Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.3.0 (53-1001336-02, November 2009)

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Validating a firmware download
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Validating a firmware download
Validate the firmware download by running the following commands: firmwareShow,
firmwareDownloadStatus, nsShow, nsAllShow, and fabricShow.
NOTE
When you prepared for the firmware download earlier, you issued either the supportShow or
supportSave command. Although you can issue the command again and compare the output from
before and after, it may take up to 30 minutes for the command to execute. To save time, it is
recommended that you use the commands listed below, which are all subsets of the supportSave
output.
All of the connected servers, storage, and switches should be present in the output of these
commands. If there is a discrepancy, it is possible that a device or switch cannot connect to the
fabric and further troubleshooting is necessary.
ecp:admin> firmwareshow -v
Slot Name Appl Primary/Secondary Versions Status
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CP0 FOS v6.3.0 ACTIVE *
v6.3.0
Co-FOS v6.3.0
v6.3.0
7 CP1 FOS v6.3.0 STANDBY
v6.3.0
Co-FOS v6.3.0
v6.3.0
* Local CP
firmwareShow Displays the current firmware level on the switch. For Brocade directors, this command
displays the firmware loaded on both partitions (primary and secondary) for both CPs
and AP blades. Brocade recommends that you maintain the same firmware level on
both partitions of each CP within the Brocade director. The command firmwareShow -v
will display the firmware version on the co-CPs.
firmwareDownloadStatus Displays an event log that records the progress and status of events during Fabric
OS, SAS, and SA firmwareDownload. The event log is created by the current
firmwareDownload command and is kept until another firmwareDownload
command is issued. There is a timestamp associated with each event. When
downloading SAS or SA in systems with two control processor (CP) cards, you can
only run this command on the active CP. When downloading Fabric OS, the event
logs in the two CPs are synchronized. This command can be run from either CP.