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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 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 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: • Upgrading Guidelines Specific to NX-OS Release 5.2(1), page 14 • General Upgrading Guidelines, page 15 • FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths, page 17 Note Before you begin the upgrade process, review the list of chassis and modules that Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1) supports. See the "MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support" section on page 7. For detailed instructions for performing a software upgrade using Cisco DCNM, see the Cisco DCNM Release Notes, Release 5.2, which is available from the following website: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps10495/prod_release_notes_list.html OL-25090-01 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1) 13