Cisco Systems MDS 9000 manual show version, epld url, image, 20-180, bootflash, slot0, volatile

Chapter 20 Show Commands

show version

show version

To display the version of system software that is currently running on the switch, use the show version command.

	show version [epld url image {bootflash: slot0: volatile:}image-filenamemodule slot [epld]]
Syntax Description	epld url		Displays all EPLD versions that are available at the specified URL
			(bootflash:, ftp:, scp:, sftp:, slot0:, tftp:, or volatile:)
	image		Displays the software version of a given image.
	bootflash:		Specifies internal bootflash memory.
	slot0:		Specifies CompactFlash memory or PCMCIA card.
	volatile:		Specifies the volatile directory.
	image-filename		Specifies the name of the system or kickstart image.
	module slot		Displays the software version of a module in the specified slot.
	epld		Displays all current versions of EPLDs on a specified module.
Defaults	None.
Command Modes	EXEC mode.
Command History	This command was introduced in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.0(2) and modified in Release 1.0(3).
	Use the show version image command to verify the integrity of the image before loading the images.
Usage Guidelines
	This command can be used for both the system and kickstart images.
	Use the show version command to verify the version on the active and standby supervisor modules
	before and after an upgrade.
Examples	The following examples display the versions of the system, kickstart, and failed images.
	switch(boot)# show version image bootflash:system_image <------------system image
	image name:	m9500-sf1ek9-mz.1.0.3.bin
	system:	version 1.0(3)
	compiled:	10/25/2010 12:00:00
	switch(boot)# show version image bootflash:kickstart_image <-------------kickstart image
	image name:		m9500-sf1ek9-kickstart-mz.1.0.3.upg.bin
	kickstart:		version 1.0(3)
	loader:		version 1.0(3)
	compiled:		10/25/2010 12:00:00

	Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
20-180	78-16088-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3