Guidelines For Replacing Ssms And Supervisor Modules; Recovering An Ssm After Replacing Corrupted Compactflash Memory - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Managing Modules
Command or Action
Step 2
[no] ssm upgrade delay seconds
Example:
switch(config)# ssm upgrade delay 30
Step 3 copy running-config startup-config
Example:
switch(config)# copy running-config
startup-config

Guidelines for Replacing SSMs and Supervisor Modules

If you replace an SSM or supervisor module, consider the following guidelines:
• If you replace an SSM with another SSM and the SSM boot image is on bootflash:, you can leave the
• If you replace an SSM with another SSM and the SSI boot image is on the modflash:, the SSM might
• If you replace an SSM with any other type of module, you can leave the SSM boot image installed on
• If you replace a supervisor module in a switch with active and standby supervisor modules, no action
• If you replace a supervisor module in a switch with no standby supervisor module, you need to

Recovering an SSM After Replacing Corrupted CompactFlash Memory

As of Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1a) and SAN-OS Release 2.1(2), you can use the CompactFlash memory
(modflash:) on the SSM to store the SSI image. If the modflash: on the SSM is replaced, the SSM might not
initialize.
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boot image installed on the active supervisor module.
not initialize.
the active supervisor module or remove it. The active supervisor module detects the module type and
boots the module appropriately.
is required because the boot image is automatically synchronized to the new supervisor module.
reimplement the configuration on the new supervisor module.
Guidelines for Replacing SSMs and Supervisor Modules
Purpose
Delays the SSI upgrade between SSMs or MSMs by the
specified number of seconds. The range is from 1 to 600
seconds. The default is 0 seconds.
Use the no form of the command to clear the delay timer.
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.
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