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describes the caveats and limitations for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Use this document in Supported, page 2 • Software Download Process, page 7 • Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 10 • Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 22 • New Features in Cisco MDS - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 2
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 Component - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 3
cisco.com Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported 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-14116-11 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 4
expansion slot-SFPs sold separately). MDS 9216i Switch only MDS 9140 fixed configuration (non-modular) fabric switch (includes 8 full rate ports and 32 host-optimized ports). MDS 9140 Switch only MDS 9124 fixed configuration (non-modular) multilayer fabric switch (includes 8 enabled ports; an on - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 5
[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 module. Applicable Product MDS 9513 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - 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-OS - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - 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 Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - 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 Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - 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 Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 10
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 Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 11
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 • Redhat Linux - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - 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 Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 13
link. Follow the onscreen instructions provided in the Fabric Manager Installer 3.3(3). To install Device Manager on your workstation, follow these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Enter the IP address of the switch in the Address field of your browser. Click the Cisco Device Manager link in the - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 14
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] Step 4 Follow the onscreen 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 trying to install the - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 15
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] • FC-Redirect configuration for hosts or target connected locally • FC-Redirect configuration created by application running on that switch. If an upgrade is attempted when an active - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 16
SAN-OS Release 1.3(4a), then to Release 2.1(2b), and then upgrade to Release 3.3(3). Use Table 7 to determine your FICON nondisruptive upgrade path to Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(2). Find the image release number you are currently using in the Current Release with FICON Enabled column of the table - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 17
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 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 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 18
. 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, upgrade all of your existing switches to Cisco SAN-OS Release 2.1(2b) as described in this workaround. Then follow the normal upgrade guidelines for Release - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 19
Port WWN is 20:4b:00:0d:ec:09:3c:00 Admin port mode is auto auto. (A quad is a group of four ports, supported by a data path processor (DPP). The groups are switch# config t switch(config)# interface fc 2/2 switch(config-if)# shutdown OL-14116-11 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 20
conditions: - Upgrade 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 NX-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for Storage Service Interface Images. - All SSM applications are disabled. Use the show ssm provisioning - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 21
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(3) on a Cisco MDS 9124 Switch, follow these guidelines: • During the upgrade, configuration is not allowed and the fabric - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 22
comments to [email protected] Performing a Disruptive Upgrade on a Single Supervisor MDS Family Switch Cisco MDS SAN-OS software upgrades are disruptive on the following single supervisor Cisco MDS Family switches: • MDS 9120 switch • MDS 9140 switch • MDS 9216i switch If you are performing - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 23
Intelligent services traffic MDS 9222i switch. Those nodes that are members of VSANs traversing an FCIP ISL are impacted, and a fabric instructions. - FICON: If you have FICON enabled, the downgrade path is different. See Table 9. Use Table 8 to determine the nondisruptive downgrade path from Cisco - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 24
from SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c). You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c). You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c). Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(3) 24 OL-14116-11 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 25
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 NX-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 Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 26
information about the features listed, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.x, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, and the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide. For information about new CLI commands associated - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 27
connected locally FC-Redirect configuration created by application running on that switch. If an upgrade is attempted when an active configurations is present, the switch will go into a disruptive upgrade. OL-14116-11 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(3) 27 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 28
SME configuration limits for this release. Table 10 Cisco SME Limits Configuration Number of switches in the fabric Number of clusters per switch Switches in a cluster Fabrics in a cluster Modules in a switch Cisco MSM-18/4 modules in a cluster Initiator-Target-LUNs (ITLs) LUNs behind a target - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 29
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 as in the following example: switch(config)# ip access-list acl- - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - 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 Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 31
Send documentation comments to [email protected] Table 11 Open Caveats O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Software Release (Open or Resolved) 3.3(3) R R R R R R R R R R R R R O R R O R R R R R R R R R O R R OL-14116-11 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(3) 31 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 32
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 . • CSCsk51193 Symptom: Following an upgrade to Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1) on a Cisco MDS 9124 switch, an interface is shown as up, but there - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 33
documentation comments to [email protected] • CSCso28570 Symptom: On the MDS 9222i module, an upgrade from SAN-OS Release 3.2(x) to Release 3.3(1a) fails when there is an active FC-Redirect configuration (created by Cisco SME or Cisco DMM applications) on the switch. An active FC-Redirect - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 34
executed on an MDS switch do not take effect on the 16-port or 32-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps module, on the 4-port or 8-port Gigabit Ethernet IP services module, the 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 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 35
to [email protected] • CSCsk95241 Symptom: If you use JDK instead of JRE on Solaris, you might encounter a problem trying to install forwarding mode until 30 seconds later. The Fabric Manager server is not able to communicate to the MDS 9222i switch through SNMP during this 30 second window - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 36
PortChannel is created between 2 switches using the PortChannel wizard in Fabric Manager, the map might service may not start. This occurs when running Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, 2003 R2, or 2008 with Terminal Server running in Application mode. Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 37
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 • Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter OL-14116-11 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 38
: Kernel Panic 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. To identify ,zone[1]:0x0,zone[2]:0x0 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(3) 38 OL-14116-11 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 39
ME: 1 IR/DR: 00 DEAR: 00000000, ESR: switch, the show tech-support sme or the show Cisco SME tape group or tape device configuration. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCso50663 Symptom: The following syslog message is displayed: OL-14116-11 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 40
resolved. Open Caveats • CSCsl71227 Symptom: Using Fabric Manager Release 3.2(2), if you have an enclosure running Release 3.3(1a), Cisco SME traffic flows for hosts that are not connected locally to the switch that is getting Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(3) 40 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 41
[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 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 42
Guide • Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch Quick Start Guide • Cisco MDS 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 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 43
Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Secure Erase Configuration 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 MIB Quick Reference • Cisco MDS - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - 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
this document in conjunction with documents listed in the
“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