Brocade

Brocade Firmware Upgrade

1) Download the firmware file from the Brocade website at http://www.brocade.com and store the file on the FTP or SSH server or the USB memory device.

2) Extract the zip file.

     The firmware is in the form of RPM packages with names defined in a . plist file. The .plist file contains specific firmware information and the names of packages of the firmware to be downloaded.

3) Login to the Brocade switch with admin permissions.

4) Issue the firmwareShow command to check the current firmware version on connected switches. Upgrade the firmware on the connected switches, if necessary, before proceeding with upgrading this switch.

5) Enter the firmwareDownload command and respond to the prompts.

6) At the “Do you want to continue [y/n]” prompt, enter y.

7) After the HA reboot, connect to the switch and log in again using an account with admin permissions.

8) Enter the firmwareDownloadStatus command to determine if the firmware download process has completed.

9) After the firmware commit is completed, which takes several minutes, enter the firmwareShow command to verify the firmware level of both   partitions is the same.

Basic Brocade commands

Zoning Commands
alicreate “Name”, “domain,port#”	Used to create an alias
alicreate “Name”,”portname1; portname2″	To create multiple ports under a single alias
alidelete “Name”	To delete an alias
aliadd “Name”, “domain,port#”	To add additional ports to an alias
aliremove “Name”, “domain,port#”	To remove a port from the alias
alishow “AliName”	To show the alias configuration on the switch
zonecreate “Zone Name”, “alias1; alias2″	To create zones based on alias
zonedelete “ZoneName”	To delete a zone
zoneadd “ZoneName”, “alias name”	To add additional alias into the zone
zoneremove “ZoneName”, “alias name”	To remove an alias from the zone
zoneshow “zoneName”	To show the zone configuration information
cfgcreate “Configname”, “Zone1; Zone2″	To create configurations by adding in zones
cfgdelete “ConfigName”	To delete a configuration
cfgadd “ConfigName”, “Zone3″	To add additional zones in the configuration
cfgremove “ConfigName”, “Zone3″	To remove a zone from the configuration
cfgshow “ConfigName”	To show the details of that configuration
cfgenable “ConfigName”	To enable a configuration on the switch
cfgsave	To have the effective configuration to be written into the flash memory
Show Commands
psshow	Displays the status of the power supply
fansshow	Displays the status of the fans
tempshow	Displays the status of the temperature readings
sensorshow	Displays the status of the sensor readings
nsshow	Displays information in the name server
nsshow -t	Displays information in the name server
nsshow -r	Displays the information in the name server along with the state change registration details
nscamshow	Displays detailed information of all the devices connected to all the switches in the fabric (Remote Name Servers)
nsallshow	Displays the 24 bit address of all devices that are in the fabric
licenseshow	Displays all the licenses that have been added in the switch
date	Displays the current date set on the switch
bannershow	Displays the banner that will appear when logging in using the CLI or web tools
httpcfgshow	Displays the JAVA version the switch expects at the management console
switchname	Displays the name of the switch
fabricshow	Displays information of all the switches in the fabric
userconfig –show -a	Displays the account information like role , description , password exp date , locked status
switchstatusshow	Displays the overall status of the switch
switchstatuspolicyshow	Displays policy set for the switch regarding Marginal(Yellow) or Down(Red) error status
portshow	To show the port status
portcfgshow	Displays the speed set for all ports on all slots and other detailed port information
configshow	Displays the parameters of the switch. Ensure all switches in a fabric have the same parameters in order to communicate
configshow fabric.ops.pidFormat	Displays the PID set for a switch Core , Native or Extended edge
switchuptime OR uptime	Displays the uptime for the switch
firmwareshow	Displays the firmware on the switch
version	Displays the current firmware version on the switch
hashow	Displays the status of local and remote CP’s. High availability , heartbeat and synchronization
License Commands
licenseshow	Displays all the licenses that are added in the switch
licenseadd	To add a new license to the switch
licenseremove	To remove a license from the switch
licenseidshow	Based on Switch WWN