topic Re: Brocade Firmware upgrade in HPE EVA Storage

Brocade Firmware upgrade

SAN Works — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:36:32 GMT

Hello experts ,Iam planing to do firmware upgrade for a brocade switch 200e, Current version is v5.2.1b , When I see release notes it quite confusing . Do we have any easy method or tool to find out how many jumps are required for latest versions.

2.Does it required to consider the HBA firmware compatibility.

Re: Brocade Firmware upgrade

IBaltay — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:07:42 GMT

Hi,
HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E)is compatible with the latest 6.2.0g. It is good to know, that from 6.1.1 certain features and functions were removed from Web Tools (resident in the firmware) and migrated io the Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) management.
The upgrade path is the following:
5.2.1b to 5.3.x
5.3.x to 6.0.x
6.0.x. to 6.1.0a
6,1.0a to 6.2.0g
The 6.1.0x versions yet have all the Web Tools zoning features like before and the most stable version there is 6.1.0h

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01753721/c01753721.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

Re: Brocade Firmware upgrade

SAN Works — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:47:08 GMT

Hi IBaltay thanks for your reply , Please let me know what are the functions removed from webtools ..does dcfm is licensed if so on what basis license is issued.

2. Do we have options like zoning in webtool for 6.2.0g

Re: Brocade Firmware upgrade

IBaltay — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:51:00 GMT

Hi,
it is written in the Release notes page 25:
Web Tools functionality moved to DCFM...

Re: Brocade Firmware upgrade

Niels Vejrup Pedersen — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:10:11 GMT

DCM Prof is free, and will fit 90% of all users.

It does only manage one fabric at a time.

Regards,

Re: Brocade Firmware upgrade

SAN Works — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:36:48 GMT

HI Can you please tell somethig more about DCM Prof

Re: Brocade Firmware upgrade

Uwe Zessin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:41:42 GMT

Full information:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/dc_fabricmgr/index.html

The professional download is available via this link as well (on the usual support pages).

Re: Brocade Firmware upgrade

Sivakumar MJ._1 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:23:16 GMT

Venkat, Check our forum posting related to your question..

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1355969

Re: Brocade Firmware upgrade

SAN Works — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:39:53 GMT

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