Dell Connectrix MDS 9396S Connectrix Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS 8.4-2c Release Notes - Page 10

Deprecated and Changed Features Before performing upgrades, submit all requested changes to the Dell EMC Global Services CCA change control process so that any potential operating environment impacts can be analyzed beforehand. Firmware upgrade instructions, prerequisites, and other caveats can be found in the Dell EMC Connectrix Procedure Generator. The Connectrix Procedure Generator can be downloaded from Dell EMC Online Support at https://www.dell.com/support. Search for Connectrix Procedure Generator. 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 Cisco DCNM for SAN 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: system image filename command determines which additional features need to be disabled. Selecting the correct software image for an MDS 9148s switch The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9148s switch is shown in Table 4. Table 4 Software Images for MDS 9148s Switches Cisco MDS 9148s Series switch type 9148s Naming convention Filename begins with m9100-s5ek9 Selecting the correct software image for an MDS 9250i switch The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9250i is shown in Table 5. Table 5 Software images for MDS 9250i switches Cisco MDS 9250i switch type 9250i Naming convention Filename begins with m9250-s5ek9 Selecting the correct software image for an MDS 9396s switch The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9396s is shown in Table 6. Table 6 Software images for MDS 9396s switches Cisco MDS 9396s switch type 9396s Naming convention Filename begins with m9300-s1ek9 10 Dell EMC Connectrix MDS 9000 NX-OS Release Notes