Verifying The Asm-Sfn Boot Image - Cisco DS-X9530-SF1-K9 - Supervisor-1 Module - Control Processor Configuration Manual

Installing the ASM-SFN Boot Image for VSFN
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To upgrade or downgrade the ASM-SFM boot image on the ASM or SSM for VSFN on switches running
Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.0(1b) through Release 2.1(1a), perform the following steps:
Verify that the correct ASM-SFN boot image is present on your switch (see the
Step 1
Boot Image" section on page
Update the ASM-SFN boot image on your ASM or SSM using the ASM-SFN boot variable (see the
Step 2
"Configuring the ASM-SFN Image Boot Variable for VSFN" section on page

Verifying the ASM-SFN Boot Image

To verify that you have the correct Cisco MDS SAN-OS release and ASM-SFN boot image file on your
switch, perform the following steps:
Log into the switch through the console port, an SSH session, or a Telnet session.
Step 1
Issue the show version command to ensure that your switch is running Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release
Step 2
2.1(1a) or later system and kickstart images.
switch# show version
...
Software
BIOS:
loader:
kickstart: version 2.1(1a) [build 2.1(1.47)] [gdb]
system:
...
If necessary, upgrade the Cisco MDS SAN-OS software running on your switch (see the
Step 3
Upgrade Methods" section on page
Issue the dir bootflash: or dir slot0: command to verify that the ASM-SFN software image file
Step 4
corresponding to your Cisco MDS SAN-OS release is present on the active supervisor module. For
example, if your switch is running Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.1(1a), you must have
m9000-ek9-asm-sfn-mz.2.1.1a.bin in bootflash: or slot0: on the active supervisor module.
switch# dir bootflash:
12288 Jan 01 00:01:07 1980 lost+found/
3821032 May 10 13:43:02 2005 m9000-ek9-asm-sfn-mz.2.1.1a.bin
...
You can find the ASM-SFN images at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/mds9000-asm-3des
Step 5 If you need to obtain the appropriate ASM-SFN software image file, perform the following steps:
a.
b.
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Download the ASM-SFN software image file from Cisco.com to your FTP server.
Verify that you have enough free space available on the active and standby supervisor memory
devices which you plan to use, either bootflash: or slot0:. The download site on Cisco.com shows
the size of the boot image file in bytes.
The following example shows how to display the available memory for the bootflash: devices on the
active and standby supervisors.
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