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Brocade Upgrade

The document outlines a plan to upgrade the firmware on Brocade switches named SANA and SANB from version 7.0.2a to 7.4.2a over multiple steps. It will involve upgrading the switches separately with a week between to minimize risk, upgrading associated blade center components simultaneously on two switches at a time to avoid downtime, and validating the upgrades before committing the new firmware.

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Brocade Upgrade

The document outlines a plan to upgrade the firmware on Brocade switches named SANA and SANB from version 7.0.2a to 7.4.2a over multiple steps. It will involve upgrading the switches separately with a week between to minimize risk, upgrading associated blade center components simultaneously on two switches at a time to avoid downtime, and validating the upgrades before committing the new firmware.

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Brocade Upgrade Plan

Current version: FOS 7.0.2a


Target version: FOS 7.4.2a
Upgrade Path: FOS 7.0.2 -> FOS 7.1 -> FOS 7.2.1g -> FOS 7.3.1d/e -> FOS 7.4.2a

SANA and SANB will be upgraded separately, 1 week apart, starting 2 weeks before the Frankfurt onsite
activities.
The upgrades will be done simultaneously on 2 switches (out of 4).
The upgrade itself will require no downtime.

Dependency - Upgrade of the Bladecenters – 4 hours:


15 and 18 of January, with 3 days between the BCs, starting with FRA6, requires switchover of the MSTR,
possibly downtime on WAF.

BC downloads

1) Switchover the MSTR and put the ESXs in the Maintenance mode.

2) Install the drivers in the Linux and the VMWare.

Linux
 "lsmod" lists loaded driver modules.
 "modinfo" gives you details about the driver module like version information.
 "ethtool" allows you to see which driver is in use for a network device.

brcm_dd_nic_17a-11.2.1193.80-1_rhel7_32-64.txt

ESXi
See the models (SID, DID):
for a in $(esxcfg-nics -l |awk '{print $1}' |grep [0-9]) ;do vmkchdev -l |grep $a ;done
for a in $(esxcfg-scsidevs -a |awk '{print $1}' |grep [0-9]) ;do vmkchdev -l |grep $a ;done

See the driver and firmware version:


for a in $(esxcfg-scsidevs -a |awk '{print $2}') ;do vmkload_mod -s $a |grep -i version ;done
/usr/lib/vmware/vmkmgmt_keyval/vmkmgmt_keyval -d
/usr/lib/vmware/vmkmgmt_keyval/vmkmgmt_keyval -l -i QLNATIVEFC/qlogic
esxcli network nic get -n vmnic2

Compatibility:
https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?b=1516101435553
Installation:
esxcli software vib update -d "/vmfs/volumes/Datastore/DirectoryName/PatchName.zip"
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2008939

3) Upgrade the Ethernet switches in the BC. Attached the procedure:

ibm_fw_bcsw_l23-5.3.12.0_anyos_noarch.txt

4) Upgrade the blades.


 Enable "Allow Commands over USB " in the UEFI, IMM Settings of the Blade.
 Load and boot from the image “bootable.iso” and proceed with the prompt to upgrade the FW.

5) Upgrade the Brocades in the BCs.

brcd_fw_bcsw_6.4.2b-bl4_anyos_noarch.txt

6) Upgrade the AMM.

ibm_fw_amm_bpet68g-3.68g_anyos_noarch.txt

7) Restore the MSTR cluster Settings and end the Maintenance Mode on ESXs.

Prechecks - Done a day before the upgrade on all the switches:


21 and 28 of January.
http://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/software-upgrade-guide/FOS_740_UPGRADE/GUID-50F83F4E-
601F-49AC-A1A2-B422D8AAA707.html
8) Download the firmware files for all the versions and place on JS1GER and the switches themselves (by
SCP).
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral
SAN24B-5 Switch

9) Decompress the firmware.


cd /root/Brocade_FW
tar -xvzf v7.1.0c.tar.gz

10) Run the following commands and save the output.


firmwareShow
firmwareDownloadStatus
nsShow
nsAllShow
fabricShow
zoneShow
configShow
configUpload
supportSave

11) Verify that no ports come up as G_Ports using the switchShow command.

12) ON BOTH SANS - verify all the ports are online according to the Switch Connectivity file.

Upgrade – 3 hours:
22 and 29 of January
http://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/software-upgrade-guide/FOS_740_UPGRADE/GUID-F3120F87-662E-41A0-
900F-F0F8339723C5.html

13) firmwareDownload -sn


14) reboot

Post-checks and actions – 2 hours.

15) Validate the firmware download by running the following commands:


firmwareShow
firmwareDownloadStatus
nsShow
nsAllShow
fabricShow
zoneShow
configShow
switchshow

Also, verify that no ports come up as G_Ports using the switchShow command.

16) Check all the ports are online, and all the hosts are connected to the storage – according to the FRA Diagram file,
both on storage level and host level.

17) In case no problems found – firmwareCommit.

Rollback – 3 hours:

18) firmwareRestore

Upgrade the bckSAN Switches – performed on site in Frankfurt.

19) Perform the previous steps for the backup SAN switches.

Switches list

SAN
SAN Switch IP Address DNS Name Data Center

SANA-1 10.30.36.24 sana1ger FRA6

SANA-2 10.30.36.26 sana2ger FRA7

SANA-3 10.30.36.71 sana3ger FRA6

SANA-4 10.30.36.72 sana4ger FRA7

SANB-1 10.30.36.25 sanb1ger FRA6

SANB-2 10.30.36.27 sanb2ger FRA7


SANB-3 10.30.36.73 sanb3ger FRA6

SANB-4 10.30.36.74 sanb4ger FRA7

bckSAN-1 10.30.36.28 FRA6

bckSAN-2 10.30.36.29 FRA7

root : 5Yn1v3r5e
root: password
USERID: PASSW0RD

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