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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-14116-13 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
for Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switching and Service modules.) MDS 9216 16-port semi-modular fabric switch (includes MDS 9216 Switch only 16 1-Gbps/2-Gbps Fibre Channel ports, power supply, and expansion slot-SFPs sold separately). MDS 9216A 16-port semi-modular fabric switch (includes MDS 9216A Switch - 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
process. 1. Verify supported software. Cisco Fabric Manager and Device 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-14116-13 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 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
Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] java -Xms512m -Xmx512m -jar m9000-fm-3.3.4.jar Step 5 Follow the onscreen instructions provided in the Fabric account to log in as a service. If your server is running Terminal Services in Application mode, or if - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 14
link. Follow the onscreen instructions provided in the Fabric Manager Installer 3.3(4a). To install Device Manager on your workstation, follow these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Enter the IP address of the switch in the Address field of your browser. Click the Cisco Device Manager link in - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 15
FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths" section on page 17. Use Table 6 to determine your nondisruptive upgrade path to Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a). Find the image release number you are currently using in the Current column of the table and use the path recommended. Note On an MDS 9222i switch - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 16
Release 2.1(3) and then upgrade to Release 3.3(4a). 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(4a). Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) 16 OL-14116-13 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 17
cisco.com FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) does not support FICON. Table 7 lists the SAN-OS and NX-OS releases that support An Inter-Switch Link (ISL) flap resulting in fabric segmentation or a merge during or after an upgrade from Cisco MDS SAN-OS - 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-14116-13 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
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(4a) 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
Gigabit Ethernet ports on the MPS-14/2 module, the MSM-18/4 module, and the MDS 9222i switch. Those nodes that are members of VSANs traversing an FCIP ISL are impacted, and a fabric reconfiguration occurs. iSCSI initiators connected to the Gigabit Ethernet ports lose connectivity to iSCSI targets - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 24
then to Release 1.3(4a), and then downgrade to your SAN-OS 1.x release. FICON Downgrade Paths Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) 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 - 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
by Cisco SME or Cisco DMM applications) on the switch. An active FC-Redirect configuration is defined as: FC-Redirect configuration for hosts or target connected locally FC-Redirect configuration created by application running on that switch. 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 27
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-14116-13 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) 27 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 28
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 29
issue. Limited ISSU Support on the MDS 9222i Switch An in-service software upgrade (ISSU MDS switches. ISSU upgrades from SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) to NX-OS Release 4.1(3a) and to NX-OS Release 4.13(a) are supported on the MDS 9222i switch. OL-14116-13 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 30
Caveats Send documentation comments to [email protected] Caveats This section lists the open and resolved caveats for this to IBM TS1120 tape drives. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCtc20849 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) 30 OL-14116-13 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 31
is executed on the switch, or the same information is collected through Cisco Fabric Manager or Device Manager: • show hardware internal mgmt0 stats • show hardware internal eobc stats • show tech • show tech details • show tech-support • tac-pac In a dual supervisor switch, entering one of these - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 32
are synchronized. • CSCta55819 Symptom: Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) callhome commands are not switches over to the standby module. Workaround: Always enter the install ssi module command to upgrade the SSI image on a module. 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 33
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 34
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 35
desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a free service and Cisco currently supports RSS version 2.0. This document is to be used in conjunction coincidental. © 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. OL-14116-13 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 36
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a)
Release Date: November 2, 2009
Part Number: OL-14116-13
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 33
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Note
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(4a), 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 33
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 34