Switching Modules; Services Modules - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

Chapter 12 Managing 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
Table 12-2 Supervisor Module Terms and Usage in Console Displays
Module Terms
module-7 and module-8
module-5 and module-6
module-1
sup-1 and sup-2
sup-active and sup-standby
sup-local and sup-remote

Switching Modules

Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches support any switching module in any non-supervisor slot. These
modules obtain their image from the supervisor module.

Services Modules

Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches support any services module in any non-supervisor slot.
Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN Volume Controller Configuration Guide for more information
on CSMs.
OL-18084-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Fixed or Relative Usage
Fixed usage for module-7 always refers to the supervisor module in slot 7 and
MDS 9513 module-8 always refers to the supervisor module in slot 8.
Fixed usage for module-5 always refers to the supervisor module in slot 5 and
MDS 9509 and module-6 always refers to the supervisor module in slot 6.
MDS 9506
Fixed usage for module-1 always refers to the supervisor module in slot 1.
MDS 9200 series
Fixed usage On the MDS 9506 and MDS 9509 switches, sup-1 always refers to the
supervisor module in slot 5 and sup-2 always refers to the supervisor
module in slot 6.
On the MDS 9513 Directors, sup-1 always refers to the supervisor
module in slot 7 and sup-2 always refers to the supervisor module in
slot 8.
Relative usage sup-active refers to the active supervisor module—relative to the slot
that contains the active supervisor module.
sup-standby refers to the standby supervisor module—relative to the
slot that contains the standby supervisor module.
Relative usage If you are logged into the active supervisor, sup-local refers to the
active supervisor module and sup-remote refers to the standby
supervisor module.
If you are logged into the standby supervisor, sup-local refers to the
standby supervisor module (the one you are logged into.) There is no
sup-remote available from the standby supervisor module (you cannot
access a file system on the active sup).
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
About Modules
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