Cisco MDS 9700 Series User Manual

Supported MDS NX-OS Release VersionProduct Name
Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.4(1) and laterCisco MDS 9706 Director
• The following table lists the supported combinations for supervisor modules with crossbar fabric modules
on the Cisco MDS 9700 Series of Multilayer Directors in a production environment.
In the following table:
• The term, “Yes” indicates the supported combinations.
• The “—” symbol indicates the unsupported combinations.
Crossbar
Fabric-3
Switching
Module
Crossbar
Fabric-1
Switching
Module
Supervisor -4
Module
Supervisor -1E
Module
Supervisor -1
Module
Combination
—Yes——YesSupervisor-1 Module
—Yes—Yes—Supervisor-1E Module
Yes—Yes——Supervisor-4 Module
—Yes—YesYesCrossbar Fabric-1
Switching Module
Yes—Yes——Crossbar Fabric-3
Switching Module
• Do not:
• insert or remove any transceivers from any modules while the migration is in progress.
• alter any connections while the migration is in progress.
• remove any power supply modules or fan modules during the migration process.
• attempt any configuration changes or network changes while the migration is in progress.
• copy any configurations using the copy running-config startup-conf igcommand while the migration
is in progress.
• trigger any EPLD or BIOS upgrades during the migration.
• trigger any ISSU during the migration.
• perform migration from Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Modules to Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching
Modules during the Supervisor-1/Supervisor-1E Module to Supervisor-4 Module migration.
Prerequisites
• Ensure that you have network-admin role privileges to migrate the supervisor modules.
switch# show user-account admin
user:admin
Cisco MDS 9700 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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Installing, Removing, and Verifying Field Replaceable Units
Prerequisites

Cisco MDS 9700 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9700 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English