Cisco Systems MDS 9500 Series manual Figure A-3 Strategy 2 Migration Process Flow

Appendix A Migrating to Generation 3 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules

Migration Procedures for the MDS 9513 Director

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Activating the higher bandwidth capabilities of the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules can occur in one of two ways:

•You can enter the reload command after a nondisruptive installation of the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules.

•You can power down the switch, install the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules, and then power up the switch.

Both methods are disruptive. The latter method is a best practice because it requires fewer steps. Depending on which method you choose, follow the instructions in either the “Installing the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Activating Higher Bandwidth by Reloading the Switch” section on page A-10or in the “Installing the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Activating Higher Bandwidth by Powering Down the Switch” section on page A-11.

Installing the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Activating Higher Bandwidth by Reloading the Switch

Figure A-3shows the process flow that occurs when you reload the switch to activate the higher bandwidth capabilities of the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules.

Figure A-3 Strategy 2: Migration Process Flow

To reload the switch to activate the increased bandwidth capabilities of the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules, follow these steps:

Step 1 Upgrade to Cisco NX-OS 4.1(1b). Refer to the upgrade procedure described in the MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide.

Step 2 Verify that the switch is running Cisco NX-OS 4.1(1b) by entering the show version command.

Step 3 Enter the copy running-configstartup-configcommand to save a copy of the current switch configuration.

Step 4 Check the type of fabric modules that are present in the chassis by entering the show module xbar command.

Step 5 If there are MDS 9513 Fabric 1 modules in the chassis, replace them according to the instructions in the“Installing MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Running Cisco SAN-OS 3.x” section on page A-5.

Step 6 Enter the show hardware fabric-modecommand to display information about Generation 3 module support.

The following example shows the output of the show hardware fabric-modecommand, which indicates that support for the MDS 9000 48-port and 24-port 8-Gbps Generation 3 modules has not been enabled for the switch.

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