Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Release Note page 18

Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image
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
Table 9
notes for FICON upgrade path information.
Table 9
FICON Supported Releases
NX-OS
SAN-OS
Use Table 10
Release 4.1(1c) Find the image release number you are currently using in the Current Release with
FICON Enabled column of the table and follow the recommended path.
Table 10
Current Release with FICON
Enabled
SAN-OS 3.3(1c)
SAN-OS 3.2(2c)
SAN-OS 3.0(3b)
SAN-OS 3.0(3)
SAN-OS 3.0(2)
SAN-OS 2.0(2b)
SAN-OS 1.x
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1a)
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lists additional SAN-OS and NX-OS releases that support FICON. Refer to the specific release
FICON Supported Releases
Release 4.2(1a)
Release 4.1(1c)
Release 3.3(1c)
Release 3.2(2c)
Release 3.0(3b)
Release 3.0(3)
Release 3.0(2)
Release 2.0(2b)
to determine your FICON nondisruptive upgrade path to Cisco MDS NX-OS
FICON Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1c
Upgrade Path
You can nondisruptively upgrade directly to NX-OS Release 4.1(1c).
First upgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c), and then upgrade to NX-OS
Release 4.1(1c).
First upgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c), and then upgrade to NX-OS
Release 4.1(1c).
First upgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c), and then upgrade to NX-OS
Release 4.1(1c).
First upgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c), and then upgrade to NX-OS
Release 4.1(1c).
Use the interface shutdown command to administratively shut any Fibre
Channel ports on Generation 1 modules that are in an operationally down
state before nondisruptively upgrading from SAN-OS Release 2.0(2b) to
SAN-OS Release 3.0(2) or SAN-OS Release 3.0(3b), and then upgrade
to Release 3.3(1c). An operationally down state includes
or not-connected, SFP not present
output of a show interface command. When an interface is
administratively shut it will then show as
Interfaces that are currently up or trunking do not need to be shut down.
Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.0(2). Use the interface shutdown
command to shut all the ports operationally down and administratively up
on all the Generation 1 modules before nondisruptively upgrading to
Release 2.0(2b) and then upgrade to 1.3(4a).
)
Link failure
, or status in the
Error Disabled
Administratively down
OL-19964-02
.