Verifying The Ssi Boot Image - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Upgrading or Downgrading the SSI Boot Image
Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release
2.1(2) and later
Updating the SSI boot image disrupts Layer 3 Intelligent Storage Services traffic. If you have configured
Note
Layer 3 Intelligent Storage Services on your SSM, we recommend that you shut down these services
before upgrading the SSI boot image. You can use dual fabric configuration to minimize the impact of
shutting down Layer 3 services.

Verifying the SSI Boot Image

You can verify the Cisco MDS NX-OS release and SSI boot image on your switch.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. Log into the switch through the console port, an SSH session, or a Telnet session.
2. Enter the show version command to ensure that your switch is running Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release
2.1(1a) or later system and kickstart images.
3. If necessary, upgrade the Cisco MDS SAN-OS or NX-OS software running on your switch (see the
MDS 9000 NX-OS Release 4.1(x) and SAN-OS 3(x) Software Upgrade and Downgrade
4. Issue the dir bootflash: or dir slot0: command to verify that the SSI software image file corresponding
to your Cisco MDS SAN-OS release is present on the active supervisor module. For example, if your
switch is running Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b), you must have m9000-ek9-ssi-mz.4.1.1b.bin in
bootflash: or slot0: on the active supervisor module. See to the
Matrix for Storage Service Interface
5. If you need to obtain the appropriate SSI software image file, perform the following steps:
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Traffic Type
Layer 2 Fiber Channel switching
only
Both Layer 2 Fiber Channel
switching and Layer 3 Intelligent
Storage Services (such as FCWA,
NASB, SANTap, ISAPI
virtualization)
Layer 3 Intelligent Storage
Services (such as FCWA, NASB,
SANTap, ISAPI virtualization)
only
Images.
Managing Modules
Disrupts Traffic?
No
Note Requires EPLD version
2.1(2).
Yes
Yes
Guide.
Cisco MDS NX-OS Release Compatibility
Cisco
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