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Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9100 Series Switch

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Software Download Process Send documentation comments to [email protected] 1 yes non-disruptive rolling 2 yes disruptive rolling Hitless upgrade is not supported 3 yes disruptive rolling Hitless upgrade is not supported 4 yes non-disruptive rolling 5 yes non-disruptive reset 6 yes non-disruptive reset 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. 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 7. Table 7 Software Images for MDS 9100 Series Switches Cisco MDS 9100 Series Switch Type MDS 9134, 9124, Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter MDS 9148 Naming Convention Filename begins with m9100-s2ek9 Filename begins with m9100-s3ek9 Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9200 Series Switch The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9200 series switch depends on which switch you use, as shown in Table 8. Table 8 Software Images for MDS 9200 Series Switches Cisco MDS 9200 Series Switch Type MDS 9222i Naming Convention Filename begins with m9200-s2ek9 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 9. Cisco NX-OS Release 5.x and Release 4.x do not support the Supervisor-1 module. Table 9 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 OL-21012-02 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4) 13

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4)
OL-21012-02
Software Download Process
1
yes
non-disruptive
rolling
2
yes
disruptive
rolling
Hitless upgrade is not supported
3
yes
disruptive
rolling
Hitless upgrade is not supported
4
yes
non-disruptive
rolling
5
yes
non-disruptive
reset
6
yes
non-disruptive
reset
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.
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 7
.
Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9200 Series Switch
The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9200 series switch depends on which switch
you use, as shown in
Table 8
.
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 9
. Cisco NX-OS Release 5.x and Release 4.x do not support the
Supervisor-1 module.
Table 7
Software Images for MDS 9100 Series Switches
Cisco MDS 9100 Series Switch Type
Naming Convention
MDS 9134, 9124, Cisco Fabric Switch for
HP c-Class BladeSystem, Cisco Fabric
Switch for IBM BladeCenter
Filename begins with m9100-s2ek9
MDS 9148
Filename begins with m9100-s3ek9
Table 8
Software Images for MDS 9200 Series Switches
Cisco MDS 9200 Series Switch Type
Naming Convention
MDS 9222i
Filename begins with m9200-s2ek9
Table 9
Software Images for Supervisor Type
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Switch
Type
Supervisor Module Type
Naming Convention
MDS 9513, 9509, and 9506
Supervisor-2 module
Supervisor-2A module
Filename begins with m9500-sf2ek9