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Chapter 11 Managing Modules
Upgrading the SSI Boot Image on an SSM
Step 4
Use the
install ssi
command to install the SSI boot image on the SSM.
Note
As of Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.0(2), if the SSI boot image is located on bootflash: the
install
ssi
command copies the SSI boot image to the modflash: on the SSM.
switch#
install ssi modflash://4-1/m9000-ek9-ssi-mz.2.1.2.bin
Step 5
Issue the
show module
command to verify the status of the SSM.
switch#
show module
Mod Ports Module-Type Model Status
--- ----- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------
4 32 Storage Services Module DS-X9032-SSM ok
...
Mod Application Image Description Application Image Version
-------- ----------------------------- -------------------------
4 SSI linecard image 2.1(2)
...
Upgrading the SSI Boot Image on an SSM
As of Cisco SAN-OS Release 2.0(2b), you can specify the SSI boot image for a Storage Services Module
(SSM) to configure Fibre Channel switching and Intelligent Storage Services (see
Chapter 47,
“Configuring SCSI Flow Services and Statistics”
,
Chapter 48, “Configuring Fibre Channel Write
Acceleration”
,
Chapter 49, “Configuring SANTap”
, and
Chapter 50, “Configuring NASB”
). Once you
set the SSI image boot variable, you do not need to reset it for upgrades or downgrades to any Cisco
MDS SAN-OS release that supports the SSI image.
Note
If your switch is running Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.1(2) or later, a newly installed SSM initially
operates in Fibre Channel switching mode by default.
Note
If you downgrade to a Cisco MDS SAN-OS release that does not support the SSM, you must power down
the module. The boot variables for the SSM are lost.
SSI Boot Image Upgrade Considerations for the SSM
When you upgrade, or downgrade, the SSI boot image on an SSM, you might disrupt traffic through the
module.
Table 11-10
describes how updating the SSI boot image affects SSM traffic.
Table 11-10
SSI Boot Image Updating Affects on SSM Traffic
Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release
Traffic Type
Disrupts Traffic?
2.0(2b) through 2.1(1a)
All
Yes