Chapter 3 Managing Storage Services Modules; Ssm Overview - Cisco 9134 - MDS Multilayer Fabric Switch Troubleshooting Manual

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Managing Storage Services Modules
This chapter describes how to manage the Storage Services Module (SSM) and provides information
about SSI images.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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SSM Overview

The 32-port Fibre Channel Storage Services Module (SSM) for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family supports
up to 32 Fibre Channel ports and provides distributed intelligent storage services.
Cisco MDS 9500 Series switches running Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.0(2b) or later support the SSM
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module.
The SSI image for the SSM is downloaded from the supervisor module. The image for an SSM can be
specified using the SSI boot variable.
The SSM can operate as a 32-port Fibre Channel switching module with the standard Cisco SAN-OS
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images for Release 2.1(2) or later. You need the SSI image if you use intelligent storage services.
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SSM Overview, page 3-1
Initial Troubleshooting Checklist, page 3-3
SSM Issues, page 3-3
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