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Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] 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 14 • Upgrading Effect on VSAN 4079, page 18 • FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths, page 17 • Upgrading with IVR Enabled, page 18 • Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or Cisco MDS 9134 Switch, page 19 • Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or Cisco MDS 9134 Switch, page 19 • Performing a Disruptive Upgrade on an MDS 9000 Family Switch, page 20 • Resetting SNMP Notifications, page 20 Note Before you begin the upgrade process, review the list of chassis and modules that Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4) supports. See the "MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support" section on page 8. 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/partner/products/ps10495/prod_release_notes_list.html General Upgrading Guidelines Note To upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.0(4) from SAN-OS Release 3.2(3a) or earlier, first upgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(x), then upgrade to NX-OS Release 4.1(x) or 4.2(x), and then upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.0(4). Use the following guidelines when upgrading to Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4): • Install and configure dual supervisor modules. • Issue the show install all impact upgrade-image CLI command to determine if your upgrade will be nondisruptive. • Follow the recommended guidelines for upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or MDS 9134 Switch as described in "Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or Cisco MDS 9134 Switch" section on page 19. Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4) 14 OL-21012-02