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Determining the SN 5428-2 Software Version

To determine the version of SN 5428-2 software running on the Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router, establish a Telnet or console port session with the storage router, and enter the CLI show version command. (See Example 1.) The Application field displays the version of software currently running on the storage router. The System Bootstrap field displays the software version that will run the next time the storage router is restarted.

You can also check the version of the SN 5428-2 software by using the SN 5428-2 web-based GUI. Log in as monitor to display the Processor and Software Information table, or click Processor and SW (under System) in the Monitor dynamic menu list in the left frame. The Software Version field contains the current software version information.

Example 1 Determining the Software Version

[SN5428-2A01]$ show version Cisco SN 5428-2-K9 Storage Router

CLI Version: 2.1

iSCSI Version: 0/2 (Min/Max)

System Bootstrap: 3.5.1-K9

Operating System: 3.5.1-K9

Switch Version: V1.5.1.10-0

Application: 3.5.1-K9

Web Server: R6_1_0

OpenSSH: 3.4p1

OpenSSL: 0.9.6e

Zlib: 1.1.4

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Upgrading to a New Software Release

For information about upgrading to new SN 5428-2 software using the CLI, see the section “Installing Updated Software” in Chapter 11, “Maintaining and Managing the SN 5428-2 Storage Router,” of the Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide, Release 3.5.

To upgrade to new SN 5428-2 software using the web-based GUI, follow these instructions.

Step 1 In the web-based GUI, log in as “admin”. To access the GUI, enter the URL for the SN 5428-2 by pointing your browser to the SN 5428-2 management interface IP address using the HTTP protocol (for example, type http://10.1.10.244).

Step 2 Click Maintenance to view information about the software versions currently available to the storage router. If multiple versions of software are available, delete all versions except the currently running version.

Step 3 (Optional) Based on your storage router configuration, click the appropriate link in the Upgrade section of the Maintenance dynamic menu list in the left frame to download a list of currently available software versions. Use this list to determine the software version you want to download.

Step 4 Click the appropriate link in the Upgrade section of the Maintenance dynamic menu list to download the desired version of software.

Step 5 After you have downloaded the new version of software, click Reset in the System section of the Maintenance dynamic menu list.

Release Notes for Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router, Release 3.5.1

 

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SN 5428-2 specifications

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