Director Restrictions For Downgrading - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

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Slot 7 : Firmware commit is started.
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Slot 7 : Firmware commit has completed.
(Firmwaredownload has completed.)
1 1. Enter the firmwareShow command to display the new firmware versions. Following is an example of
firmwareShow output on the 4/256 SAN Director.
switch:admin> firmwareshow
Slot Name
-----------------------------------------------------------
2 FC4-16
5 CP0
6 CP0
7 FC4-16
* Local CP
Note: If Local CP and Remote CP have different versions
of firmware, please retry firmwaredownload command.

Director restrictions for downgrading

Note the following restructions:
• 4/256 SAN Director with one or more FR4-18i blades: If you are running 5.1.0 firmware,
then you cannot downgrade to earlier versions without removing the blades.
4/256 SAN Director with one or more FC4-48 or FC4-16IP blades: If you are running
•
Fabric OS 5.2.0, then you cannot downgrade to earlier versions without removing the blades.
• Do not remove blades until the EX_Ports are removed first. The firmwareDownload command will
indicate when the blades are safe to remove.
4/256 SAN Director with one or more FC10-6 blades: If you are running Fabric OS 6.0.0b,
•
then you cannot downgrade to earlier versions without removing the blades.
• 4/256 SAN Director with one or more FC8-16 blades: If you are running Fabric OS 6.0.0b,
then you cannot downgrade to earlier versions without removing the blade.
• DC Director with FC8-16/32/48 blades: If you are running Fabric 6.0.0b, then you cannot
downgrade to earlier versions of Fabric OS as they are not supported on this Director.
Appl Primary/Secondary Versions
FOS 5.3.0
5.3.0
FOS 5.3.0
5.3.0
FOS 5.3.0
5.3.0
FOS 5.3.0
5.3.0
Status
Standby *
Active
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