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Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Appendix A Migrating to Generation 3 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules
Migration Procedures for the MDS 9513 Director
Step 14
Move the console cable to the console port on the active supervisor.
Step 15
Enter the
show module
command to confirm which supervisor module is active.
Step 16
Enter the
out-of-service xbar
slot
command (where
slot
refers to the external fabric module slot
number) to shut down the standby supervisor
Step 17
Remove the out-of-service fabric module and install a MDS 9513 Fabric 2 module by repeating steps 7
through 12.
Step 18
After you have replaced both MDS 9513 Fabric 1 modules, enter the
show module xbar
command to
verify that the system can detect the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules and that their status is ok.
This example shows the output of the
show module xbar
command:
switch#
show module xbar
Xbar Ports Module-Type Model Status
--- ----- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------
1 0 Fabric Module 2 DS-13SLT-FAB2 ok
2 0 Fabric Module 2 DS-13SLT-FAB2 ok
Xbar Sw Hw World-Wide-Name(s) (WWN)
--- -------------- ------ --------------------------------------------------
1 NA 2.0 --
2 NA 2.0 --
Xbar MAC-Address(es) Serial-Num
--- -------------------------------------- ----------
1 NA JAF1207ARRS
2 NA JAE1212BPR0
* this terminal session
switch#
The MDS 9513 Director with the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules should function as it did prior to the
migration procedure. Until you upgrade to Cisco NX-OS 4.1(1b) and reload the switch, the MDS 9513
Fabric 2 modules function like MDS 9513 Fabric 1 modules.
Installing MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Installing MDS 9000 24-port or
48-port 8-Gbps Modules
This procedure allows you to install the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules and activate the increased
backplane bandwidth of the MDS 9513 Director. The procedure consists of the following tasks:
•
Upgrade to NX-OS 4.1(1b). This is a nondisruptive procedure.
•
Replace the MDS 9513 Fabric 1 modules with MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules.
•
Install the MDS 9000 48-port or 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel modules.
•
Activate the higher bandwidth capabilities of the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules.
This procedure offers the following benefits:
•
You double the active backplane bandwidth to 192-Gbps full duplex per slot on the MDS 9513
Director once you activate the increased bandwidth capabilities of the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules
through a reload or power cycle.
•
You simplify the migration process if you choose to power down the switch and install all the
hardware modules at one time.