topic Re: Brocade 200E Upgrade Firmware in HPE EVA Storage

Brocade 200E Upgrade Firmware

cheesytime — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:07:44 GMT

Hi,

We are running v6.2.2d on our switches and would like to upgrade to v6.2.2e, what is the upgrade path? can we go from 6.2.2d to v6.2.2e directly?

is v6.2.2e the latest FW version for 8/24 Brocade 200E switches? Thanks

Re: Brocade 200E Upgrade Firmware

Torsten. — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:40:47 GMT

The latest firmware for AM868A 8/24 B-series switch is 7.0.0.a; update to 6.3.x first.

Re: Brocade 200E Upgrade Firmware

cheesytime — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:59:20 GMT

I dont think thats right, see below:

Fabric OS 7.0.0a is not supported on any 4 Gbps or earlier switches.

Got that line from http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12169&prodSeriesId=3742038&swItem=co-94670-1&prodNameId=3742039&swEnvOID=54&swLang=13&taskId=135&mode=4&idx=0

These are Brocade 200E switches which I think are 4GBPS, right?

Re: Brocade 200E Upgrade Firmware

Torsten. — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:09:22 GMT

If you say 8/24 it means 24 ports, 8Gbit/s

Re: Brocade 200E Upgrade Firmware

cheesytime — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:14:35 GMT

16 ports, not 24, SORRY. I thought these were 24 as I was told by my co-worker whos on the remote office. is 6.2.2e the latest for 16p or 6.3.2d which was released JUL 15?

Re: Brocade 200E Upgrade Firmware

Torsten. — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:22:18 GMT

The 200e must be HP's 4/8, so latest firmware is 6.2.2e.

Update directly from your version.

Re: Brocade 200E Upgrade Firmware

cheesytime — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:36:18 GMT

it has 16 ports

Re: Brocade 200E Upgrade Firmware

cheesytime — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:36:51 GMT

actually, why not 6.3.2d?

Re: Brocade 200E Upgrade Firmware

Torsten. — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:42:23 GMT

the reason:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=de&cc=de&taskId=130&prodSeriesId=1143864&prodTypeId=12169&objectID=c01926869

Check also the Bseries matrix on HP SPOCK (telling you the same).

Re: Brocade 200E Upgrade Firmware

cheesytime — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:51:12 GMT

Thank you!

Re: Brocade 200E Upgrade Firmware

Johan Guldmyr — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:03:27 GMT

Release notes for 6.3.2d would also tell you that 200E is not listed in the supported products:

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02919605.pdf