Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1a) (OL-19964-02, September 2009)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1a)
OL-19964-02
Software Download Process
Downloading Software
The Cisco MDS NX-OS software is designed for mission-critical high availability environments. To
realize the benefits of nondisruptive upgrades on the Cisco MDS 9500 Directors, we highly recommend
that you install dual supervisor modules.
To download the latest Cisco MDS NX-OS software, access the Software Center at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center
See the following sections in this release note for details on how you can nondisruptively upgrade your
Cisco MDS 9000 switch. Issuing the install all command from the CLI, or using Fabric Manager to
perform the downgrade, enables the compatibility check. The check indicates if the upgrade can happen
nondisruptively or disruptively depending on the current configuration of your switch and the reason.
Compatibility check is done:
Module bootable Impact Install-type Reason
------ -------- -------------- ------------ ------
1 yes non-disruptive rolling
2 yes disruptive rolling Hitless upgrade is not supported
3 yes disruptive rolling Hitless upgrade is not supported
4 yes non-disruptive rolling
5 yes non-disruptive reset
6 yes non-disruptive reset
At a minimum, you need to disable the default device alias distribution feature using the no device-alias
distribute command in global configuration mode. The show incompatibility system
bootflash:1.3(x)_filename command determines which additional features need to be disabled.
Note If you would like to request a copy of the source code under the terms of either GPL or LGPL, please
send an e-mail to [e-mail].
Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9100 Series Switch
The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9100 series switch depends on which switch
you use, as shown in Table 5.
Table 5 Software Images for MDS 9100 Series Switches
Cisco MDS 9100 Series Switch
Type Supervisor Module Type Naming Convention
9124, 9134, Cisco Fabric Switch
for HP c-Class BladeSystem, Cisco
Fabric Switch for IBM
BladeCenter
Supervisor-2 module Filename begins with m9100-s2ek9