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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1a)

OL-19964-02

Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image

Table 9

lists additional SAN-OS and NX-OS releases that support FICON. Refer to the specific release

notes for FICON upgrade path information.

Use

Table 10

to determine your FICON nondisruptive upgrade path to Cisco MDS NX-OS

Release 4.1(1c) Find the image release number you are currently using in the Current Release with

FICON Enabled column of the table and follow the recommended path.

Table 9

FICON Supported Releases

FICON Supported Releases

NX-OS

Release 4.2(1a)

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)

Table 10

FICON Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1c

)

Current Release with FICON

Enabled

Upgrade Path

SAN-OS 3.3(1c)

You can nondisruptively upgrade directly to NX-OS Release 4.1(1c).

SAN-OS 3.2(2c)

First upgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c), and then upgrade to NX-OS

Release 4.1(1c).

SAN-OS 3.0(3b)


Release 4.1(1c).

SAN-OS 3.0(3)


Release 4.1(1c).

SAN-OS 3.0(2)


Release 4.1(1c).

SAN-OS 2.0(2b)

Use the

interface shutdown

command to administratively shut any Fibre

Channel ports on Generation 1 modules that are in an operationally down

state before nondisruptively upgrading from SAN-OS Release 2.0(2b) to

SAN-OS Release 3.0(2) or SAN-OS Release 3.0(3b), and then upgrade

to Release 3.3(1c). An operationally down state includes

Link failure

or not-connected, SFP not present

, or

Error Disabled

status in the

output of a

show interface

command. When an interface is

administratively shut it will then show as

Administratively down

.

Interfaces that are currently up or trunking do not need to be shut down.

SAN-OS 1.x

Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.0(2). Use the

interface shutdown

command to shut all the ports operationally down and administratively up

on all the Generation 1 modules before nondisruptively upgrading to

Release 2.0(2b) and then upgrade to 1.3(4a).

Section	Page
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1a)	1
Contents	1
Introduction	2
Components Supported	2
MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x	9
Migrating from Supervisor-1 Modules to Supervisor-2 Modules	11
Software Download Process	11
Determining the Software Version	11
Downloading Software	12
Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9100 Series Switch	12
Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9200 Series Switch	13
Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9500 Series Switch	13
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image	14
General Upgrading Guidelines	14
FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths	17
Upgrading an MDS 9222i Switch with SANTap or Invista is Provisioned on the SSM	19
Enabling Telnet Required After an Upgrade	19
Upgrading Effect on VSAN 4079	19
Upgrading with IVR Enabled	19
Reconfiguring SSM Ports Before Upgrading to NX-OS Release 4.2(1a)	20
Upgrading the SSI Image on Your SSM	22
Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or Cisco MDS 9134 Switch	22
Performing a Disruptive Upgrade on a Single Supervisor MDS Family Switch	23
Resetting SNMP Notifications Following an Upgrade	23
Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image	23
General Downgrading Guidelines	23
FICON Downgrade Paths	26
Downgrading the SSI Image on Your SSM	27
Downgrading an MDS 9500 Series Switch with an 8-Gbps Module Installed	27
New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1a)	28
Product Documentation Changes	28
Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Release 4.2(1a) New Features	29
NX-OS Feature Descriptions	29
Cisco TrustSec Fibre Channel Link Encryption	29
FICON XRC Acceleration	30
I/O Accelerator (IOA)	30
SAN Extension Support on the SSN-16	31
Port Group Monitoring	31
X2 Transceiver Support on the MDS 9134 Fabric Switch	31
Hardware Changes	31
MDS 9000 16-Port Storage Services Node	32
Support for Generation 1 Modules	32
Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages	32
Enterprise Package	32
SAN Extension over IP Package	33
Mainframe Package	33
Storage Services Enabler Package	33
On-Demand Port Activation License	33
I/O Accelerator Package	33
XRC Acceleration License	33
Limitations and Restrictions	34
IPv6	34
User Roles	34
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	35
Generation 1 Module Limitation	35
Schedule Job Configurations	35
Maximum Number of Zones Supported in Interop Mode 4	35
InterVSAN Routing	35
Java Web Start	36
VRRP Availability	36
Using a RSA Version 1 Key for SSH Following an Upgrade	36
CFS Cannot Distribute All Call Home Information	37
Availability of F Port Trunking and F Port Channels	37
Reserved VSAN Range and Isolated VSAN Range Guidelines	38
Applying Zone Configurations to VSAN 1	38
Running Storage Applications on the MSM-18/4	38
RSPAN Traffic Not Supported on CTS Ports on 8-Gbps Switching Modules	39
I/O Accelerator Feature Limitations	39
Support for FCIP Compression Modes	39
Saving Copies of the Running Kickstart and System Images	39
Configuring Buffer Credits on a Generation 2 or Generation 3 Module	39
Caveats	41
Resolved Caveats	42
Open Caveats	45
Related Documentation	45
Release Notes	46
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information	46
Compatibility Information	46
Hardware Installation	46
Software Installation and Upgrade	46
Cisco NX-OS	47
Command-Line Interface	47
Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides	47
Troubleshooting and Reference	47

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