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sections: • Introduction, page 2 • Components Supported, page 2 • Software Download Process, page 7 • Upgrading Your Cisco MDS page 28 • Related Documentation, page 46 • Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 47 Americas Headquarters: Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 2
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 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components Component Software License Part Number M95S2K9-3.3.1c M95S1K9 - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 3
9000 Family Supported Software and MSFM-18/4 FIPS module. Storage Services Enabler package. MDS 9500 Series with SSM Storage Services Enabler package. MDS 9200 Series with Demand Ports Activation License Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem only On-Demand Ports Activation License - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 4
1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components ( DS-C9124-K9 DS-C9134-K9 DS-C9120-K9 DS-HP-FC-K9 DS-IBM-FC-K9 Description Applicable Product MDS Ethernet IP storage services ports, and a modular expansion slot for Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switching and Service modules.) MDS - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 5
documentation comments to [email protected] Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component External crossbar module Supervisor modules Switching modules Services modules Optics Part Number DS-13SLT-FAB1 Description MDS 9513 crossbar fabric - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 6
/1-Gbps Fibre Channel-short wavelength SFP for DS-X91xx switching modules. 4-Gbps/2-Gbps/1-Gbps Fibre Channel-long wavelength SFP for DS-X91xx switching modules only. Supports distances up to 4 km. MDS 9500 Series and 9200 Series, except for the MDS 9216 Switch CWDM2 DS-SFP-FC4G-LW DS-CWDM-xxxx - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 7
in the Release column. Note We strongly recommend that you use the latest available software release supported by your vendor for all Cisco MDS 9000 Family products. Downloading Software The Cisco MDS SAN-OS software is designed for mission-critical high availability environments. To realize - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 8
Download Process Send documentation comments to [email protected] Note Refer to the "Determining Software Compatibility" section of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide MDS 9134, MDS 9124, Cisco Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem, or Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter Image - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 9
Software Download Process Send documentation comments to [email protected] switch# show module Mod Ports 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 - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 10
can install Fabric Manager from the CD-ROM or from files that you download. Installing Cisco Fabric Manager is a multi-step 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 - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 11
section presents the flow of the installation process at a high level. Review these guidelines before you begin the installation process. 1. Verify supported software. Cisco Fabric Manager has been tested with the following software: • Windows 2000 SP4, 2003 SP2, XP SP2 • Redhat Linux (2.6 Kernel - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 12
instructions in the "Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager" section in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide. Refer to Table 5 for information on the supported from the CD-ROM or from files that you download from Cisco.com at the following website: http://cisco - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 13
create local PostgreSQL user accounts. If your server is running Terminal Services in Application mode, or if you are running Citrix Metaframe or install Fabric Manager, Fabric Manager Server, and Device Manager. See the instructions later in this section. 4. When the installation is complete, at the - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 14
instructions to complete the installation of Device Manager. Note If you use a Java JDK instead of a JRE on Solaris, you might encounter a problem the nondisruptive upgrade path for all SAN-OS releases. - SSM: Intelligent services traffic on the SSM, such as SANTap, NASB, and FC write acceleration - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 15
The software upgrade information in Table 6 applies only to Fibre Channel switching traffic. Upgrading system software disrupts IP traffic and SSM intelligent services traffic. Table 6 Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c) Current Nondisruptive Upgrade Path SAN-OS 3.3(1a) You can - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | 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] Table 6 Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c) (continued) Current Nondisruptive Upgrade Path SAN-OS 2.1(1b) Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 2.1(2b) and then upgrade to Release 3.3( - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 17
of hardware issues or a software bug. • ISL port becomes part of PCP results in fabric segmentation or merge because of a port flap. If this problem occurs, syslogs indicate a failure and the flapped ISL could remain in a down state because of a domain overlap. This issue was resolved in Cisco SAN - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 18
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] Note Complete Step 2 for all IVR enabled switches before moving to Step 3. Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Check the syslogs for any ISL that was isolated. 2005 Aug 31 21:52:04 switch % - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 19
Credit is 3 Change the configuration for the first port of the quad when the admin port mode is auto. (A quad is a group of four ports, supported by a data path processor (DPP). The groups are 1 to 4, 5 to 8, 9 to 12, and so on.) Do not leave the port mode set to auto. a. Set - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 20
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. 9000 Family Interoperability Support Matrix and the "Managing Modules" chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.x, - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 21
procedure described in the "Troubleshooting Installs, Upgrades, and Reboots" section of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x. Upgrading a the fabric, the nondisruptive upgrade will fail. • If a service terminates the nondisruptive upgrade, the show install all failure-reason - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 22
the system and issue the command again. • Disable all features not supported by the downgrade release. Use the show incompatibility system downgrade-image CLI nondisruptive downgrade path for all SAN-OS releases. - SSM: Intelligent services traffic on the SSM, such as SANTap, NASB, and FC write - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 23
2a). See the "Upgrading with IVR Enabled" section on page 17 for these instructions. - FICON: If you have FICON enabled, the downgrade path is different. See traffic. Downgrading system software disrupts IP and SSM intelligent services traffic. Table 8 Nondisruptive Downgrade Path from SAN-OS - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 24
Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] Table 8 Nondisruptive Downgrade Path from SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c) To SAN-OS Release Nondisruptive Downgrade Path SAN-OS 2.1(2) Downgrade to SAN-OS Release 2.1(2b) and then downgrade to - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 25
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 Family Interoperability Support Matrix and the "Managing Modules" chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 26
active zone set is 2047, due to limitations in the connected vendor switch. When IVR is used in interop mode 4, the maximum number of zones supported, including IVR zones, in the active zone set is 2047. The limit for the maximum number of IVR zones per VSAN is 250 zones (two - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 27
Limitations and Restrictions Send documentation comments to [email protected] Java Web Start When using Java Web Start, it is recommended that you do not use an HTML cache or proxy server. You can use the Java Web Start Preferences panel to view or edit the proxy configuration. To do this, - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 28
not have this issue. Cisco MDS 9222i Module Upgrade On the MDS 9222i module, an upgrade from SAN-OS Release 3.2(x) to Release 3.3(1c) is not supported if there is a Cisco SME or Cisco DMM configuration in the fabric for hosts and targets attached to the MDS 9222i module. SANTap The SANTap - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 29
Caveats Send documentation comments to [email protected] Table 11 Open Caveats and Resolved Caveats Reference (continued) DDTS Number CSCso96606 CSCsq02094 CSCsq08637 CSCsq08896 CSCsq25306 CSCsq29607 CSCsq32260 CSCsq37635 CSCsq44360 CSCsq47265 CSCsq55164 CSCsq54839 CSCsq70353 CSCsq78868 - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 30
Caveats Send documentation comments to [email protected] Table 11 Open Caveats and Resolved Caveats Reference (continued) DDTS Number CSCsl17944 CSCsl31087 CSCsl34922 CSCsl42571 CSCsl65951 CSCsm08837 CSCsm47252 CSCsm54071 CSCsm63010 CSCsm68314 CSCsm94323 CSCso02848 CSCso49196 CSCso55622 - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 31
Caveats Send documentation comments to [email protected] Table 11 Open Caveats and Resolved Caveats Reference (continued) DDTS Number Severity 6 CSCsk43927 CSCsk90998 CSCsm13002 CSCsm15874 CSCsm17768 CSCsm18303 CSCsq27072 Software Release (Open or Resolved) 3.3(1a) O O O O O O O - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 32
from Release 3.2(3a) or earlier to Release 3.3(1a) or later. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCsq32260 Symptom: When the show tech-support command is issued periodically over an extended period of time (for example, approximately 120 times) on Generation 2 MSM-18/4 modules, the number of - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 33
when the tape is loaded into a STK 9xxx drive if the first block on the tape is greater than 60 KB. The current interop matrix supports only TSM backup application on STK 9xxx family of drives and this application does not suffer from this issue. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCsq32228 - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 34
the file system limit for open files after issuing the the show tech-support details command more than 117 times and causes a module reload. Workaround: configuration changes to vulnerable devices. The SNMP server is an optional service that is disabled by default. Only SNMPv3 is impacted by these - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 35
few minutes for IVR to stabilize, if the status column for the {vsan, domain} combination is NONE, then this problem has occurred the switch. 2. Withdraw the troubled domains using the ivr withdraw domain domain vsan vsan-id command. 3. Readvertise the withdrawn domains using the ivr refresh command - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 36
: Set the port mode to F. • CSCsl32492 Symptom: Certain drivers cache the PRLI service parameters negotiated across the PLOGI/PRLI session establishment. If a library controller that does not support RETRY FCP-2 error recovery procedures is included in a SME configuration, SME may negotiate - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 37
module, an upgrade from SAN-OS Release 3.2(x) to Release 3.3(1a) is not supported if there is a Cisco SME or Cisco DMM configuration in the fabric for If FCIP is enabled and the SAN-OS is upgraded, the SNMP service will run into exception and the following syslog message is displayed: SNMP - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 38
-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps module, on the 4-port or 8-port Gigabit Ethernet IP services module, the MPS-14/2 module, and on the SSM. This issue occurs Workaround: None. • CSCsg19303 Symptom: Graceful shutdowns of ISLs are not supported for IVR traffic. Workaround: Increase the FSPF cost on the link before - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 39
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 configuration from the switch before downgrading to a Cisco MDS SAN-OS release - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 40
install Device Manager from a web browser. This can happen because the installer heap limit of 256 MB is not sufficient. Workaround: If you have this problem, save the jnlp link as file, increase the heap limit to 512 MB, and run javaws element-manager.jnlp at the shell prompt. • CSCsl12130 Symptom - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 41
: DMM jobs move to the Reset state and the following reason is displayed: Peer connection failure. In a Cisco DMM dual-fabric topology, the Storage Service Module (SSMs) in the two fabrics communicate with each other over IP by establishing a TCP connection. This connection is routed IP over FC to - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 42
the job. (Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Data Mobility Manager Configuration Guide). As a result, if a LUN Trespass has occurred due to a controller lead to an incorrect conversion of the PostreSQL database and/or the service may not start. This occurs when running Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003 - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 43
Device Manager when using Microsoft Terminal Server in Application mode, you must install the application for global use. This is required when a Service is installed and invoked, and when creating a local dbadmin user. To activate this setting, do the following: 1. Before running the installation - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 44
MSM-8/4 in the path. Workaround: Use the ips measure-rtt command to measure the round trip time. • CSCsk91974 Symptom: When you issue the show tech-support sme or the show klm internal isapi_scsi command after attaching to a module, you may see this error message: cat: write error: Bad address. This - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 45
with the Tape Recycle policy enabled in Cisco SME, a new key is generated when a tape is recycled and the old key is not purged. Workaround: Manually purge the older version of the key. OL-14116-08 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c) 45 - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 46
Software for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family, refer to the IBM TotalStorage Support website: http://www.ibm.com Release Notes • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Online Help • Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Web Services - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 47
Guide Intelligent Storage Networking Services • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Data Mobility Manager Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Secure Erase Configuration Guide - For Cisco MDS 9500 and 9200 Series Troubleshooting - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 48
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c)
Release Date: July 10, 2008
Part Number: OL-14116-08
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 46
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Release notes are sometimes updated with new information on restrictions and caveats. Refer to the
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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 22
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New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c), page 25
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Limitations and Restrictions, page 26
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Caveats, page 28
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Related Documentation, page 46
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 47