Default Supervisor Module Settings
EPLDs can be upgraded or downgraded. When EPLDs are being upgraded or downgraded, the following
guidelines and observations apply:
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Do not insert or remove any modules while an EPLD upgrade or downgrade is in progress.
Caution
Switches in the Cisco MDS 9100 Series do not support a forced EPLD upgrade. When you upgrade the
Note
EPLD module on these switches, you receive the following message:
Data traffic on the switch will stop now!! Do you want to continue (y/n)?
Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide for information on upgrading EPLDs.
Default Supervisor Module Settings
Table 9-7
Table 9-7
Parameters
Administrative connection
Global switch information
System clock
In-band (VSAN 1) interface
Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Switch Configuration Guide
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You can individually update each module that is online. The EPLD update is only disruptive to the
module being upgraded.
If you interrupt an upgrade, the module must be upgraded again.
The upgrade or downgrade can only be executed from the active supervisor module. While the active
supervisor module cannot be updated, you can update the other modules individually.
In Cisco MDS 9100 Series Fabric switches, be sure to specify 1 as the module number.
Cisco MDS 9216 Switches do not support EPLD upgrades.
lists the default settings for the supervisor module.
Default Supervisor Module Settings
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Default
Serial connection.
No value for system name.
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No value for system contact.
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No value for location.
No value for system clock time.
IP address, subnet mask, and broadcast address
assigned to the VSAN is set to 0.0.0.0.
Managing Modules
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