Brocade Firmware upgrade

[SAN Works]

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.

[IBaltay]

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

[SAN Works]

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

[IBaltay]

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

[Niels Vejrup Pedersen]

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

It does only manage one fabric at a time.

Regards,

[SAN Works]

HI Can you please tell somethig more about DCM Prof

[Uwe Zessin]

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).

[Sivakumar MJ._1 · Accepted solution]

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

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

[SAN Works]

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