
Appendix A Migrating to Generation 3
Usage Guidelines
Se n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a ck - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m .
The MDS 9509 Director and the MDS 9506 Director also support the Generation 3
Note To upgrade to
Usage Guidelines
In preparation for using the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 module and the Generation 3
•Cisco
•Until you upgrade to Cisco
•You cannot use any Generation 3
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•You must do the following to enable the increased bandwidth capabilities of the MDS 9513 Fabric
2 modules:
–Upgrade from Cisco
–Migrate the existing MDS 9513 Fabric 1 modules in the MDS 9513 chassis to MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules.
–Reload the switch to enable the increased bandwidth.
•If you install just one MDS 9513 Fabric 2 module, the active slot bandwidth of MDS 9513 Director is
•Once you upgrade to Cisco
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MDS 9000 | MDS 9513 Fabric 1 | Cisco | |
module or MDS | 4.1(1b) | ||
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MDS 9000 | MDS 9513 Fabric 2 | Cisco | |
module | 4.1(1b) | ||
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MDS 9000 | MDS 9513 Fabric 2 | Cisco | |
module | 4.1(1b) | ||
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