Cisco Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 4.1 Guida All'Installazione
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Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Release 4.1(x) and SAN-OS 3.3(x) Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide
OL-17268-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(3)
Upgrading to NX-OS Release 4.1(x) on an Existing Cisco MDS Switch
Upgrading Guidelines for the MDS 9513 Director Switch
On the MDS 9513 switch, the high-level process to upgrade to NX-OS Release 4.1(x) is as follows:
Step 1
Upgrade to MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(x) as described in
.
Note
If you are installing 8-Gbps Fibre Channel modules, refer to the fabric module installation information
in the
in the
Step 2
(Optional) Install the MDS 9000 4/44-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module.
Step 3
(Optional) Upgrade the MDS 9513 Fabric 1 modules to MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules.
Step 4
(Optional) Install the MDS 9000 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module or MDS 9000 24-port 8-Gbps
Fibre Channel module.
Fibre Channel module.
Step 5
If you installed an MDS 9000 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module or MDS 9000 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre
Channel module, then reload the switch. If you did not install an 8-Gbps module in
Channel module, then reload the switch. If you did not install an 8-Gbps module in
, then issue
the install all command.
Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.1(x) supports the following Generation 3 8-Gbps modules:
•
MDS 9000 4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel module (DS-X9248-48K9)
•
MDS 9000 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module (DS-X9224-96K9)
•
MDS 9000 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module (DS-X9248-96K9)
In addition, Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.1(1b) supports two fabric modules, which are also known as crossbar
modules, for the MDS 9513 Director:
modules, for the MDS 9513 Director:
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MDS 9513 Fabric 2 module, DS-13SLT-FAB2
•
MDS 9513 Fabric 1 module, DS-13SLT-FAB1
Note
The MDS 9513 Director supports the 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module after the switch upgrade.
If you have a Storage Services Module or other modules, refer to the
for the list of supported and unsupported
modules.