Upgrading The Ssi Image On Your Ssm; Upgrading A Switch With Insufficient Space For Two Images On The Bootflash - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Release Note

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Upgrading the SSI Image on Your SSM

Use the following guidelines to nondisruptively upgrade the SSI image on your SSM:
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Upgrading from Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.1(1b) or earlier to Release 2.1.2 or later can disrupt
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traffic on any SSM installed on your MDS switch

Upgrading a Switch with Insufficient Space for Two Images on the Bootflash

To upgrade the SAN-OS image on a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch requires enough space on the
internal CompactFlash (also referred to as bootflash) to accommodate both the old software image and
the new software image.
As of Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(1), on MDS switches with a 256-MB CompactFlash, it is
possible in some scenarios that a user might be unable to fit two images on the bootflash. This lack of
space on the bootflash might cause the upgrade process to fail because new images are always copied
onto the bootflash during an upgrade.
The following MDS switches are affected by this issue:
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To work around an image upgrade failure caused by a lack of space on the bootflash, follow these steps:
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switch# copy running-config startup-config
Install and configure dual supervisor modules.
SSM intelligent services traffic on SSM ports is disrupted during upgrades. Fibre Channel switching
traffic is not disrupted under the following conditions:
– Upgrade the SSI boot images on the SSMs on the switch to a release version supported by your
Cisco SAN-OS release. Refer to the
Storage Service Interface
All SSM applications are disabled. Use the show ssm provisioning CLI command to determine
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what applications are configured. Use the no ssm enable feature CLI command to disable these
applications.
No SSM ports are in auto mode. See the
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SAN-OS Release 3.2(1)" section on page
The EPLD version on the SSM is at 0x07 or higher. Use the show version module slot epld
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CLI command to determine your EPLD version. Refer to the
Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 EPLD Images
– Refer to the Cisco MDS Storage Services Module Interoperability Support Matrix
"Managing Modules"
Release 3.x, for information on upgrading your SSM.
MDS 9216 and MDS 9216i
MDS 9120 and MDS 9140
MDS 9500 Series switches with a Supervisor 1 module
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1)
Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for
Images.
"Reconfiguring SSM Ports Before Upgrading to
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to upgrade your EPLD image.
chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide,
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release
and the
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