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)Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(1a)
OL-21012-01
Software Download Process
At a minimum, you need to disable the default device alias distribution feature using the no device-alias
distribute command in global configuration mode. The show incompatibility system bootflash:system
image filename command determines which additional features need to be disabled.
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Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9100 Series Switch
The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9100 series switch depends on which switch
you use, as shown in Table 8.
Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9200 Series Switch
The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9200 series switch depends on which switch
you use, as shown in Table 9.
Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9500 Series Switch
The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9500 Series are for switches with a
Supervisor-2 module, as shown in Table 10. Cisco NX-OS Release 5.x and Release 4.x do not support
the Supervisor-1 module.
Use the show module command to display the type of supervisor module in the switch. The following
is sample output from the show module command on a Supervisor 2 module:
switch# show module
Mod Ports Module-Type Model Status
--- ----- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------
...
Table 8 Software Images for MDS 9100 Series Switches
Cisco MDS 9100 Series Switch Type Naming Convention
MDS 9134, 9124, Cisco Fabric Switch for
HP c-Class BladeSystem, Cisco Fabric
Switch for IBM BladeCenter
Filename begins with m9100-s2ek9
MDS 9148 Filename begins with m9100-s3ek9
Table 9 Software Images for MDS 9200 Series Switches
Cisco MDS 9200 Series Switch Type Naming Convention
MDS 9222i Filename begins with m9200-s2ek9
Table 10 Software Images for Supervisor Type
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Switch
Type Supervisor Module Type Naming Convention
MDS 9513, 9509, and 9506 Supervisor-2 module Filename begins with m9500-sf2ek9