Cisco Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 6.2
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9b)
New Hardware in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9b)
FICON Downgrade Paths
lists the downgrade paths for FICON releases. Find the image release number that you want to downgrade to in the
column of the table and follow the recommended downgrade path.
New Hardware in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9b)
There is no new hardware introduced in Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2(9b).
Table 17
Nondisruptive Downgrade Path from NX-OS Release 6.2(9b)
To NX-OS or SAN-OS
Release
Release
Nondisruptive Downgrade Path and Ordered Downgrade Steps
NX-OS:
Release 6.2(9a),
6.2(9), 6.2(7), 6.2(5a),
6.2(5), 6.2(3), 6.2(1),
5.2(1), 5.2(2), 5.2(2a),
5.2(2d), 5.2(6),
5.2(6a), 5.2(6b),
5.2(8), 5.2(8a),
5.2(8b), 5.2(8c),
5.2(8d), 5.2(8e), and
5.2(8f)
6.2(9), 6.2(7), 6.2(5a),
6.2(5), 6.2(3), 6.2(1),
5.2(1), 5.2(2), 5.2(2a),
5.2(2d), 5.2(6),
5.2(6a), 5.2(6b),
5.2(8), 5.2(8a),
5.2(8b), 5.2(8c),
5.2(8d), 5.2(8e), and
5.2(8f)
Downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 6.2(9b).
All 5.0(x) releases
1.
Downgrade from NX-OS Release 6.2(9b).
2.
Downgrade to NX-OS Release 5.2(8e).
3.
Downgrade to NX-OS Release 5.0(x).
All 4.2(x) and 4.1(x)
releases
releases
1.
Downgrade from NX-OS Release 6.2(9b).
2.
Downgrade to NX-OS Release 5.2(8e).
3.
Downgrade to NX-OS Release 5.0(x).
4.
Downgrade to NX-OS Release 4.2(x) or 4.1(x).
Table 18
FICON Downgrade Path
To Release with FICON Enabled
Downgrade Path
NX-OS Release 5.2(2) or 5.2(2s)
You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 6.2(5a) or
6.2(5b).
6.2(5b).
NX-OS Release 4.2(7b)
You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 5.2(2).
NX-OS Release 4.2(1b)
You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 4.2(7b).
NX-OS Release 4.1(1c)
You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 4.2(1b).