Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v11.1x (53-1002167-01, May 2011)

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Enhanced group management

Use Enhanced Group Management (EGM), a separate licensed feature, to control access to

specific features on Fabric OS devices. The features affected include the following:

• Firmware Download - enables you to perform group firmware download.

For specific instructions for firmware download, refer to “Firmware management” on page 259.

• Security - enables you to perform Group Security Policy Replication.

For specific instructions for security, refer to “Configuration repository management” on

page 249.

• Configuration Management - enables you to perform Group Configuration Upload and

Replication.

For specific instructions for configuration management, refer to “Replicating configurations”

on page 258.

Firmware management

A firmware file repository (Windows systems only) is maintained on the server in the following

location: C:\Program Files\Install_Directory\data\ftproot\Firmware\Switches\7.0\n.n.n\n.n.n

The firmware repository is used by the internal FTP server that is delivered with the Management

application software, and may be used by an external FTP server if it is installed on the same

platform as the Management application software. The repository is not available to FTP servers on

external platforms. The repository is used only for Fabric OS firmware. M-EOS firmware is handled

through the Element Manager specific to the switch or director model.

NOTE

Non-disruptive firmware download (HCL) is not supported when downgrading from Fabric OS

version 7.0 to 6.4. You must remove all non-default logical switches and disable Virtual Fabrics

before downgrading.

NOTE

Firmware download is not supported in pure IPv6 mode.

NOTE

You cannot use Fabric OS firmware download with command line options in the Management

application.