HP Cisco Nexus 5000 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Re - Page 14

Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] 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 • Enabling Telnet Required After an Upgrade, page 19 • Upgrading Effect on VSAN 4079, page 19 • FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths, page 17 • Upgrading with IVR Enabled, page 19 • Reconfiguring SSM Ports Before Upgrading to NX-OS Release 4.2(1a), page 20 • Upgrading the SSI Image on Your SSM, page 22 • Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or Cisco MDS 9134 Switch, page 22 • Performing a Disruptive Upgrade on a Single Supervisor MDS Family Switch, page 23 • Resetting SNMP Notifications Following an Upgrade, page 23 Note Before you begin the upgrade process, review the list of chassis and modules that Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1a) supports. See the "MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x" section on page 9. 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 4.2(1a) from SAN-OS Release 3.2(3a) or earlier, first upgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(x) and then upgrade to NX-OS Release 4.2(1a). Use the following guidelines when upgrading to Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1a): Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1a) 14 OL-19964-02