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Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9500 Series Switch The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9500 Series are for switches with a Supervisor-2 module, as shown in Table 10. Cisco NX-OS Release 5.x and Release 4.x do not support the Supervisor-1 module. Table 10 Software Images for Supervisor Type Cisco MDS 9500 Series Switch Type MDS 9513, 9509, and 9506 Supervisor Module Type Supervisor-2 module Supervisor-2A module Naming Convention Filename begins with m9500-sf2ek9 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 16 • Upgrading Effect on VSAN 4079, page 19 • FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths, page 18 • Upgrading with IVR Enabled, page 19 • Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or Cisco MDS 9134 Switch, page 20 • Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or Cisco MDS 9134 Switch, page 20 • Performing a Disruptive Upgrade on an MDS 9000 Family Switch, page 21 • Resetting SNMP Notifications, page 21 Note Before you begin the upgrade process, review the list of chassis and modules that Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4d) supports. See the "MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support" 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/products/ps10495/prod_release_notes_list.html OL-21012-06 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4d) 15