Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1) (OL-14116-01-D0, September 2007)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1)
OL-14116-01
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image
Step 1 Set Java 1.5 to the path that is to be used for installing Fabric Manager.
Step 2 Install the database that is to be used with Fabric Manager.
Step 3 Copy the Fabric Manager jar file m9000-fm-3.2.1.jar from the CD-ROM to a folder on the Solaris
workstation.
Step 4 Launch the installer using the following command:
java -Xmx256m -jar m9000-fm-3.2.1.jar
Step 5 Follow the onscreen instructions provided in the Fabric Manager management software setup wizard.
To install Fabric Manager on Windows, follow these steps:
Step 1 Click the Install Management Software link.
Step 2 Choose Management Software > Cisco Fabric Manager.
Step 3 Click the Installing Fabric Manager link.
Step 4 Select the drive for your CD-ROM.
Step 5 Click the FM Installer link.
Step 6 Follow the onscreen instructions provided in the Fabric Manager Installer 3.2(1).
To install Device Manager on your workstation, follow these steps:
Step 1 Enter the IP address of the switch in the Address field of your browser.
Step 2 Click the Cisco Device Manager link in the Device Manager installation window.
Step 3 Click Next to begin the installation.
Step 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation of Device Manager.
General Upgrading Guidelines
Use the following guidelines when upgrading to Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1):
• Install and configure dual supervisor modules.
• Issue the show install all impact upgrade-image CLI command to determine if your upgrade will
be nondisruptive.
• Follow the recommended guidelines for upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 Switch as described in
“Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 Switch” section on page 20.
• Follow the guidelines for upgrading a single supervisor switch as described in “Performing a
Disruptive Upgrade on a Single Supervisor MDS Family Switch” section on page 20.
• Be aware that some features impact whether an upgrade is disruptive or nondisruptive:
– Fibre Channel Ports: Traffic on Fibre Channel ports can be nondisruptively upgraded. See
Table 6 for the nondisruptive upgrade path for all SAN-OS releases.