Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b) (OL-17675-02, October 2008)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b)
OL-17675-02
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image
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 Your Version of Cisco Fabric Manager, page 15
• Upgrading with IVR Enabled, page 23
• Reconfiguring SSM Ports Before Upgrading to NX-OS Release 4.1(1b), page 25
• Upgrading the SSI Image on Your SSM, page 26
• Upgrading a Switch with Insufficient Space for Two Images on the Bootflash, page 26
• Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or Cisco MDS 9134 Switch, page 27
• Performing a Disruptive Upgrade on a Single Supervisor MDS Family Switch, page 28
Note Before you begin the upgrade process, review the list of chassis and modules that NX-OS Release
4.1(1b) supports. See the “MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x” section
on page 10.
Upgrading Your Version of Cisco Fabric Manager
As of Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(1), Cisco Fabric Manager is no longer packaged with a Cisco MDS
9000 Family switch. It is included on the CD-ROM that ships with the switch. You can install Fabric
Manager from the CD-ROM or from files that you download.
Installing Cisco Fabric Manager is a multi-step process that involves installing a database, as well as Fabric
Manager. The complete installation instructions are provided in the “Installation of Cisco MDS NX-OS and
Fabric Manager” section in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, and are
available on-screen once you launch the Fabric Manager installer from the CD-ROM.