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
Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9200 Series Switch
The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9200 series switch depends on which switch
you use, as shown in Table 6.
Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9500 Series Switch
The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9500 Series switch depends on whether the
switch is based on a Supervisor-1 module or a Supervisor-2 module, as shown in Table 7.
Use the show module command to display the type of supervisor module in the switch. The following
is sample output from the show module command on a Supervisor 2 module:
switch# show module
Mod Ports Module-Type Model Status
--- ----- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------
...
...
7 0 Supervisor/Fabric-2 DS-X9530-SF2-K9 active *
8 0 Supervisor/Fabric-2 DS-X9530-SF2-K9 ha-standby
Table 6 Software Images for MDS 9200 Series Switches
Cisco MDS 9200 Series Switch
Type Supervisor Module Type Naming Convention
9222i Supervisor-2 module Filename begins with m9200-s2ek9
9216i Filename begins with m9200-ek9
Table 7 Software Images for Supervisor Type
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Switch
Type Supervisor Module Type Naming Convention
9513, 9509, and 9506 Supervisor-2 module Filename begins with m9500-sf2ek9