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Installing the SSI Boot Image

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Installing the SSI Boot Image
This section describes how to install the SSI boot image on the following modules:
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The SSM supports normal Fibre Channel switching and Intelligent Storage Services. To use Fibre
Channel switching and Intelligent Storage Services, you must install an SSI boot image on the SSM.
A newly installed SSM initially operates in Fibre Channel switching mode by default.
Note
To install the SSI boot image on an SSM, follow these steps:
Log into the switch through the console port, an SSH session, or a Telnet session.
Step 1
Issue the dir modflash://slot-1/ command to verify that the SSI boot image file corresponding to your
Step 2
Cisco MDS SAN-OS release is present on the active supervisor module. For example, if your switch is
running Cisco SAN-OS Release 2.1(2), you must have m9000-ek9-ssi-mz.2.1.2.bin in modflash: on the
SSM. To determine the correct SSI boot image to use, refer to the
Compatibility Matrix for Storage Service Interface
You can find the SSI images at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/mds9000-ssi-3des
If the file is not present in bootflash: or the modflash:, follow these steps:
Step 3
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b.
Use the install ssi command to install the SSI boot image on the SSM.
Step 4
Note
switch# install ssi modflash://4-1/m9000-ek9-ssi-mz.2.1.2.bin
Issue the show module command to verify the status of the SSM.
Step 5
switch# show module
Mod Ports Module-Type
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4
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Mod
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4
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Storage Services Module (SSM)
MSM-18+4 Multiservice Module
MDS 9222i Module-1 Module
Issue the dir modflash://slot-1/ command to ensure that there is enough free space for the SSI image
file. If necessary, issue the delete modflash://slot-1/filename command to remove files.
Download the appropriate SSI boot image file to your FTP server and copy it from an FTP server to
modflash: on the SSM:
switch# copy ftp://10.1.7.2/m9000-ek9-ssi-mz.2.1.2.bin
modflash://4-1/m9000-ek9-ssi-mz.2.1.2.bin
As of Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.0(2), if the SSI boot image is located on bootflash: the install
ssi command copies the SSI boot image to the modflash: on the SSM.
32 Storage Services Module
Application Image Description
SSI linecard image
Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release
Images.
Model Status
DS-X9032-SSM ok
Application Image Version
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2.1(2)
OL-18084-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 12 Managing Modules