Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4d) (OL-21012-06 B0, May 2011)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4d)

OL-21012-06

Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image

Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9500 Series Switch

The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9500 Series are for switches with a

Supervisor-2 module, as shown in Table 10. Cisco NX-OS Release 5.x and Release 4.x do not support

the Supervisor-1 module.

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

Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image

This section lists the guidelines recommended for upgrading your Cisco MDS NX-OS software image

and includes the following topics:

• General Upgrading Guidelines, page 16

• Upgrading Effect on VSAN 4079, page 19

• FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths, page 18

• Upgrading with IVR Enabled, page 19

• Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or Cisco MDS 9134 Switch, page 20

• Performing a Disruptive Upgrade on an MDS 9000 Family Switch, page 21

• Resetting SNMP Notifications, page 21

Note Before you begin the upgrade process, review the list of chassis and modules that Cisco MDS NX-OS

Release 5.0(4d) supports. See the “MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support” section on page 9.

For detailed instructions for performing a software upgrade using Cisco Fabric Manager, see the Cisco

Fabric Manager Release Notes for Release 4.2(1a), which is available from the following website:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10495/prod_release_notes_list.html

Table 10 Software Images for Supervisor Type

Cisco MDS 9500 Series Switch

Type Supervisor Module Type Naming Convention

MDS 9513, 9509, and 9506 Supervisor-2 module

Supervisor-2A module

Filename begins with m9500-sf2ek9