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
FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths
Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1) is not a FICON-certified release.
Table 11 lists the SAN-OS and NX-OS releases that are certified for FICON. Refer to the specific release
notes for FICON upgrade path information.
Table 10 Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1)
Current Release Nondisruptive Upgrade Path
NX-OS:
All 5.0(x) releases You can nondisruptively upgrade directly to NX-OS Release 5.2(1).
All 4.2(x) and 4.1(x)
releases
Upgrade to any 5.0(x) release and then upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.2(1).
SAN-OS:
All 3.3(x) releases Upgrade to NX-OS 4.1(x) or 4.2(x) and then upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.2(1)
All 3.2(x), 3.1(x),
and 3.0(x) releases,
and release 2.1(3),
2.1(2e), 2.1(2d), and
2.1(2b)
Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(x), then upgrade to NX-OS 4.1(x) or 4.2(x),
and then upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.2(1).
Release 2.1(2),
2.1(1b), 2.1(1a), and
2.0(x)
Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 2.1(2b), 2.1(2d), 2.1(2e), or 2.1(3), then upgrade
to Release 3.3(x), then upgrade to NX-OS 4.1(x) or 4.2(x), and then upgrade to
NX-OS Release 5.2(1).
Release 1.x Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 1.3(4a), then upgrade to Release 2.1(2b), then
upgrade to Release 3.3(x), then upgrade to NX-OS 4.1(x) or 4.2(x), and then
upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.2(1).
Table 11 FICON Supported Releases
FICON Supported Releases
NX-OS Release 4.2(7b)
Release 4.2(1b)
Release 4.1(1c)
SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c)
Release 3.2(2c)
Release 3.0(3b)
Release 3.0(3)
Release 3.0(2)
Release 2.0(2b)