Reference Guide

IronWare Software Release 02.8.00a for Brocade BigIron RX Series Swtches
Release Notes v 1.0 Page 23 of 40
Upgrading MBRIDGE FPGA on the management module
BigIron RX management modules contain an upgradable FPGA images called MBRIDGE and
SBRIDGE. The MBRIDGE and SBRIDGE image installed must be compatible with the software version
you are running on the BigIron RX.
The following table describes the MBRIDGE FPGA versions required for the 02.8.00a version.
Table 10: MBRIDGE versions required per software version
Software
image
installed on
BigIron RX
Current MBRIDGE image
Version
Interface module
02.4.00
14
MP ( Management Module)
02.4.00a
14
MP ( Management Module)
02.4.00b
18
MP ( Management Module)
02.4.00c
18
MP ( Management Module)
02.4.00d
18
MP ( Management Module)
02.4.00e
18
MP ( Management Module)
02.4.00f
21
MP ( Management Module)
02.4.00g
21
MP ( Management Module)
02.5.00
BigIron RX-16/8/4 (mbridge)
BigIron RX-32 (mbridge32)
20
20
MP ( Management Module)
02.5.00a through
02.5.00f
BigIron RX-16/8/4 (mbridge)
BigIron RX-32 (mbridge32)
21
21
MP ( Management Module)
02.6.00a through
02.6.00c
BigIron RX-16/8/4
BigIron RX-32 (mbridge32)
21
21
MP ( Management Module)
02.7.00
BigIron RX-16/8/4 (mbridge)
BigIron RX-32 (mbridge32)
21
21
MP ( Management Module)
02.7.01
BigIron RX-16/8/4 (mbridge)
BigIron RX-32 (mbridge32)
21
21
MP ( Management Module)
02.7.01a through
02.7.01b
BigIron RX-16/8/4 (mbridge)
BigIron RX-32 (mbridge32)
21
21
MP ( Management Module)
02.7.02
BigIron RX-16/8/4 (mbridge)
BigIron RX-32 (mbridge32)
21
21
MP ( Management Module)
02.7.02a through
02.7.02h
BigIron RX-16/8/4 (mbridge)
BigIron RX-32 (mbridge32)
21
21
MP ( Management Module)
02.7.03 through
02.7.03a
BigIron RX-16/8/4 (mbridge)
BigIron RX-32 (mbridge32)
21
21
MP ( Management Module)
02.8.00 through
02.8.00a
BigIron RX-16/8/4 (mbridge)
BigIron RX-32 (mbridge32)
21
21
MP ( Management Module)
Table 11: Switch Fabric module FPGA versions required per software version (BigIron RX-32)
Software image installed
on BigIron RX
FPGA image
Compatible FPGA
version
02.5.00
SBRIDGE
6
02.5.00a through 02.5.00j
SBRIDGE
6
02.6.00
SBRIDGE
6
02.6.00a through 02.6.00e
SBRIDGE
6