Considerations For Upgrading And Downgrading Cisco Mds San-Os Releases - HP Cisco MDS 9020 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Cisco mds 9000 family cli configuration guide, release 3.x (ol-16184-01, april 2008)

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Managing Modules

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switch(config)# boot ssi modflash://2-1/m9000-ek9-ssi-mz.2.1.2.bin module 2

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 SSM:

OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x

Once you set the 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 SSMs once it has been installed. The CLI is required for the

procedures described in the

If you downgrade to a Cisco MDS SAN-OS release that does not support the 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 SSI boot variable setting is included in the install all output. Also, if the SSI boot image is

located on bootflash: the install all command copies the SSI boot image to the modflash: on the

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

bootflash:ssi-2.1.1a

Copying image from bootflash:ssi-2.1.1a to modflash://2-1/ssi-2.1.1a.