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Follow the onscreen instructions provided in the Fabric Manager Installer 3.3(1c).
Step 6
Windows 2000 is incompatible with Fabric Manager Release 4.1(1b). If you install Fabric Manager in a
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Windows 2000 environment, you are at risk of having an unstable Fabric Manager. Cisco strongly
recommends that you exit the installation and update your environment. See
Installation Process Overview" section on page 16
with Cisco Fabric Manager. See
To install Device Manager on your workstation, follow these steps:
Step 1 Enter the IP address of the switch in the Address field of your browser.
Step 2 Click the Cisco Device Manager link in the Device Manager installation window.
Step 3 Click Next to begin the installation.
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation of Device Manager.
Step 4
If you use a Java JDK instead of a JRE on Solaris, you might encounter a problem trying to install the
Note
Device Manager from a web browser. This can happen because the installer heap limit of 256 MB is not
sufficient. If you have this problem, save the jnlp link as file, increase the heap limit to 512 MB, and run
javaws element-manager.jnlp at the shell prompt.
General Upgrading Guidelines
Note To upgrade to NX-OS Release 4.1(1b) from SAN-OS Release 3.2(3a) or earlier, first upgrade to SAN-OS
Release 3.3(1x) and then upgrade to NX-OS Release 4.1(1b).
Use the following guidelines when upgrading to Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1:
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Install and configure dual supervisor modules.
Issue the show install all impact upgrade-image CLI command to determine if your upgrade will
be nondisruptive.
Follow the recommended guidelines for upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or MDS 9134 Switch as
described in "Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or Cisco MDS 9134 Switch" section on page
Follow the guidelines for upgrading a single supervisor switch as described in
Disruptive Upgrade on a Single Supervisor MDS Family Switch" section on page
Be aware that some features impact whether an upgrade is disruptive or nondisruptive:
Fibre Channel Ports: Traffic on Fibre Channel ports can be nondisruptively upgraded. See
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Table 11 for the nondisruptive upgrade path for all NX-OS and SAN-OS releases.
SSM: Intelligent services traffic on the SSM, such as SANTap, NASB, and FC write
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acceleration, is disrupted during an upgrade. SSM Fibre Channel traffic is not.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b)
for the list of supported software that has been tested
Table 10 for the supported upgrade paths for Fabric Manager.
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image
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