Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1) (OL-25090-01, July 2011)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1)
OL-25090-01
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image
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 8.
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 9. 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:
• Upgrading Guidelines Specific to NX-OS Release 5.2(1), page 14
• General Upgrading Guidelines, page 15
• FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths, page 17
Note Before you begin the upgrade process, review the list of chassis and modules that Cisco MDS NX-OS
Release 5.2(1) supports. See the “MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support” section on page 7.
For detailed instructions for performing a software upgrade using Cisco DCNM, see the Cisco DCNM
Release Notes, Release 5.2, which is available from the following website:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps10495/prod_release_notes_list.html
Table 8 Software Images for MDS 9200 Series Switches
Cisco MDS 9200 Series Switch Type Naming Convention
MDS 9222i Filename begins with m9200-s2ek9
Table 9 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