4.6.6 Upgrading the Switch Firmware for InfiniBand Network Fabric
Starting with switch firmware release 1.3.3-2, you can use the patchmgr utility is used to upgrade and downgrade the InfiniBand Network Fabric switches. Refer to Updating InfiniBand Network Fabric Switch Firmware Software for the instructions.
If the switch firmware is at an earlier release, then you must first upgrade the firmware to release 1.3.3-2. See Exadata Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server Supported Versions (My Oracle Support Doc ID KB153930).
Parent topic: Maintaining the InfiniBand Network Fabric Network