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

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4. Click Test to ensure that you can access the FTP server specified. Fabric Manager reports
success or failure. The test must be successful for certain features to work (for example,
firmware download, configuration download, fabric merge check, and so on).
In addition to validating connectivity to the FTP server, clicking Test writes a temporary file to
the specified FTP directory. The following conditions must exist for the test to complete
successfully:
• Write permissions must be set up properly on the specified directory of the FTP server.
• Ports 20 and 21 must be open between the Fabric Manager client, the FTP server, and the
switch.
5. Click OK to save the settings.
Firmware download for multiple switches
Downloading firmware to multiple switches is faster than downloading to one switch at a time and
then rebooting that switch. Fabric Manager supports firmware download for up to 20 selected
switches simultaneously
NOTE
Do not select more than 20 switches. Fabric Manager does not enforce this limit, but failure to
comply can result in failure.
Before you begin downloading firmware, verify that your task meets the following requirements:
• All switches (including blades) that you choose to upgrade can run the firmware that you plan
to download.
• All switches that you choose to simultaneously reboot reside on the same fabric.
• All port requirements are met, as described in “Planning for the installation” on page 9.
ATTENTION
The Fabric Manager firmware download to multiple switches feature is not supported for switches
running XPath OS. If you attempt to download firmware to one of these switches using Fabric
Manager, the Web Tools-AP Edition is launched. See the Web Tools—AP Edition Administrator’s
Guide for more information.
ATTENTION
If you are upgrading firmware from Fabric OS v3.0.0 to v3.1.0, or from Fabric OS v4.0.0 to v4.1.0,
any port name changes that you have made in Fabric Manager are lost; this ensures that multiple
Fabric Manager clients that are simultaneously active during the firmware upgrade do not overwrite
each other’s port names.
NOTE
If you have recently connected or rewired any switches in the fabric, then before starting the
firmware download from Fabric Manager, make sure that the View panel displays the current fabric
configuration. You might have to wait for a few minutes for Fabric Manager to discover the new
topology, or you can force a refresh by clicking the refresh button ( ) in the Application Toolbar.
You can start the firmware download when the View panel displays the current fabric configuration.
This ensures that Fabric Manager accurately checks for any adjacent single-CP switches before
initiating the firmware download and warns users appropriately.