Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Release Note page 19

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 o m .
Enter the IP address of the switch in the Address field of your browser.
Step 1
Click the Cisco Device Manager link in the Device Manager installation window.
Step 2
Click Next to begin the installation.
Step 3
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation of Device Manager.
Step 4
Note If you use a Java JDK instead of a JRE on Solaris, you might encounter a problem trying to install the
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
To upgrade to NX-OS Release 4.1(3a) from SAN-OS Release 3.2(3a) or earlier, first upgrade to SAN-OS
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Release 3.3(1x) and then upgrade to NX-OS Release 4.1(3a).
Use the following guidelines when upgrading to Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(x):
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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.
Be aware that you need to enable Telnet following the upgrade. See
an Upgrade" section on page
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
Make note of the information concerning SANTap when performing upgrades on a Cisco MDS
9222i switch, as described in
Provisioned on the SSM" section on page
Be aware of the impact of an upgrade on VSAN 4079 if you are upgrading from SAN-OS Release
3.x to NX-OS 4.1(3a). See the
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 10 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.
Gigabit Ethernet Ports: Traffic on Gigabit Ethernet ports is disrupted during an upgrade or
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downgrade. This includes IPS modules and the Gigabit Ethernet ports on the MPS-14/2 module,
the MSM-18/4 module, and the MDS 9222i switch. Those nodes that are members of VSANs
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(3a)
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image
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"Upgrading an MDS 9222i Switch with SANTap or Invista is
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"Upgrading Effect on VSAN 4079" section on page 20
"Enabling Telnet Required After
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"Performing a
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for details.
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