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

Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m .
Caution Upgrading from Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.1(1b) or earlier to Release 2.1.2 or later can disrupt
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:
Prior to installing the new image, copy the old (existing) system image file to an external server. You
Step 1
may need to reinstall this file later.
Delete the old system image file from the bootflash by using either the Fabric Manager install utility or
Step 2
the CLI delete bootflash: command. The system image file does not contain the word "kickstart" in the
filename.
switch# delete bootflash:m9200-ek9-mz.3.0.3.bin
Note
Start the image upgrade or installation process using the Fabric Manager install utility or the CLI install
Step 3
all command.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(3)
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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
SAN-OS Release 3.1(3)" section on page
– The EPLD version on the SSM is at 0x07 or higher. Use the show version module slot epld
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
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"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
On MDS 9500 Series switches, you also need to delete the image file from the standby
supervisor after deleting it from the active supervisor.
switch# delete bootflash://sup-standby/m9500-sf1ek9-mz.3.0.3.bin
"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,
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release
and the
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