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This document describes the caveats and limitations for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Use this • Introduction, page 2 • Components Supported, page 2 • Software Download Process page 42 • Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 43 Americas Headquarters: Cisco Systems, - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | 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 M95S2K9-3.3.3 M95S1K9 - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 3
Supported FIPS module. Storage Services Enabler package. MDS 9500 Series with SSM Storage Services Enabler package. MDS 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 - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 4
Supported Switching and Service modules.) MDS 9216 16-port semi-modular fabric switch (includes MDS 9216 Switch only 16 1-Gbps/2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem only Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter (includes fourteen internal and six external ports) Cisco Fabric Switch - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 5
for the MDS 9216 Switch 8-port Gigabit Ethernet IP Storage services module. 4-port Gigabit Ethernet IP Storage services module. MDS 9500 Series and 9200 Series MDS 9000 32-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps Fibre Channel Storage Services Module (SSM). 14-port Fibre Channel/2-port Gigabit Ethernet Multiprotocol - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 6
SFP. DS-SFP-FC4G-SW DS-SFP-FC4G-MR 4-Gbps/2-Gbps/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 - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 7
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 by your vendor for all Cisco - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 8
"Determining Software Compatibility" section of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide for more details. Note If you would like to request a copy 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 - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 9
-2 modules 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 - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 10
Family switch. It is included on the CD-ROM that ships with the switch. You 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 Release 3.3(3). Table 5 Supported Fabric Manager Upgrade Paths - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 11
following 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 and Device Manager have been tested with the following software: • Windows 2000 SP4, 2003 SP2, XP SP2 - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 12
the Oracle 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. Refer to Table 5 for information on the supported upgrade path. 4. If you are upgrading a previous - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 13
accounts. If your server is running Terminal Services in Application mode, or if you are Fabric Manager Server, and Device Manager. See the instructions later in this section. 4. When the installation is Step 2 Step 3 Enter the IP address of the switch in the Address field of your browser. Click the - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 14
features impact whether an upgrade is disruptive or nondisruptive: - Fibre Channel Ports: Traffic on Fibre Channel ports can be nondisruptively upgraded. See Table 6 for the nondisruptive upgrade path for all SAN-OS releases. - SSM: Intelligent services traffic on the SSM, such as SANTap, NASB, and - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 15
a disruptive upgrade. Note 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(3) Current Nondisruptive Upgrade - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | 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(3) (continued) Current Nondisruptive Upgrade Path SAN-OS 2.1(1b) Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 2.1(2b) and then upgrade to Release - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 17
command to administratively shut any Fibre Channel ports on Generation 1 modules or merge because of a port flap. If this problem occurs, syslogs indicate a failure and the flapped ISL these steps: Step 1 Configure static domains for all switches in all VSANs where IVR is enabled. Configure the - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 18
-2-EPORT_ISOLATED: %$VSAN 2005%$ Isolation of interface port-channel 51 (reason: domain ID assignment failure) Issue the following commands for the isolated switches in Step 3: switch(config)# vsan database switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan vsan-id suspend switch(config-vsan-db)# no vsan vsan-id suspend - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 19
on the SSM using the show interface command: switch# show interface fc 2/1 - 32 fc2/1 is up Hardware is Fibre Channel, SFP is short wave laser w/o OFC (SN 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, - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 20
dual supervisor modules. • SSM intelligent services traffic on SSM ports is disrupted during upgrades. Fibre Channel switching traffic is not disrupted under the following conditions: - Upgrade the SSI boot images on the SSMs on the switch to a release version supported by your Cisco SAN-OS release - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 21
Troubleshooting Installs, Upgrades, and Reboots" section of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x. Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 Switch the fabric, the nondisruptive upgrade will fail. • If a service terminates the nondisruptive upgrade, the show install all failure-reason - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 22
you can upgrade to release 4.1(3a) and higher. Do not attempt to upgrade an MDS 9222i switch from SAN-OS 3.3(3) to NX-OS 4.1(1x) (including 4.1(1b) and 4.1(1c)) because the upgrade path is not supported on the MDS 9222i. This restriction does not apply to other platforms. Before upgrading, issue the - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 23
command again. • Disable all features not supported by the downgrade release. Use the show incompatibility with IVR Enabled" section on page 17 for these instructions. - FICON: If you have FICON enabled, the Fibre Channel switching traffic. Downgrading system software disrupts IP and SSM intelligent services - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | 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(3) To SAN-OS Release Nondisruptive Downgrade Path SAN-OS 3.2(1a) You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from SAN-OS Release - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 25
the switch to a release version supported by your Cisco SAN-OS release. Refer to the Cisco MDS NX-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for Storage Service Interface Images. • SSM intelligent services traffic switching on SSM ports is disrupted on upgrades or downgrades. • Fibre Channel switching traffic - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 26
[email protected] Before downgrading, disable all features not supported by the downgrade release. Use the show incompatibility system downgrade Guide, Release 3.x, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, and the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 27
. When IVR is used in interop mode 4, the maximum number of zones supported, including IVR zones, in the active zone set is 2047. Upgrading the SAN-OS Software on the MDS 9222i Switch On an MDS 9222i switch, an upgrade from SAN-OS Release 3.2(x), Release 3.3(1a), or Release 3.3(1c) to SAN-OS Release - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 28
a cluster Number of hosts per target Tape backup groups per cluster Volume groups in a tape backup group Cisco Key Management Center (# of keys) Targets per switch that can be FC-redirected Limit 10 1 4 2 11 32 1024 32 128 128 2 4 32K 32 Deleting Cisco SME Interfaces A Cisco SME interface can be - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 29
all SANTap configurations prior to the downgrade. Downgrading without completely deleting the SANTap configurations is not supported. FCIP Interoperability FCIP interoperability fails between two MDS switches, one running MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1c) and the other running MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(3), if - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 30
.com • zone mode enhanced vsan 1 Running Storage Applications on the MSM-18/4 The Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4) does not support multiple, concurrent storage applications. Only one application, such as SME or DMM, can run on the MSM-18/4 at a time. Caveats This section - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | 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 CSCsk87502 CSCsk93834 CSCsk95241 CSCsl15511 CSCsl17944 CSCsl31087 CSCsl34922 CSCsl42571 CSCsl65951 CSCsm08837 CSCsm54071 CSCsm94323 CSCso05448 CSCso49196 - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 32
traffic disruption on all devices associated with their old value. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCsi72048 Symptom: FCIP links may fail on an MDS 9216i switch that has compression set to auto when the other end of the FCIP link is terminated by an IPS-8 module. You may see the following - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 33
switch will go into a disruptive upgrade. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCso41087 Symptom: If FCIP is enabled and the SAN-OS is upgraded, the SNMP service an unsupported platform. This occurs even though these platforms are supported. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCsr89410 Symptom: - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 34
are executed on an MDS switch do not take effect on the 12-port, 24-port, and 48 port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps/4-Gbps Fibre Channel modules, and on the 4-port 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 - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 35
might encounter a problem trying to install Device Manager from a web browser. This can happen because the installer heap limit of 256 MB is not sufficient. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCsl15511 Symptom: On the MDS 12-port, 24-port, and 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules, and - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 36
This issue is resolved. • CSCsm08837 Symptom: When an IVR-enabled MDS switch with an empty device alias database, attempts to join a fabric which may lead to an incorrect conversion of the PostgreSQL database and/or the service may not start. This occurs when running Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 37
-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module • MDS 9000 24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module • MDS 9000 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module • MDS 9000 4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module • MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch • Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 38
Module 12 (serial: JXXXXXXXXX) reported failure on ports 12/1-12/24 (Fibre Channel) due to Fatal runtime Arb error. (DevErr is bitmap of failed Service: Version: 3.2(1a) The output of the show system exception-info command will have logs like those shown below on the fabric switch and blade switches. - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 39
resolved. • CSCsw78035 Symptom: When FlexAttach is enabled on the switch, the physical pWWN in the FCNS registration response is not This issue is resolved. • CSCsk91974 Symptom: When you issue the show tech-support sme or the show klm internal isapi_scsi command after attaching to a module, you - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 40
3.3(1a), when a switchover occurs to the Supervisor running Release 3.3(1a), Cisco SME traffic flows for hosts that are not connected locally to the switch that is getting upgraded, may get flapped for a very short time. This can also occur during a switchover to a Supervisor running Release 3.3(1a - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 41
Open Caveats Send documentation comments to [email protected] • CSCsk43927 Symptom: The following Fabric Manager client components that use SSH and Telnet do not work well with NAT: • DMM storage job creation • Cisco SAN-OS software upgrade • Zone activation Workaround: None. OL-14116-11 - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 42
TotalStorage Support website Notes for Storage Services Interface Images Guide • Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide • Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide • Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch Quick Start Guide • Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Hardware Installation Guide - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 43
Guide - For Cisco MDS 9500 and 9200 Series Troubleshooting and Reference • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family MIB Quick Reference • Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Submitting a Service Request For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 44
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(3)
Release Date: April 2, 2009
Part Number: OL-14116-11
This document describes the caveats and limitations for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Use
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“Related Documentation” section on page 42
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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(3), page 26
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Limitations and Restrictions, page 27
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Caveats, page 30
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Related Documentation, page 42
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 43