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of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/prod_release_notes_list.html Contents This document includes the following sections: • Introduction, page 2 • Components Supported, page 2 • Software Download Process, page 7 • Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 2
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 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 3
9134 Switch On-Demand Ports Activation License MDS 9134 Switch On-Demand Ports Activation License Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem only On-Demand Ports Activation License Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter only OL-14116-12 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 4
external active ports and two 4-Gb SFPs installed). Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem only Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter (includes fourteen internal and six external ports) Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter only Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 5
Send 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 - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 6
in a switched fabric. MDS 9000 Family CD-ROM M90FMK9-CD322= MDS 9000 Management Software and Documentation CD-ROM, spare. MDS 9000 Family 1. SFP = small form-factor pluggable 2. CWDM = coarse wavelength division multiplexing 3. W = Watt Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 7
. To download the latest Cisco MDS SAN-OS software, access the Software Center at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center See the following sections in this release note for details on how you can nondisruptively upgrade your Cisco MDS 9000 switch. Issuing the install all command from the - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 8
the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide for more details. Note If you would like to request a copy of the source code under the terms of either GPL or LGPL, please send an e-mail to [email protected]. Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9100 Series Switch The - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 9
Overview chapter of the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide. For information on Cisco MDS 9000 hardware and software compatibility, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS Hardware and Software Compatibility Information. OL-14116-12 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 10
the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, and are available on-screen once you launch the Fabric Manager installer from the CD-ROM. Note When upgrading Fabric Manager, refer to the supported upgrade path shown in Table 5. For example, when upgrading from SAN-OS Release 3.1(x) to - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 11
6.x, and 7.0 Note Internet Explorer 7.0 is not supported on Windows 2000 SP4. • Oracle Database 10g Express • PostgreSQL 8.2 (Windows and Linux) • PostgreSQL 8.1 (Solaris) • Cisco ACS 3.1 and 4.0 • PIX Firewall OL-14116-12 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4) 11 - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 12
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 installation of Fabric Manager - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 13
link. Select the drive for your CD-ROM. Click the FM Installer link. Follow the onscreen instructions provided in the Fabric Manager Installer 3.3(4). To install Device Manager on your workstation, follow these steps: OL-14116-12 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 14
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. General Upgrading Guidelines Use the following guidelines when upgrading to Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4): • Install and configure dual supervisor modules. • Issue - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 15
Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] Note 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 3.3(4) fails when there is an active FC-Redirect configuration (created by Cisco SME - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 16
to SAN-OS Release 2.1(2e) and then upgrade to Release 3.3(4). or Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 2.1(3) and then upgrade to Release 3.3(4). SAN-OS 1.x Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 1.3(4a), then to Release 2.1(2b), and then upgrade to Release 3.3(4). Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 17
the specific release notes for FICON upgrade path information. Table 7 FICON Supported Releases FICON Supported Releases NX-OS Release 4.1(1c) SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c) Release 3.2(2c) Release 3.0(3b) Release 3.0(3) Release 3.0(2) Release 2.0(2b) Upgrading with IVR Enabled An Inter-Switch Link (ISL - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 18
on all the IVR enabled switches. Issue the copy running-config startup-config command to save the RDI mode in the startup configuration on all of the switches. Follow the normal upgrade guidelines for Release 2.1(2b). If you are adding new switches running Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.1(2b) or later - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 19
prior to Release 3.0(1). Note To avoid any traffic disruption, modify the configuration of the SSM ports as described below, before upgrading a SAN-OS software image prior to Release 3.3(4). For more information on upgrading SAN-OS software, see the "Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 20
the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 EPLD Images to upgrade your EPLD image. - Refer to the Cisco Data Center Interoperability Support Matrix and the "Managing Modules" chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.x, for information on upgrading your - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | 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 Cisco MDS 9124 Switch If you are upgrading from Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(1) to Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.3(4) on a Cisco MDS 9124 Switch - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 22
to release 4.1(3a) and higher. Do not attempt to upgrade an MDS 9222i switch from SAN-OS 3.3(4) 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 show install - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 23
to [email protected] • Install and configure dual supervisor modules. • Issue the system no acl-adjacency-sharing execute command to disable acl adjacency usage on Generation 2 and Generation 1 modules. If this command fails, reduce the number of zones, IVR zones, TE ports, or a combination - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 24
Downgrade Paths Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4) does not support FICON. Refer to Table 7 for a list SAN-OS and NX-OS releases that support FICON. Refer to the specific release notes for FICON downgrade path information. Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4) 24 OL - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 25
. Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 EPLD Images to upgrade your EPLD image. - Refer to the Cisco Data Center Interoperability Support Matrix and the "Managing Modules" chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.x, for information on - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 26
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. 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 - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 27
ports in 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 OL-14116-12 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 28
The Emulex driver version 8.1.10.12 does 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 - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 29
Release 3.3(4) to NX-OS Release 4.1(1b) or NX-OS Release 4.1(1c) on other MDS switches. ISSU upgrades from SAN-OS Release 3.3(4) to NX-OS Release 4.1(3a) and to NX-OS Release 4.13(a) are supported on the MDS 9222i switch. OL-14116-12 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 30
CSCsz74907 CSCsz75692 Software Release (Open or Resolved) 3.3(3) O O O O O O O O O O - O O O O O O O - O - O O - - O O Software Release (Open or Resolved) 3.3(4) R R R O R R R R R R R R O O O R R R R R R R R R R R R Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4) 30 OL - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 31
) due to Analysis Frame was lost in device 55 (device error 0xc3700120) 2009 Jun 15 19:55:48 mds01 %MODULE-2-MOD_SOMEPORTS_FAILED: Module 1 (serial: JAE1125M1VS) reported failure on ports 1/5-1/5 (Fibre Channel) due to Analysis OL-14116-12 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 32
a link flap of a SCSI-FLOW target configured for IVR. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCsz37102 Symptom: Severe flow control for iSCSI sessions on an MSM-18/4 module that is installed in an MDS 9500 Series switch might cause the module to fail. Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 33
behind a NPIV F port cannot see the zoned LUNs if the addition of the F port to the zone and the zone set activation occur after an In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU). This issue applies only to an NPIV F port on MDS 9124 and MDS 9134 fabric switches. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCsz10089 - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 34
: SNMP should gracefully handle timeouts caused by port initialization. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCta34629 Symptom: The system manager core server does not clean up the core files on the MDS 9513 switch. Workaround: This issue is resolved. Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 35
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). Workaround: None. • CSCsq20408 Symptom: After creating SANTap Control Virtual Targets (CVTs) or SANTap Data Virtual - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 36
Virtual Targets (DVTs) so that the running configuration and the startup configuration are synchronized. • CSCta55819 Symptom: Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) callhome commands are not working in NPV mode, even though CFS is working in NPV mode. Workaround: None. Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 37
9020 Fabric Switch Hardware Installation Guide Cisco Fabric Manager • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Quick Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Online Help OL-14116-12 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 38
System Messages Reference • Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch System Messages Reference Installation and Configuration Note • Cisco MDS 9000 Family SSM Configuration Note • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Port Analyzer Adapter Installation and Configuration Note Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 39
service and Cisco currently supports RSS version 2.0. This document is to be used in conjunction with the documents listed in the "Related Documentation" section. CCDE, CCENT, CCSI, Cisco Eos, Cisco HealthPresence, Cisco IronPort, the Cisco logo, Cisco Lumin, Cisco Nexus, Cisco Nurse Connect, Cisco - HP Cisco MDS 9500 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 40
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Release Date: July 23, 2009
Part Number: OL-14116-12
This document describes the caveats and limitations for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Use
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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(4), page 25
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Limitations and Restrictions, page 26
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Caveats, page 30
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Related Documentation, page 37
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 38