Cisco DS-X9530-SF1-K9 - Supervisor-1 Module - Control Processor Configuration Manual page 276

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Managing ASMs, SSMs, and Supervisor Modules

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 .

Considerations for Upgrading and Downgrading Cisco MDS SAN-OS Releases

Consider the following when upgrading and downgrading the Cisco MDS SAN-OS software on a switch

containing an ASM or SSM:

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Once you set the ASM-SFN or SSI image boot variable, you do not need to reset it for upgrades or

downgrades to any Cisco MDS SAN-OS release that supports boot images. You can use the install

all command or Fabric Manager GUI to upgrade ASMs or SSMs once it has been installed. The CLI

is required for the procedures described in the

section on page 10-29

If you downgrade to a Cisco MDS SAN-OS release that does not support the ASM or SSM, you must

power down the module. The boot variables for the module are lost.

The SSM cannot be configured for both the SSI and any other third-party software on the module

such as VSFN.

The following example shows successful install all command output including an SSI image.

The ASM-SFN and SSI boot variable setting is included in the install all output.

Switch# install all system bootflash:isan-2-1-1a kickstart bootflash:boot-2-1-1a SSI

bootflash:SSI-2.1.1a

Verifying image bootflash:/SSI-2.1.1a