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Appendix A Migrating to Generation 3 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules
Migration Procedures for the MDS 9513 Director
switch#
show hardware fabric-mode
Fabric mode supports only one configuration of Gen3 Linecards - 4/44 Host-Optimized 8G FC
Linecard.
switch#
Failure message for Gen3 cards for fabric2 in the above fabric-mode:switch# 2008 Jul 24
10:27:58 switch %XBAR-2-INCOMPATIBLE_CONFIG: Fabric mode does not support linecard in slot
4 . Please reload the switch to support 24-port and 48-port 8G FC linecards.
Step 7
Enter the
reload
command to enable the increased bandwidth capabilities of the MDS 9513 Fabric 2
modules.
Step 8
When the switch comes back up, install the MDS 9000 48-port or 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel
modules.
Step 9
Enter the
show hardware fabric-mode
command to verify that increased bandwidth capabilities are
activated.
The following example shows the output of the
show hardware fabric-mode
command, and indicates
that support for the MDS 9000 48-port and 24-port 8-Gbps Generation 3 modules has been activated.
switch#
show hardware fabric-mode
Fabric mode supports Gen3 and above linecards.
switch#
Step 10
Refer to the
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
or
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric
Manager Configuration Guide
for information on how to configure the MDS 9000 48-port or 24-port
8-Gbps Fibre Channel modules.
Installing the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Activating Higher Bandwidth by Powering Down the
Switch
To power down 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-config startup-config
command to save a copy of the current switch
configuration.
Step 4
Power down the switch by turning the power supply switch at the rear of the power supply
counterclockwise to the off position on both power supplies.
Step 5
Remove the MDS 9513 Fabric 1 modules and replace them with MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules. See steps
5 through 10 in the
“Installing MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Running Cisco SAN-OS 3.x” section
on page A-5
.
Step 6
Install the MDS 9000 48-port or 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel modules.
Step 7
Power up the switch by turning the power supply switch at the rear of the power supply clockwise to the
on position on both power supplies.
Step 8
Enter the
show hardware fabric-mode
command to verify that increased bandwidth capabilities are
activated.
The following example shows the output of the
show hardware fabric-mode
command, and indicates
that support for the MDS 9000 48-port and 24-port 8-Gbps Generation 3 modules has been activated.