Brocade Communications Systems FastIron X Series - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
Preface.....................................................................................................................................5
Document conventions......................................................................................5
Text formatting conventions.................................................................. 5
Command syntax conventions.............................................................. 5
Notes, cautions, and warnings.............................................................. 6
Brocade resources............................................................................................ 7
Contacting Brocade Technical Support.............................................................7
Document feedback.......................................................................................... 8
About this Document.................................................................................................................9
What’s new in this document............................................................................ 9
Supported hardware........................................................................................10
Upgrade and Downgrade Considerations.................................................................................11
Upgrading to or downgrading from FastIron 08.0.30...................................... 11
General considerations....................................................................... 14
Considerations for devices with LAGs............................................................ 15
Considerations for devices in stack configurations......................................... 15
Upgrade considerations for devices with flexible authentication.....................16
Software Upgrade and Downgrade.......................................................................................... 21
Software upgrade overview.............................................................................21
Initial steps...................................................................................................... 21
Determining the software versions (sample output)............................22
Upgrade process.............................................................................................23
Software upgrade on ICX 6430, ICX 6450, ICX 6610, ICX 6650,
ICX 7450, ICX 7750, and FCX devices......................................... 24
Software upgrade on FSX devices......................................................24
Software upgrade from FastIron 07.5.xx to 08.0.01............................25
Upgrade using a manifest file..............................................................25
Downgrade process........................................................................................ 28
Software downgrade on ICX 6430, ICX 6450, ICX 6610, ICX
6650, and other FCX devices........................................................ 28
Software downgrade on FSX devices................................................. 29
Software downgrade from FastIron 08.0.01 to FastIron 07.5.xx......... 29
Loading images on the device........................................................................ 30
Software upgrade and downgrade file transfers................................. 30
Loading the boot code.........................................................................30
Loading the flash code........................................................................ 31
Software recovery........................................................................................... 33
Software recovery on FCX and ICX 6610 devices..............................34
Software recovery on ICX 6430, ICX 6450, ICX 6650, ICX 7450,
ICX 7750, and FSX devices.......................................................... 35
Appendix A: Changes Between Releases..................................................................................37
Changes between FastIron 07.4.00 or 07.5.00 and FastIron 08.0.xx............. 37
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