Cisco MDS 9700 Series User Manual

Requirements
We recommend that you have knowledge of the Cisco NX-OS operating system CLI.
Components Used
The information in this document is based on the following hardware versions:
• Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director (DS-C9718)
• Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director (DS-C9710)
• Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director (DS-C9706)
• Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-4 Module (DS-X97-SF4-K9)
• Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1E Module (DS-X97-SF1E-K9)
• Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1 Module (DS-X97-SF1-K9)
Guidelines and Limitations
Guidelines and limitations for a nondisruptive migration of both the supervisor modules (Active and Standby)
to Supervisor-4 Modules (DS-X97-SF4-K9):
• The migrate sup kickstart <supervisor4-kickstart-image> system <supervisor4-system-image >
command used for initiating the nondisruptive migration process is available only in global config mode.
• Ensure that the Supervisor-4 Module is not inserted in the standby slot before initiating the migrate sup
kickstart <supervisor4-kickstart-image> system <supervisor4-system-image > command. If the
Supervisor-4 Module is already inserted in the standby slot, the migration process will be aborted and
the Supervisor-4 Module will be powered down.
• Insert the standby Supervisor-4 Module into the chassis only when you are prompted to insert the
Supervisor-4 Module during the migration by a message on the system console.
• After the Supervisor-4 Module has been inserted during the migration process, do not remove or manually
reload the standby Supervisor-4 Module.
• Back up all the licenses before starting the migration process. After the migration procedure is completed,
licenses have to be applied or installed again. For more information on how to back up the licenses, see
the “Prerequisites” section.
• Back up all the configurations and bootflash files on both the supervisor modules before starting the
migration process. In case of any failure or loss of configuration in the Supervisor-4 Module, disruptive
migration has to be done to upgrade to Supervisor-4 Module. In such a scenario, all the configurations
have to be applied or installed again. For more information on how to back up the configurations, see
the “Prerequisites” section.
• Use the show environmentpower command to display the actual power usage information for the entire
switch.
• Ensure that the current system is running Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.4(1) or later on Cisco MDS
Multilayer Director 9706 or 9710. Ensure that the current system is running Cisco MDS NX-OS Release
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Requirements

Cisco MDS 9700 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9700 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English