Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide v6.1.0 (53-10000610-02, June 2008)

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Built-in FTP server and firmware repository

Fabric Manager contains a built-in FTP server that can be used as a firmware repository. The

firmware repository has the following advantages:

• Displaying firmware based on version.

• Providing an interface from which SAN users can retrieve the latest firmware from Brocade or

other repositories.

• Helping you select the appropriate firmware for switches.

• Reporting a SAN-wide inventory of firmware currently installed on fabric switches.

These features are also available if you choose to use your own FTP server. Your own FTP server

must reside on the same system as the Fabric Manager server and the user name must have root

access to the FTP server.

You decide whether to use this built-in FTP server or your own FTP server during the installation

process. You can change the server you use at any time, as described in “File transfer options

configuration” on page 206.

NOTE

Fabric Manager does not support firmware repository management or firmware download for

switches running XPath OS. See “Prepare for firmware download to XPath OS switches” on page 215

for information on downloading firmware to these switches.

The remainder of this section discusses features available only if you are using the built-in FTP

server or if your FTP server resides on the same system as the Fabric Manager server.

If you use the built-in FTP server, downloaded firmware versions reside in the Fabric Manager

software installation directory under <installdir>/server/server/fmserver/ftproot. A hierarchical

structure is created, with each firmware version in its own folder, as in the following example:

C:/FabricManager/Server/Server/fmserver/FTPRoot/Switches/4.x/4.3.x/4.3

If you use your own external FTP server, downloaded firmware versions reside in your FTP Root

directory. For example:

D:/FTPRoot/Switches/4.x/4.3.x/4.3

The directory structure is displayed in the Firmware Repository Management window, as shown in

Figure 133.