Developers Guide

Brocade DCX Backbone familyTABLE 2
Gen 4 platform (8-Gpbs) Gen 5 platform (16-Gbps)
Brocade DCX Brocade DCX 8510-4
Brocade DCX-4S Brocade DCX 8510-8
Brocade BladesTABLE 3
Gen 4 platform (8-Gpbs) Gen 5 platform (16-Gbps)
Brocade FC8-16 Brocade FC8-32E
Brocade FC8-32 Brocade FC8-48E
Brocade FC8-48 Brocade FC16-32
Brocade FC8-64 Brocade FC16-48
Brocade FCoE10-24 (on Brocade DCX and DCX-4S) Brocade FC16-64 (on Brocade DCX 8510 series)
Brocade FCoE10-24 (on Brocade DCX 8510-8)
Brocade FS8-18
Brocade FX8-24
What’s new in this document
The Fabric OS Upgrade Guide is a new publication. It replaces the "Downloading and maintaining
Firmware" chapter in the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide.
The content has been updated with the following changes:
• Upgrade and downgrade procedures for Fabric OS 7.3.0 is added.
• Upgrade from and downgrade to Fabric OS 6.4.0 is not supported.
• Fabric OS 7.3.0 is supported on the Brocade 7840 extension switch.
• SAS and FA4-18 is not supported.
• Updated the HA sync state on page 11 section.
• Added Displaying the HA redundancy status on page 12.
• Added Enabling automatic firmware synchronization from active CP to the standby CP on page
13.
• Added Manually synchronizing the firmware from the active CP to the standby CP on page 13.
What’s new in this document
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