HOWTO INSTALL FIRMWARE ON BROCADE 6510, 6520 FIBRE CHANNEL SWITCH

1. Download the firmware from Brocade website and copy onto Brocade supplied USB.

Make sure to download Dell-certified Brocade firmware. You may need to check with Dell

to find out which exact firmware is certified.

2. Insert Brocade supplied USB into switch

3. Login to Switch with admin privileges via telnet/SSH

4. Enable USB: usbstorage -e

5. Run firmwaredownload and specify usb and give it filename

6. Tell it to reboot: y

7. Let it reboot and log back in and confirm fw version: Run firmwareshow

Sample output:

BRCD6520-A console login: admin

Password:

BRCD6520-A:admin>

BRCD6520-A:admin> version

Kernel: 2.6.14.2

Fabric OS: v7.3.1

Made on: Thu Dec 11 16:25:09 2014

Flash: Mon Dec 15 16:32:42 2014

BootProm: 1.0.16

BRCD6520-A:admin>

BRCD6520-A:admin> usbstorage -e

Trying to enable USB device. Please wait...

sda: assuming drive cache: write through

2014/12/23-13:12:12, [RAS-3001], 50, CHASSIS, INFO, DL_6520, USB storage device plug-in detected.

2014/12/23-13:12:12, [RAS-3002], 51, CHASSIS, INFO, DL_6520, USB storage device enabled.

USB storage enabled

BRCD6520-A:admin>

BRCD6520-A:admin> usbstorage -e

firmware\ 1086MB 2009 May 20 14:05

v7.3.0c\ 1086MB 2014 Dec 22 18:40

config\ 114kB 2014 Dec 22 17:29

switch_a.txt 114kB 2014 Dec 22 17:29

support\ 0B 2009 May 20 14:05

firmwarekey\ 0B 2009 May 20 14:05

Available space on USB storage 42%

BRCD6520-A:admin>

BRCD6520-A:admin> firmwaredownload

Download from USB [No]: yes

Firmware filename: v7.3.0c

Checking system settings for firmwaredownload...

System settings check passed.

You can run firmwaredownloadstatus to get the status

of this command.

This command will cause a warm/non-disruptive boot but will

require that existing telnet, secure telnet or SSH sessions

be restarted.