HP AE370A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch 4/12 Administrator's Manual page 405

Hp storageworks fabric os 5.2.x administrator guide (5697-0014, may 2009)
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1.
Determine if the current switch firmware versions meet the minimum supported version levels.
Table 93
lists the earliest Fabric OS version levels that support Extended Edge PID format. Use this table
to determine if you need to upgrade the firmware in the switches in your fabric before you change the
PID format.
Table 93
Earliest Fabric OS versions for extended edge PID format
SAN Switch
HP
2/8 EL
StorageWorks
and
1 GB switches
SAN Switch
2/16
v2.6.2
v3.1.2
2.
Update switch firmware as necessary.
a. Use the fabricShow command to verify the total number of switches in the fabric.
b. Download the correct firmware version to each switch as necessary.
c. Reboot all switches.
d. Verify that the switches form a single fabric and that all domain IDs do not change after forming the
fabric.
e. Verify that the number of switches is the same.
3.
Disable the switch by entering the switchDisable command.
4.
Change the switch configuration in the fabric to Extended Edge PID format.
a. Configure Extended Edge PID (Format 2) on each switch. (See
command on a switch running Fabric OS v3.1.2 and later and see
command on a switch running Fabric OS 4.2.0 and later.)
b. Run the switchEnable command all switches.
c. Verify that all the switches form a fabric.
d. Use the switchShow command to verify the interswitch links (ISLs) are correct and the device links
are correct.
e. Use the fabricShow command to verify that the number of switches are the same as those when
starting this procedure.
f. Use the nsAllShow command to verify the total number of devices is the same as those when
starting this procedure.
g. For dual fabrics, repeat steps 1 through 5 for the other fabric.
SAN Switch 2/8V,
4/16 SAN
SAN Switch 2/16V,
Switch and
SAN Switch 2/32,
4/8 SAN
Core Switch 2/64,
Switch,
SAN Director 2/128
4/256 SAN
Switches
Director
Switches
v4.2.0
v5.0.1
4/64 SAN
Switch and
400 MP
Router
5.1.x
Figure 18
for a sample configure
Figure 18
for a sample configure
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