HP Cisco MDS 9124 HP StorageWorks C-Series Fabric Switches for NX-0S 4.1(3a) R - Page 15

FC AND FCIP WRITE ACCELERATION FEATURE MUST NOT BE ENABLED WHEN IMPLEMENTING CONTINUOUS ACCESS ENTERPRISE VIRTUAL ARRAY Continuous Access Enterprise Virtual Array includes an FC/FCIP write acceleration feature. For this reason, Cisco's FC and FCIP write acceleration must not be enabled in a Continuous Access EVA environment. By default Cisco NX-OS write acceleration is disabled. FCIP TAPE ACCELERATION NX-OS FCIP Tape Acceleration (Write & Read) is disabled by default. Enabling FCIP Tape Acceleration may cause a tape library to go offline with certain tape backup applications that support shared tape library options. If this issue is encountered, disable the feature. SWITCH SETTINGS FOR HP CONTINUOUS ACCESS ENTERPRISE VIRTUAL ARRAYS AND HP DATA REPLICATION MANAGER FOR MODULAR ARRAYS The default load balancing policy for NX-OS is Src-ID/Dst-ID/OX-ID. This must be changed when using Enterprise Virtual Array families or Modular Array families configured for Continuous Access EVA and/or Data Replication Manager (DRM). Change the default load balance setting to Src-ID/Dst-ID using either one of the following two procedures: Using the Management Console or Telnet to Change the Load Balancing Setting Use the following procedure to change the load balance setting to Src-ID/Dst-ID with management console or telnet: Note: Your login account must have network-admin privileges to complete this procedure. 1. Log into the switch using either the management console or telnet. 2. Enter your network-admin privileged account by entering your login name and password. switch login: admin Password: 3. Enter the following to enter configuration mode: switch# config terminal 4. Enter the following command to enter the VSAN database: switch(config)# vsan database 15 MDS Multilayer Director & Multilayer Fabric Switches Release Notes