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26, 2012 February 3, 2012 February, 8, 2012 March 8, 2012 Description Created the Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) release notes. Removed IVR from the "Features Not Supported on the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch" section. Added resolved caveat CSCtx32991. Updated the "XRC Acceleration License" section. Added - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 2
• Caveats, page 35 • Related Documentation, page 41 • Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 43 Introduction The Cisco MDS 9000 Family of Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switches provides industry-leading availability, scalability, security, and management, allowing you to - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 3
Storage Services Enabler License MDS 9222i Switch only Storage Services Enabler License for one MSM-18/4 module MDS 9200 Series only Data Mobility Manager License for one MSM-18/4 module MDS 9500 Series only Data Mobility Manager License for Cisco MDS 9222i MDS 9222i Switch Data Mobility - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 4
for Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switching and Services modules) MDS 9222i Switch Cisco MDS 9148 48-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch (1RU MDS 9148 Switch fixed-configuration multilayer fabric switch with 48 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports) Cisco MDS 9134 34-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch (1RU MDS 9134 Switch - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 5
IP services and switching module with SFP LC connectors MDS 9500 Series MDS 9200 Series Cisco MDS 9513 Switching Fabric 1 Module MDS 9513 Switch Cisco MDS 9513 Switching Fabric 2 Module MDS 9513 Switch Cisco MDS 9513 Switching Fabric 3 Module MDS 9513 Switch OL-25090-02 Cisco MDS 9000 - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 6
Send documentation comments to [email protected] Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Part Number Optics SFP-10G-SR Description 10GBASE-SR SFP+ Module SFP-10G-LR 10GBASE-LR SFP+ Module SFP- - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 7
[email protected] Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and MDS 9124, MDS 9134, MDS 9148, MDS 9222i, DS-X9100, and DS-X9200 Series switching modules SFP optics (LC type) for 1-, 2-, or 4-Gbps Fibre Channel for longwave mode; supports distances up to 4 km MDS 9124, MDS 9134, MDS - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 8
Series MDS 9124 Switch MDS9200 Series MDS 9509 Switch MDS 9509 Switch MDS 9509 Switch MDS 9513 Switch MDS 9506 Switch MDS 9500 Series MDS 9000 Family MDS 9000 Family SME Smart Card MDS 9000 Family MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support Table 3 lists the MDS hardware chassis supported by Cisco MDS NX - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 9
MDS 9506 Yes MDS 9222i Yes MDS 9148 Yes Cisco MDS 8-Gb Fabric Switch for HP c-Class Blade System Yes MDS 9134 Yes1 MDS 9124 Yes1 Cisco MDS 4-Gbps Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem Yes1 Cisco MDS 4-Gbps Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter Yes1 1. This switch supports Cisco MDS - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 10
Send documentation comments to [email protected] Table 4 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS NX-OS 5.x (continued) Module Description MDS 9500 Series MDS 9222i NX-OS 5.2(x) NX-OS 5.0(x) NX-OS 5.2(x) NX-OS 5.0(x) DS-X9316-SSNK9 16-port Storage Services Node Yes Yes Yes Yes (SSN - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 11
comments to [email protected] Table 5 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x (continued) Module Description MDS 9500 Series MDS 9222i MDS 9216i DS-X9032 32-port 1-, 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Yes Module No Yes DS-X9032-SSM 32-port Storage Services Module (SSM) Yes - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 12
[email protected] Table 6 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS SAN-OS 3.x (continued) Module Description MDS 9500 MDS Series 9222i MDS 9216i MDS 9216A MDS 9216 DS-X9032 32-port 1-, 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Yes No Yes Yes Yes Module DS-X9032-SSM 32-port Storage Services Module - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 13
how you can nondisruptively upgrade your Cisco MDS 9000 switch. Issuing the install all command from the CLI, or using Cisco DCNM for SAN to perform the rolling reset reset Reason ------ Hitless upgrade is not supported Hitless upgrade is not supported At a minimum, you need to disable the - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 14
Images for MDS 9100 Series Switches Cisco MDS 9100 Series Switch Type MDS 9134, MDS 9124, Cisco MDs 4-Gbps Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, Cisco MDS 4-Gbps Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter MDS 9148, Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem Naming Convention Filename - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 15
, review the list of chassis and modules that Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) supports. See the "MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support" section on page 8. For detailed instructions for performing a software upgrade using Cisco DCNM, see the Cisco DCNM Release Notes, Release 5.2, which is available from - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 16
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] - show running-config | include fc-tunnel to check the current Fibre Channel tunnel configuration - no interface fc-tunnel y to delete a Fibre Channel tunnel on the switch that is the source for - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 17
only to Fibre Channel switching traffic. Upgrading system software disrupts IP traffic and intelligent services traffic. Caution For non-FICON environments, upgrading to Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(2) without first upgrading to Release 5.0(x) is not recommended and is not supported, and might result - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 18
Upgrade to NX-OS Release 4.2(7b). 5. Upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.0(x). 6. Upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.2(2). FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) is a FICON-certified release. Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) 18 OL-25090-02 - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 19
Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] Table 12 lists the SAN-OS and NX-OS releases that are certified for FICON. Refer to the specific release notes for FICON upgrade path information. Table 12 FICON Supported Releases FICON - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 20
Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] • You cannot nondisruptively downgrade from NX-OS Release 5.2(2) to NX-OS Release 5.0(x) if you installed NX-OS Release 5.2(2) on an MDS 9509 or MDS 9506 switch all features not supported by the downgrade - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 21
, and the MDS 9222i switch. Those nodes that are members of VSANs traversing an FCIP ISL are impacted, and a fabric reconfiguration occurs. switching traffic. Downgrading system software disrupts IP and intelligent services traffic. OL-25090-02 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 22
Release 1.x. 1. If you install a Generation 4 module in an MDS 9509 or MDS 9506 switch and perform a full switch reload following the installation of NX-OS Release 5.2(2), then you recommended downgrade path. Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) 22 OL-25090-02 - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 23
Advanced Fibre Channel Switching module, and the Cisco MDS 9513 Switching Fabric 3 module (DS-13SLT-FAB3). • Availability of Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2 on Cisco MDS 9100 Series Fabric Switches Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) supports the following switches (which are not supported by Cisco MDS NX-OS - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 24
NX-OS Release 5.2 Send documentation comments to [email protected] - Cisco MDS 9134 Fabric Switch - Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch - Cisco MDs 4-Gbps Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem - Cisco MDS 4-Gbps Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter • Port Group Monitoring Port group monitoring and - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 25
DS-X9248-256K9) • Cisco MDS 9513 Switching Fabric 3 module (DS-13SLT-FAB3) See the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide for descriptions of, and specifications for the new Generation 4 modules. This guide also provides instructions for migrating to the new Fabric 3 module and guidelines - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 26
Mainframe package, Storage Services Enabler (SSE) package, Storage Media Encryption package, and Data Mobility Manager package. On-demand ports activation licenses are also available for the Cisco MDS Blade Switch Series and 4-Gbps Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric switches. Note A license is - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 27
only with Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches. Storage Services Enabler Package The Cisco MDS 9000 SSE package allows network-based storage applications and services to run on the Cisco MDS 9000 family SSMs, Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4), and Cisco MDS 9222i. Intelligent fabric - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 28
comments to [email protected] I/O Accelerator Package The Cisco I/O Accelerator (IOA) package activates IOA on the Cisco MDS 9222i fabric switch, the Cisco MDS 9000 18/4 Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4), and on the SSN-16 module. The IOA package is licensed per service engine and is tied - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 29
IOA. • Link traps for FCoE devices are sent only when a VFC interface flaps. IPv6 The management port on Cisco MDS switches supports one user-configured IPv6 address, but does not support auto-configuration of an IPv6 address. User Roles In SAN-OS Release 3.3(x) and earlier, when a user belongs - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 30
cisco.com InterVSAN Routing When using InterVSAN Routing (IVR), it is recommended to enable Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) on all IVR-enabled switches 18/4 module or module 1 of the MDS 9222i switch, even though it is visible on ) from an earlier version that did support RSA version 1 keys, and you - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 31
F port channels are not supported on the following MDS 9000 components: • DS-C9134-K9, Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch, if NPIV is enabled and the switch is used as the NPV core switch • DS-C9124-K9, Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch, if NPIV is enabled and the switch is used as the - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 32
to the "Configuring Trunking" section in the Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide. Reserved VSAN Range and Isolated VSAN Range Guidelines On an NPV switch with a trunking configuration on any interface, or on a regular switch where the feature fport_channel_trunk command has been - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 33
up in non-CTS mode to support remote SPAN (RSPAN) traffic on the following modules: • DS-X9248-96K9: Cisco MDS 9000 48-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module • DS-X9224-96K9: Cisco MDS 9000 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module • DS-X9248-48K9: Cisco MDS 9000 4/44-Port Host-Optimized - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 34
global buffer pool should be reduced by 64. Features Not Supported on the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch The Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch does not support the following NX-OS features: • Remote Span • Translative loop support • FCC - no generation, quench reaction only • FC-Redirect In addition - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 35
Software Release (Open or Resolved) 5.2(2) O O O O O R O R O O O O O R O R O R O R O R O R - R - O - R - R O R O R O R O R O O O R O R O O O R O O O R O R OL-25090-02 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) 35 - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 36
manually in the "default" VRF. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCtr24502 Symptom: Following a switch reload or a module reload, throughput drops with local switching enabled because the local switching disabled on the Cisco MDS 9000 48-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel switching module (DS- - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 37
and goes into a loop. As a result, interfaces cannot be allocated to the storage VDC on a switch that is running the NPE image. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCtw60186 Symptom: A Cisco MDS 9000 switch that is configured for FICON Tape Acceleration (FTA) might not correctly clear an existing - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 38
switching module. As a result, for a long-distance connection, port credits may go to zero, which can cause the fabric merge to fail. This issue might be seen when a fabric is resolved. • CSCtr04426 Symptom: On a Cisco MDS 9000 switch, the tech support CLI for some FCoE components, such as VLAN_MGR and - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 39
is resolved. • CSCts21095 Symptom: Lower than expected performance occurred when a Qlogic HBA was connected to a Cisco MDS 9000 switch and a port was configured in F-mode. The switch responded to a Get Port Speed Capabilities (GPSC) request with incorrect values for both Port Speed Capabilities and - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 40
fabric, and force it to come out of the error state: switch# test fc-redirect config sync-with-fabric switch# test fc-redirect config sync-with-fabric Switching Module (DS-X9232-256K9) or a 48-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module (DS-X9248-256K9) and an older generation Cisco MDS - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 41
MDS 9513 switch, service Cisco Fabric Manager appears in the Cisco Fabric Manager Release Notes for Release 4.2(1), which is available from the following website: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10495/prod_release_notes_list.html OL-25090-02 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 42
Hardware Installation Guide • Cisco MDS 9124 and Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch Quick Start Guide Software Installation and Upgrade • Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Services Interface Image Install and Upgrade Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 43
for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Troubleshooting and Reference • Cisco NX-OS System Messages Reference • Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS MIB Quick Reference • Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS SMI-S Programming Reference Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service - HP Cisco MDS 8/12c | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 44
are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R) © 2012 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) 44 OL-25090-02
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2)
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Part Number: OL-25090-02 F0
This document describes the caveats and limitations for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Use
this document in conjunction with documents listed in the
“Related Documentation” section on page 41
.
Release notes are sometimes updated with new information on restrictions and caveats. Refer to the
following website for the most recent version of the
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
:
Table 1
shows the on-line change history for this document.
Contents
This document includes the following:
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Introduction, page 2
Table 1
Online History Change
Revision
Date
Description
A0
January 23, 2012
Created the Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) release notes.
B0
January 25, 2012
Removed IVR from the
“Features Not Supported on the
Cisco MDS 9148 Switch”
section.
Added resolved caveat
CSCtx32991
.
C0
January 26, 2012
Updated the
“XRC Acceleration License”
section.
D0
February 3, 2012
Added Resolved Caveat
CSCts21095
.
E0
February, 8, 2012
Updated the
“New Software Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS
Release 5.2(2)”
section: removed FIPS certification for SME
and added IOA with NPV.
F0
March 8, 2012
Updated the upgrade path in
Table 11
.