#119552-05: Obsoleted by: 119552-06 Brocade v5.0.5c FOS patch release for the SilkWorm 12000

Obsoleted by: 119552-06 Brocade v5.0.5c FOS patch release for the SilkWorm 12000

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Status: OBSOLETE

Patch Id: 119552-05

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Summary: Obsoleted by: 119552-06 Brocade v5.0.5c FOS patch release for the SilkWorm 12000

Date:  Apr/20/2007

Installation Requirements:

NA

Solaris Release: 8 9 10

Sun OS Release: 5.8 5.9 5.10

Unbundled Product: Brocade 2GB Fibre Channel

Unbundled Release: N/A

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Topic:

Brocade 5.0.5c firmware release

Relevant Architecture: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch:

Changes incorporated in this version:

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Required Patches:

Obsoleted by:

Files Included in this Patch:

README.119552-05
	patchinfo
	v5.0.5c.tar.gz
	v5.0.5c_releasenotes_v1.0.pdf
5.0_MIBS.tar.gz

Problem Description:

Special Instructions
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This FOS release is only for Brocade SilkWorm 12000 support only. 
For other Brocade SilkWorm products:
(SilkWorm 3900, 24000, 3250, 3850, 200E, 4100, 4900 and 48000 and 7500)
please refer to the most currently available version of Patch ID 122185.
 
 
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Revision History:

119552-01 119552-03 119552-04 119552-02

Patch Installation Instructions:

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This is not an OS patch and is not installed with the standard Solaris 
patchadd(1M) command.  After unpacking the patch, follow the "Special Install 
Instructions" below to upgrade the FC switch firmware.
 
This patch contains firmware which is installed on the Brocade SilkWorm 
12000 Director model.  To install using other platforms, minimum FTP services
is required. Please see Brocade document  53-0000518-09.
 
Prerequisites for installing the new firmware include:
 
 * FTP server (solaris host).
 
 * An Ethernet connection from a Solaris host to the Brocade Switch. To use an 
 Ethernet connection, the Brocade FC switch must have an IP address assigned and
  the user must know the admin password assigned to the switch.
 
Unpack the patch into any convenient directory such as /var/tmp, and refer to 
the Special Install Instructions below.

Special Install Instructions:

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Sun supports firmware upgrades within two feature releases (a feature
release is a major release indicated by the
second digit "Y" of the release number, for example, X.Y.Z); while
upgrades of two releases is supported, single
release upgrades are recommended. Following are the major upgrade
versions for the Fabric OS:
- v4.0x
- v4.1x
- v4.2x
- v4.4x
- v5.0x
- v5.2x

This firmware upgrade procedure will not cause I/O interruption if using FW
v4.1.0 or greater.

1. Change your working directory to the directory in which the patch
was saved. Then unzip the firmware file, v5.0.5c.ZIP.
Confirm that the v5.0.5c directory is present using the "ls" command.
Do not link release.plist in this directory.

2. Invoke telnet using the following syntax:

telnet <hostname>

where <hostname> is the name or IP address of the FC switch. If security
is enabled, you will need sectelnet application or ssh.

3. Verify that the current switch firmware by typing the
following command at the "admin>" prompt:

version

EXAMPLE:
sw0:admin> version
Kernel: 2.4.19
Fabric OS: v5.0.5c <---

4. For 12000, at the "admin>" prompt, type hashow

EXAMPLE:
sw0:admin> hashow
Local CP (Slot 5, CP0): Active
Remote CP (Slot 6, CP1): Standby, Healthy
HA enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State synchronized

5. At the "admin>" prompt, type the command:

firmwaredownload

Enter FTP server where firmware exists, login, file, and password.

6. As a best practice, it is advised to upgrade edge switches serially, one at
a time.

EXAMPLE:
switch:admin> firmwaredownload
This command will upgrade both CPs in the switch. If you want to upgrade
a single CP only, please use -s option. You can run
firmwareDownloadStatus to get the status of this command.

This command will cause the active CP to reset and will
require that existing telnet, secure telnet or SSH sessions
be restarted. Do you want to continue [Y]: y
Server Name or IP Address: <hostname>
User Name: root
File Name: /var/tmp/v5.0.5c/release.plist
Password:
Firmwaredownload has started on Standby CP. It may take up to 10 minutes. Firmwaredownload has completed successfully on Standby CP. Standby CP reboots. Standby CP booted up.
Standby CP booted up with new firmware.

Firmwaredownload process is automatically invoked on the standby cp and the
process will take approximately 25 minutes on 12000 model.
Verify with the command "firmwaredownloadstatus"

12000 EXAMPLE:
[0]: Wed Apr 19 17:36:39 2006
cp1: Firmwaredownload has started on Standby CP. This step may take up to 30
minutes.

[1]: Wed Apr 19 17:43:05 2006
cp1: Firmwaredownload has completed successfully on Standby CP.

[2]: Wed Apr 19 17:43:07 2006
cp1: Standby CP is going for reboot.

[3]: Wed Apr 19 17:46:07 2006
cp1: Standby CP booted up.

[4]: Wed Apr 19 17:49:12 2006
cp0: Forced failover succeeded. New Active CP is running new firmware

[5]: Wed Apr 19 17:49:18 2006
cp0: Firmwaredownload has started on Standby CP. This step may take up to 30
minutes.

[6]: Wed Apr 19 17:58:51 2006
cp0: Firmwaredownload has completed successfully on Standby CP.

[7]: Wed Apr 19 17:58:55 2006
cp0: Standby CP reboots.

[8]: Wed Apr 19 18:02:54 2006
cp0: Standby CP booted successfully with new firmware.

[9]: Wed Apr 19 18:02:57 2006
cp0: Firmwarecommit has started on both Active and Standby CPs.

[10]: Wed Apr 19 18:10:52 2006
cp0: Firmwarecommit has completed successfully on Active CP.

[11]: Wed Apr 19 18:10:56 2006
cp0: Firmwaredownload command has completed successfully.

12000 EXAMPLE:
sw12000:admin> firmwareshow
Local CP (Slot 5, CP0): Active
Primary partition: v5.0.5c
Secondary Partition: v5.0.5c
Remote CP (Slot 6, CP1): Standby
Primary partition: v5.0.5c
Secondary Partition: v5.0.5c

Reference
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Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide version 5.0.1
Part No 53-0000518-09
Chapter 4 Maintaining Configurations and Firmware

README -- Last modified date: Wednesday, March 20, 2006

README -- Last modified date: Friday, June 1, 2007

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