Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1) (OL-29201-01, April 12, 2013)

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1)

OL-29201-01

Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image

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Selecting the Software Image for an MDS 9710 Switch

The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9710 switch is shown in Table 14.

NPE Software Images

No payload encryption (NPE) images are available with Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1) software.

The NPE images are intended for countries who have import restrictions on products that encrypt

payload data.

To differentiate an NPE image from the standard software image, the letters npe are included in the

image name as follows:

• m9500-sf3ek9-kickstart-mz-npe.6.2.1.bin

• m9500-sf3ek9-mz-npe.6.2.1.bin

When downloading software, ensure that you select the correct software images for you Cisco MDS

9000 Series switch. Nondisruptive software upgrades or downgrades between NPE images and non-NPE

images are not supported.

Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image

This section lists the guidelines recommended for upgrading your Cisco MDS NX-OS software image

and includes the following topics:

• General Upgrading Guidelines, page 17

• Nondisruptive Upgrade Paths, page 17

• FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths, page 19

Note Before you begin the upgrade process, review the list of chassis and modules that Cisco MDS NX-OS

Release 6.2(1) supports. See the “MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support” section on page 8.

For detailed instructions for performing a software upgrade using Cisco DCNM, see the Cisco DCNM

Release Notes, Release 6.2, which is available from the following website:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10495/prod_release_notes_list.html

Table 14 Software Images for MDS 9710 Switch

Cisco MDS 9710 Switch Naming Convention

MDS 9710 Filename begins with m9700-sf3ek9