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Enhanced group management

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Enhanced group management

Use Enhanced Group Management (EGM), a separate licensed feature, to control access to
specific features on Fabric OS devices. The features affected include the following:

Firmware Download - enables you to perform group firmware download.

For specific instructions for firmware download, refer to

“Firmware management”

on page 656.

Security - enables you to perform Group Security Policy Replication.

For specific instructions for security, refer to

“Configuration file management”

on page 633.

Configuration Management - enables you to perform Group Configuration Upload and
Replication.

For specific instructions for configuration management, refer to

“Tracking changes from the

baseline configuration”

on page 648.

Firmware management

A firmware file repository (Windows systems only) is maintained on the server in the following
location: C:\Program Files\Install_Directory\data\ftproot\Firmware\Switches\7.0\n.n.n\n.n.n

The firmware repository is used by the internal FTP, SCP, or SFTP server that is delivered with the
Management application software, and may be used by an external FTP server if it is installed on
the same platform as the Management application software. The repository is not available to FTP
servers on external platforms.

NOTE

The repository is not available on external SCP or SFTP servers installed on the same platform as
the Management application software.

NOTE

Non-disruptive firmware download (HCL) is not supported when downgrading from Fabric OS
version 7.0 to 6.4. You must remove all non-default logical switches and disable Virtual Fabrics
before downgrading.

NOTE

Firmware download is not supported in pure IPv6 mode.

NOTE

You cannot use Fabric OS firmware download with command line options in the Management
application.

NOTE

You cannot configure firmware management through the Management application for Emulex
adapters.