HP Cisco Nexus 5000 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Re - Page 12

Software Download Process Send documentation comments to [email protected] Downloading Software The Cisco MDS NX-OS software is designed for mission-critical high availability environments. To realize the benefits of nondisruptive upgrades on the Cisco MDS 9500 Directors, we highly recommend that you install dual supervisor modules. To download the latest Cisco MDS NX-OS software, access the Software Center at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center See the following sections in this release note for details on how you can nondisruptively upgrade your Cisco MDS 9000 switch. Issuing the install all command from the CLI, or using Fabric Manager to perform the downgrade, enables the compatibility check. The check indicates if the upgrade can happen nondisruptively or disruptively depending on the current configuration of your switch and the reason. Compatibility check is done: Module bootable Impact 1 yes non-disruptive 2 yes disruptive 3 yes disruptive 4 yes non-disruptive 5 yes non-disruptive 6 yes non-disruptive Install-type rolling rolling rolling rolling reset reset Reason ------ Hitless upgrade is not supported Hitless upgrade is not supported At a minimum, you need to disable the default device alias distribution feature using the no device-alias distribute command in global configuration mode. The show incompatibility system bootflash:1.3(x)_filename command determines which additional features need to be disabled. Note If you would like to request a copy of the source code under the terms of either GPL or LGPL, please send an e-mail to [email protected]. 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 5. Table 5 Software Images for MDS 9100 Series Switches Cisco MDS 9100 Series Switch Type Supervisor Module Type 9124, 9134, Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter Supervisor-2 module Naming Convention Filename begins with m9100-s2ek9 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1a) 12 OL-19964-02