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Support for the New Generation 3 Modules Send documentation comments to [email protected] Support for the New Generation 3 Modules Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.1(1b) supports the following new Generation 3 8-Gbps modules: • MDS 9000 4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel module (DS-X9248-48K9) • MDS 9000 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module (DS-X9224-96K9) • MDS 9000 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module (DS-X9248-96K9) In addition, Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.1(1b) supports two fabric modules, which are also known as crossbar modules, for the MDS 9513 Director: • MDS 9513 Fabric 2 module (DS-13SLT-FAB2) • MDS 9513 Fabric 1 module (DS-13SLT-FAB1) Table 1-3 lists the types of Generation 3 modules that the MDS 9513 Director supports. Table 1-3 Module Support Matrix for the MDS 9513 Director Generation 3 Module MDS 9000 4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-optimized module, DS-X9248-48K9 MDS 9000 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module, DS-X9248-96K9 MDS 9000 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module, DS-X9224-96K9 Fabric Module Software Release MDS 9513 Fabric 1 module or Cisco NX-OS 4.1(1b) MDS 9513 Fabric 2 module MDS 9513 Fabric 2 module Cisco NX-OS 4.1(1b) MDS 9513 Fabric 2 module Cisco NX-OS 4.1(1b) The MDS 9513 Director requires Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.1(1b) and the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules to support the MDS 9000 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module and the MDS 9000 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module. The MDS 9513 Director requires Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.1(1b), but does not require the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules to support the MDS 9000 4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-optimized Fibre Channel module. The MDS 9509 Director and the MDS 9506 Director also support the Generation 3 8-Gbps modules. The switches require Supervisor-2 modules and Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.1(1b) to support the Generation 3 8-Gbps modules. For information on the tasks associated with readying the MDS 9500 Series to support Generation 3 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules, refer to the Migrating to Generation 3 Modules appendix in the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide. It presents an overview of the Generation 3 8-Gbps modules, provides usage guidelines for the modules, and describes three procedures for migrating hardware and upgrading software to enable use of these modules in an MDS 9513 Director. For information on replacing the MDS 9513 Fabric 1 modules with Fabric 2 modules, refer to the Migrating to Generation 3 Modules appendix in the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide. It provides information on installing new Fabric 2 modules while running NX-OS Release 4.x and SAN-OS Release 3.x. It also provides information on installing the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules and activating higher bandwidth. OL-17675-02 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b) 9