Upgrading Fibre Channel switch firmware

Unified Compute Platform (UCP) Advisor Administration Guide

Version

4.5.x

Audience

anonymous

Part Number

MK-92UCP119-13

ft:lastEdition

2024-03-11

You can upgrade the firmware for a selected Fibre Channel switch. The firmware upgrade operation can take approximately 45 minutes to complete, depending on the switch type.

Verify that the UCP Advisor SCP address is reachable from the Fibre Channel switch.

Gen 6 G620, Gen 7 G620, and G720 switches can be downgraded to FOS FW v9.1.1b.
Note: Firmware lifecycle management of Fibre Channel switches requires the Advanced Edition license.

Verify that the device user credentials are assigned administrator role: admin.
Upload the appropriate version of the firmware bundle to UCP Advisor. See Uploading firmware. For Brocade Fibre Channel G620 and G720 switches firmware, see Uploading firmware for Brocade Fibre Channel G620 and G720 switches.

Browse to the Fibre Channel switch inventory where you want to upgrade Fibre Channel switch firmware, and then click the Refresh Fibre Channel Switch icon to refresh the inventory.
Select the Fibre Channel switch that you want to upgrade, and then click Upgrade Firmware (in Tile view) or select Actions > Upgrade Firmware (in List view).
Enter Submit, and then click Submit.

Alternatively, after uploading the firmware bundle to a UCP system, you can click Actions > Upgrade Firmware and then select and submit specific switches for upgrading.

Note: To troubleshoot EZServer module vulnerability issues, see Troubleshooting security vulnerability in Brocade Fibre Channel switches.