Enhanced Group Management; Firmware Management - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual

Enhanced group management

Use Enhanced Group Management (EGM), a separate licensed feature, to control access to
specific features on Fabric OS devices. The features affected include the following:
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Firmware management

A firmware file repository (Windows systems only) is maintained on the server in the following
location: C:\Program Files\Install_Directory\data\ftproot\Firmware\Switches\7.0\n.n.n\n.n.n
The firmware repository is used by the internal FTP server that is delivered with the Management
application software, and may be used by an external FTP server if it is installed on the same
platform as the Management application software. The repository is not available to FTP servers on
external platforms. The repository is used only for Fabric OS firmware. M-EOS firmware is handled
through the Element Manager specific to the switch or director model.
NOTE
Non-disruptive firmware download (HCL) is not supported when downgrading from Fabric OS
version 7.0 to 6.4. You must remove all non-default logical switches and disable Virtual Fabrics
before downgrading.
NOTE
Firmware download is not supported in pure IPv6 mode.
NOTE
You cannot use Fabric OS firmware download with command line options in the Management
application.
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Firmware Download - enables you to perform group firmware download.
For specific instructions for firmware download, refer to
Security - enables you to perform Group Security Policy Replication.
For specific instructions for security, refer to
page 249.
Configuration Management - enables you to perform Group Configuration Upload and
Replication.
For specific instructions for configuration management, refer to
on page 258.
Enhanced group management
"Firmware management"
"Configuration repository management"
"Replicating configurations"
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