Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual - Supporting Fabric OS v5.3.0 (53-1000436-01, June 2007)

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version

Displays firmware version information.

Synopsis version

Description Use this command to display firmware version information and build dates.

The following is displayed:

Kernel Displays the version of switch kernel operating system

Fabric OS Displays the version of switch Fabric OS

Made on Displays the build date of firmware running in switch

Flash Displays the build date of firmware stored in flash proms

BootProm Displays the version of the firmware stored in the boot PROM

Usually the Made on and Flash dates are the same, because the switch starts running flash

firmware at power-on. However, in the time period between firmwareDownload and the next reboot,

the dates can differ.

The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place.

Operands none

Examples To display the firmware version information in a switch:

switch:admin> version

Kernel: 2.4.19

Fabric OS: v5.2.0v5.2.0_pit_060911_0600

Made on: Mon Sep 11 18:55:09 2006

Flash: Mon Sep 11 19:26:15 2006

BootProm: 4.5.3