each CP until you enter
the
firmwarecommit
command. If you decide to back out of the installation prior to the firmware commit, you can enter
firmwarerestore
to restore the former active Fabric OS firmware image.
ATTENTION
The
firmwarerestore
command can only run if autocommit was disabled during the firmware download.
NOTE
Brocade recommends that under normal operating conditions you maintain the same firmware version on both CPs, and on
both partitions of each CP. This enables you to evaluate firmware before you commit. As a standard practice, do not run mixed
firmware levels on CPs.
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