现有2台Brocade VDX 6740,OS版本是4.1.3a. 为解决某个问题，尝试升级到5.0.2.

OS升级包是从Brocade技术支持那获得，话说自己去下载的话好像很麻烦的样子，

反正他们有技术支持，让他们传的话，省时省力。

不多说了，以下是升级操作：


1.查看目前版本，

B6740-1# show version rbridge-id all
rbridge-id 1
Network Operating System Software
Network Operating System Version: 4.1.3
Copyright (c) 1995-2014 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Firmware name:      4.1.3a
Build Time:         23:11:34 Dec 18, 2014
Install Time:       19:26:26 Mar 27, 2015
Kernel:             2.6.34.6

BootProm:           1.0.1
Control Processor:  e500mc with 4096 MB of memory

Appl     Primary/Secondary Versions
------------------------------------------
NOS      4.1.3a
         4.1.3a
rbridge-id 2
Network Operating System Software
Network Operating System Version: 4.1.3
Copyright (c) 1995-2014 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Firmware name:      4.1.3a
Build Time:         23:11:34 Dec 18, 2014
Install Time:       19:11:02 Mar 27, 2015
Kernel:             2.6.34.6

BootProm:           1.0.1
Control Processor:  e500mc with 4096 MB of memory

Appl     Primary/Secondary Versions
------------------------------------------
NOS      4.1.3a
         4.1.3a

B6740-1#

2. 备份目前的配置到U盘。

#usb on

B6740-1# copy running-config usb://config.old.vcs
2015/08/05-07:17:03, [DCM-1113], 2017,, INFO, B6740-Fabric-Chassis, Running configuration file has been uploaded uccessfully to USB.

B6740-1# usb dir
Rbridge-id: 1
support\                0B       2014 Mar 31 13:39
firmwarekey\            0B       2014 Mar 31 13:39
firmware\               0B       2014 Mar 31 13:39
config\                 30kB     2015 Aug 05 07:17
  config.old.vcs        30kB     2015 Aug 05 07:17
Available space on usbstorage 99%

B6740-1# usb off
2015/08/05-07:17:34, [RAS-3004], 2018,, INFO, B6740-Fabric-Chassis, USB storage device disabled.
Rbridge-id: 1
USB storage disabled

B6740-1#


3.把新的OS拷到U盘上， 必须说明一点：brocade交换机识别U盘，是个很诡异的事情，如果不想出乱子，最后还是用Brocade送的U盘，而且不要把U盘的文件夹随便删除。

把OS拷贝到U盘的\firmware下。


4. 通过U盘升级

#usb on

#firmware download usb directory nos5.0.2
Performing system sanity check...
2015/08/05-08:37:03, [LOG-1000], 2565,, INFO, B6740-Fabric-Chassis, Previous message has repeated 1 times.



This command will cause a cold/disruptive reboot and will require that existing telnet, secure telnet or SSH sessions be restarted.

Do you want to continue? [y/n]:

敲下y,等它跑完就可以了。



如果你的环境像我一样有配置VCS的话，那每一台的交换机都需要升级。


升级完的结果：

B6740-1# show version briefrbridge-id all

rbridge-id 1

Slot   Name    Primary/SecondaryVersions                        Status

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

SW/0   NOS    5.0.2                                             ACTIVE*

               5.0.2                                              

SW/1   NOS    5.0.2                                             STANDBY

               5.0.2                                              

rbridge-id 2

Slot   Name    Primary/SecondaryVersions                        Status

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

SW/0   NOS    5.0.2                                             ACTIVE*

               5.0.2                                              

SW/1   NOS    5.0.2                                             STANDBY

               5.0.2                                              


比较遗憾的是，升级后并没有解决我的问题，烦...