Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(3) (OL-12208-05, May 2007)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(3)
OL-12208-05
Software Download Process
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 2.
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 3.
Use the show module command to display the type of supervisor module in the switch.
For a Supervisor-1 module, the output might look like this:
switch# show module
Mod Ports Module-Type Model Status
--- ----- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------
...
...
5 0 Supervisor/Fabric-1 DS-X9530-SF1-K9 active*
6 0 Supervisor/Fabric-1 DS-X9530-SF1-K9 ha-standby
For a Supervisor-2 module, the output might look like this:
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 2 Software Image for MDS 9100 Series Switch
Switch Image
MDS 9120 or MDS 9140 Filename begins with m9100-s1ek9
MDS 9124, Cisco Fabric Switch for HP
BladeSystem, or Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM
BladeCenter
Filename begins with m9100-s2ek9
Table 3 Software Image for Supervisor Type
Supervisor Type Switch Image
Supervisor-1 module MDS 9506 and 9509 Filename begins with m9500-sf1ek9
Supervisor-2 module MDS 9506, 9509, and 9513 Filename begins with m9500-sf2ek9