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the caveats and limitations for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Use this Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a), page 23 • Changes in Existing Features, page 28 • Limitations and Restrictions, page 28 • Caveats, page 32 • Related Documentation, page 38 • Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 2
management. Components Supported Table 1 lists the SAN-OS software part number and hardware components supported by the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Note To use the Cisco Storage Services Enabler package, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(5) or later must be installed on the MDS switch. Table 1 Cisco MDS - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 3
Data Mobility Manager (DMM) for 180 days MDS 9200 Series with SSM On-Demand Ports Activation License MDS 9124 Switch On-Demand Ports Activation License MDS 9134 Switch On-Demand Ports Activation License MDS 9134 Switch On-Demand Ports Activation License Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 4
enable 8 additional ports, up to 32 4-Gbps ports. An additional port activation license can enable 2 10-Gbps ports.). MDS 9134 only MDS 9120 fixed configuration, non-modular, fabric MDS 9120 only switch (includes4 full rate ports and 16 host-optimized ports). Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 5
Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component External crossbar module Supervisor modules Switching modules Services modules Optics Part Number DS-IBM-FC-K9 DS-13SLT-FAB1 Description Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter (includes fourteen internal and six external ports) MDS - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 6
Fibre Channel traffic in a switched fabric. CD-ROM M90FM-CD-321= MDS 9000 Management Software and Documentation MDS 9000 Family CD-ROM, spare. 1. SFP = small form-factor pluggable 2. CWDM = coarse wavelength division multiplexing Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 7
a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch using the Fabric Manager, view the Switches tab in the Information pane, locate the switch using the IP address, logical name, or WWN, and check its version in the Release column. Note We strongly recommend that you use the latest available software release supported - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 8
that you use for an MDS 9100 series switch depends on which switch you use, as shown in Table 2. Table 2 Software Images for MDS 9100 Series Switch Switch MDS 9120 or MDS 9140 MDS 9134, MDS 9124, Cisco Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem, or Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter Image Filename - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 9
to Supervisor-1 modules is not supported. To migrate from a Supervisor-1 module to a Supervisor-2 module, refer to the step-by-step instructions in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide. Configuring Generation 2 Switching Modules The Cisco MDS 9500 Multilayer Directors are designed to - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 10
process that involves installing a database, as well as Fabric Manager. The complete installation instructions are provided in the "Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager" section in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, and are available on-screen once you launch - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 11
Database 10g Express database, follow the instructions in the "Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager" section in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide. Note If you are upgrading a previous installation of Fabric Manager, make sure the previous installation is - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 12
. Follow the onscreen instructions provided in the Fabric Manager Installer 3.2(1a). To install Device Manager on your workstation, follow these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Enter the IP address of the switch in the Address field of your browser. Click the Cisco Device Manager link in the - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 13
[email protected] • Follow the guidelines for upgrading a single supervisor switch as described in "Performing a Disruptive Upgrade on a Single Supervisor MDS Family Switch" section on page 19. • Be aware that some features impact whether an upgrade is disruptive or nondisruptive: - Fibre Channel Ports - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 14
-OS Release 1.3(4a), then to Release 2.1(2b), and then upgrade to Release 3.2(1a). Use Table 6 to determine your FICON nondisruptive upgrade path to Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a). Find the image release number you are currently using in the Current Release with FICON Enabled column of the table - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 15
-config startup-config command to have the configuration take effect. Upgrading with IVR Enabled An Inter-Switch Link (ISL) flap resulting in fabric segmentation or a merge during or after an upgrade from Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.0(x) to a later image where IVR is enabled might be disruptive. Some - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 16
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] then follow the upgrade guidelines listed in the "Upgrading Your Version of Cisco Fabric Manager" section on page 10. If you have VSANs in interop mode 2 or 3, you must issue an IVR refresh for - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 17
)# interface fc 2/2 switch(config-if)# shutdown Save the running configuration to the startup configuration before the upgrade procedure to ensure that the changes are preserved during and after the upgrade. To save the configuration, enter the following command: OL-14116-02 Cisco MDS 9000 Family - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 18
. Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 EPLD Images to upgrade your EPLD image. - Refer to the Cisco MDS Storage Services Module Interoperability Support Matrix and the "Managing Modules" chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.x, for - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 19
using either Fabric Manager or the copy command. If the switch fails to boot, then follow the recovery procedure described in the "Troubleshooting Installs, Upgrades, and Reboots" section of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x. Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 Switch If you - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 20
ports lose connectivity to iSCSI targets while the downgrade is in progress. - iSCSI: If you are downgrading from SAN-OS version 3.0(x) to a lower version of SAN-OS, enable iSCSI if an IPS module or a MPS-14/2 module is online in the switch. Otherwise, the downgrade will disrupt traffic. Cisco MDS - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 21
instructions. - FICON: If you have FICON enabled, the downgrade path is different. See Table 8. - iSNS: The iSNS feature does not support a graceful downgrade from Cisco MDS only to Fibre Channel switching traffic. Downgrading system software disrupts IP and SSM intelligent services traffic. Table 7 - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 22
the SSI boot images on the SSMs on the switch to a release version supported by your Cisco SAN-OS release. Refer to the Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for Storage Service Interface Images. • SSM intelligent services traffic switching on SSM ports is disrupted on upgrades or downgrades - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 23
Unit Port (CUP) management, and switch cascading. The Cisco MDS-18/4 Module can be used with the Cisco MDS 9200 Series of Multilayer Fabric Switches and the Cisco MDS 9500 Series of Multilayer Directors. Note The MSM-18/4 module supports both the IP Storage (IPS) and Storage Services Interface - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 24
MDS 9000 blade switches, the Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch, and the Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch. The NPV mode applies to an entire switch. All end devices connected to a switch in the NPV mode must log in as N-port to use this feature. Loop attached devices are not supported - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 25
digital diagnostic thresholds are exceeded • Digital diagnostic values are viewable in Cisco Fabric Manager (previously only through CLI) Universal Serial Bus Support The two Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 compatible ports on the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 modules are available for use with - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 26
Software Upgrades for the Cisco MDS 9222i Switch Cisco SAN-OS 3.2(1a) includes non-disruptive, in service software upgrades (ISSU) for the Cisco MDS 9222i switch. This feature does not apply to the Cisco MDS 9216 and 9216i fabric switches. Cisco Fabric Manager Enhancements New Installation Process - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 27
process, see "Upgrading Your Version of Cisco Fabric Manager" section on page 10. For complete Fabric Manager installation instructions, refer to the "Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager" section in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, or use the on-screen - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 28
devices and inter-switch links (ISLs). Prior to Cisco Fabric Manager release 3.2(1a) SAN Device Virtualization Scalability Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a) supports 800 SAN device virtualization by following the instructions in the Cisco MDS 9000 Data Mobility Manager Configuration Guide. • A storage - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 29
active on which port and create DMM jobs accordingly. • A DMM job that is in progress might fail if you change the clock on an MDS switch by configuring the NTP server. Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch The Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch does not support the following Cisco MDS SAN-OS - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 30
to the same Cisco MDS 9124 Switch or or Cisco MDS 9134 Switch or Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem or Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter. CWDM SFPs The 2-Gbps CWDM SFPs do not have have a maximum speed set in memory and they negotiate to 4-Gbps on modules that support the higher - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 31
cisco.com MTU Size Limitation The Cisco MDS 9216i switch and MPS-14/2 module do not support Ports Starting with Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.0(1), the SSM front panel ports can no longer be configured in auto mode, which is the default for releases prior to Release 3.1(1). For instructions of service ( - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 32
CSCse31881 CSCse47687 CSCsg19148 CSCsg19303 CSCsi66310 Software Release (Open or Resolved) 3.2(1) 3.2(1a) O R O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a) 32 OL-14116-02 - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 33
in traps not reaching the Fabric Manager Server. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCsk68110 Symptom: A URL for EMC is needed so that Fabric Manager can be downloaded from EMC. Workaround: This issue is resolved. Open Caveats • CSCsg49151 OL-14116-02 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 34
is to withdraw the domain and refresh IVR. Follow these steps: 1. Identify domains with problem using the show ivr internal dep command. switch# show ivr internal dep Internal information for DEP FSM Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a) 34 OL-14116-02 - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 35
is NONE, then this problem has occurred the switch. 2. Withdraw the troubled domains using the ivr port pWWN of the device and vsan-id is the VSAN that contains the incomplete FCNS entries. • CSCsk51193 Symptom: Following an upgrade to Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1) on a Cisco MDS 9124 switch - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 36
MDS 9222i Switch and the MDS 9216i Switch. Workaround: Always shut the interface using the shutdown command before removing the IP address and making configuration changes. • CSCsk00953 Symptom: HP Blade Servers that are connected through an HP Virtual Connect (VC) FC module to a Cisco Fabric Switch - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 37
works for the management port. Workaround: None. • CSCsk63929 Symptom: If DMM is provisioned on the SSM and you downgrade to a Cisco MDS SAN-OS release that does not support DMM, the configuration persists and the GUI and CLI show DMM as a provisioned application. Workaround: Manually remove the DMM - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 38
Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch Quick Start Guide • Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide • Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide • Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide Cisco Fabric Manager • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Quick Configuration Guide - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 39
Storage Services Module Software Installation and Upgrade Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Quick Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference Troubleshooting and Reference • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 - HP Cisco MDS 9020 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 40
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a)
Release Date: October 6, 2007
Part Number: OL-14116-02
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 38
.
Note
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
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Contents
This document includes the following sections:
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Introduction, page 2
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Components Supported, page 2
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Software Download Process, page 7
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Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 10
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Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 20
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New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a), page 23
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Changes in Existing Features, page 28
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Limitations and Restrictions, page 28
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Caveats, page 32
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Related Documentation, page 38
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Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines, page 40