HP Cisco MDS 9216i Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide (OL-17467 - Page 176
Installing the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Activating Higher Bandwidth by Reloading the Switch
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Migration Procedures for the MDS 9513 Director Appendix A Migrating to Generation 3 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules Send documentation comments to [email protected]. Activating the higher bandwidth capabilities of the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules can occur in one of two ways: • You can enter the reload command after a nondisruptive installation of the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules. • You can power down the switch, install the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules, and then power up the switch. Both methods are disruptive. The latter method is a best practice because it requires fewer steps. Depending on which method you choose, follow the instructions in either the "Installing the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Activating Higher Bandwidth by Reloading the Switch" section on page A-10 or in the "Installing the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Activating Higher Bandwidth by Powering Down the Switch" section on page A-11. Installing the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Activating Higher Bandwidth by Reloading the Switch Figure A-3 shows the process flow that occurs when you reload the switch to activate the higher bandwidth capabilities of the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules. Figure A-3 Strategy 2: Migration Process Flow To reload the switch to activate the increased bandwidth capabilities of the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules, follow these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Upgrade to Cisco NX-OS 4.1(1b). Refer to the upgrade procedure described in the MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide. Verify that the switch is running Cisco NX-OS 4.1(1b) by entering the show version command. Enter the copy running-config startup-config command to save a copy of the current switch configuration. Check the type of fabric modules that are present in the chassis by entering the show module xbar command. If there are MDS 9513 Fabric 1 modules in the chassis, replace them according to the instructions in the"Installing MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Running Cisco SAN-OS 3.x" section on page A-5. Enter the show hardware fabric-mode command to display information about Generation 3 module support. The following example shows the output of the show hardware fabric-mode command, which indicates that support for the MDS 9000 48-port and 24-port 8-Gbps Generation 3 modules has not been enabled for the switch. A-10 Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide OL-17467-02