HP Cisco MDS 8/12c Release Note page 16

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 10
Current Release
NX-OS:
All 5.0(x) releases
All 4.2(x) and 4.1(x)
releases
SAN-OS:
All 3.3(x) releases
All 3.2(x), 3.1(x),
and 3.0(x) releases,
and release 2.1(3),
2.1(2e), 2.1(2d), and
2.1(2b)
Release 2.1(2),
2.1(1b), 2.1(1a), and
2.0(x)
Release 1.x
FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths
Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1) is not a FICON-certified release.
Table 11
notes for FICON upgrade path information.
Table 11
FICON Supported Releases
NX-OS
SAN-OS
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1)
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Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1)
Nondisruptive Upgrade Path
You can nondisruptively upgrade directly to NX-OS Release 5.2(1).
Upgrade to any 5.0(x) release and then upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.2(1).
Upgrade to NX-OS 4.1(x) or 4.2(x) and then upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.2(1)
Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(x), then upgrade to NX-OS 4.1(x) or 4.2(x),
and then upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.2(1).
Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 2.1(2b), 2.1(2d), 2.1(2e), or 2.1(3), then upgrade
to Release 3.3(x), then upgrade to NX-OS 4.1(x) or 4.2(x), and then upgrade to
NX-OS Release 5.2(1).
Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 1.3(4a), then upgrade to Release 2.1(2b), then
upgrade to Release 3.3(x), then upgrade to NX-OS 4.1(x) or 4.2(x), and then
upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.2(1).
lists the SAN-OS and NX-OS releases that are certified for FICON. Refer to the specific release
FICON Supported Releases
Release 4.2(7b)
Release 4.2(1b)
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)
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