Cisco Systems MDS 9000 Upgrading the Management Software, Downgrading the Management Software

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-6965-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
Chapter 1 Installation and Configuration
Upgrading the Management Software
A Cisco MDS 9000 program group is created under Start > Programs on Windows. This program group
contains shortcuts to batch files in the install directory. Three services are started: Fabric Manager
Server, Database, and Web Server. The Performance Manager server is installed but the service is not
started at install time, as certain setup steps must be completed first.
On a UNIX (Solaris or Linux) machine, shell scripts are created in the install directory. The shell scripts
that run the programs equivalent to the Windows services are: FMServer.sh, FMPersist.sh,
PMCollector.sh and FMWebClient.sh. All server-side data and Performance Manager data are stored
under the install directory.
Fabric Manager client cannot run without the server component, Fabric Manager Server. The server
component is downloaded and installed when you download and install Fabric Manager or Device
Manager. On a Windows machine you install the Fabric Manager Server as a service. This service can
then be administered using Services in the Microsoft Windows Control Panel. The default setting for the
Fabric Manager Server service is that the server is automatically started when the machine is rebooted.
You can change this behavior by modifying the properties in Services.
Upgrading the Management Software
If you log into a switch running Cisco MDS SAN-OS with Fabric Manager or Device Manager, and that
switch has a later version of the management software, you are prompted to install the later version. To
upgrade the Cisco MDS Fabric Manager software, follow the instructions described in the “Installing the
Management Software” section on page 1-6. You can also upgrade the software at any time by entering
the IP address or host name of the supervisor module with the later version of software in the Address
(Location) field of your browser.
Downgrading the Management Software
You can manage switches on your fabric with a later version of Fabric Manager than the version of Cisco
MDS SAN-OS or Cisco FabricWare on the switches, but you cannot manage all features on switches
with a later version of the switch software.
Downgrading to Release 2.x or Later
To downgrade from any Cisco MDS SAN-OS or Cisco FabricWare Release 2.x or later to an earlier
version of Release 2.x, follow these steps:
Step 1 Close all instances of Fabric Manager Client or Device Manager on your workstation.
Step 2 Enter the IP address or host name of the supervisor module with the lower version of software in the
Address or Location field of your browser and follow the installation steps. See the “Installing the
Management Software” section on page 1-6.
Downgrading to Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(x) or Earlier
To downgrade the management software from any Cisco MDS SAN-OS or Cisco FabricWare Release
2.x or later to Release 1.3(x) or earlier, follow these steps: