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Send documentation comments to [email protected] Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes, Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a) Current Release: 4.0(1a)N1(1a) -April 23, 2009 Part Number: OL-16601-01 G0 This document describes the features, caveats, and limitations for Nexus 5000 Series switches. Use this - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 2
Documentation, page 26 • Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 26 Introduction The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series ports support both GE and 10GE. The default is 10GE. • Two expansion module slots that can be configured to support up Installation Guide. Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes, Release - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 3
Eight of the twenty fixed ports support GE and 10GE speed. • One expansion module slot that can be configured to support up to 6 additional 10-Gigabit Ethernet Cisco Nexus 5010 switch see the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide. New and Changed Features in Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0(1a) - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 4
the Cisco NX-OS software on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches: • 4.0(0)N1(2a) • 4.0(1a)N1(1) • 4.0(1a)N1(1a) Upgrade and downgrade is not supported between the following versions of the Cisco NX-OS software on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches: • 4.0(1a)N1(1a) • 4.0(1a)N2(1) All the documented - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 5
upgrade or downgrade, when the system comes up users are assigned a default role of network-operator. This is due to caveat CSCsy08516. To avoid the problem, reload the switch after an upgrade or a downgrade and after the system comes up. You can then perform a copy running-config startup-config to - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 6
policy is not aware of the EtherChannel. QoS strictly follows a per-member port configuration. The only service policy supported on the interface level is egress queue scheduling. No configuration is allowed on member ports. All member ports follow the configuration on the EtherChannel. If - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 7
joins a EtherChannel, the following interface level parameters are disabled: bandwidth delay duplex flowcontrol ip ipv6 mac priority-flow-control service-policy spanning-tree speed storm-control Set bandwidth informational parameter Specify interface throughput delay Enter the port duplex mode - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 8
The FCoE VLAN is not expected to be carried in the FCoE frames. This will change in a future release once FIP-based FCoE is supported. The changes to the virtual interfaces are described in the following topics: • Virtual Interface Groups, page 8 • Virtual Ethernet Interfaces, page 8 • Virtual Fibre - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 9
Changes to the FCoE Model and Related Configuration Send documentation comments to [email protected] Each virtual Fibre Channel interface is bound directly to an FCoE-enabled physical Ethernet interface in Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a). This change simplifies the interface vfc command as shown in the - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 10
your switch has an FCoE configuration you will need to reconfigure FCoE using the new FCoE CLI. Alternatively, you can contact Cisco Customer Support for help with upgrading and converting your configuration to the new format. Downgrading to Cisco NX-OS 4.0(0)-Based Releases Your FCoE configuration - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 11
switch. • VACLs of more than one type on a single VLAN are unsupported. NX-OS software supports only a single type of VACL (either MAC, IPv4, or IPv6) applied on a VLAN. • Multiple boot kickstart statements in the configuration are not supported. • If you remove an expansion module with Fibre Channel - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 12
Caveats Send documentation comments to [email protected] Caveats This section includes the following topics: • Open Caveats, page 12 • Resolved Caveats-Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a), page 18 • Resolved Caveats-Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0(1a)N1(1), page 19 • Resolved Caveats-Cisco NX-OS Release - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 13
5000 Series switches support two possible VRFs, the default and the management. Configure the desired VRF when using TACACS+ service. You can configure in 4.0(0)N1(2) and 4.0(0)N1(2a). Workaround: After a downgrade, manually copy the startup configuration to the running configuration and reboot the - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 14
result is that the ACL cannot be applied to the interface. This problem occurs only with a configuration session, and only after a configuration failure. way to bring it online as SD is to manually set the speed 2 G or 4 G. Workaround: Configure the speed manually to 2 G or 4 G. • CSCsv00402 Symptom - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 15
Caveats Send documentation comments to [email protected] Workaround: After you downgrade to the previous release and reload the switch, reconfigure any static IGMP groups configured over an Etherchannel. Alternately you can also do a copy startup running to reload the startup configuration. - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 16
output currently displays an incorrect MTU value of 1500 bytes. Workaround: None. • CSCsm03765 Symptom: The Set operation on the CISCO-IP-IF-MIB is not supported. You cannot set the mgmt0 IP address using SNMP. Workaround: Use the CLI to set the mgmt0 IP address. • CSCsm16222 Symptom: CFS does not - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 17
walk in progress. • CSCso82992 Symptom: Delete and insert role scopes for a role may fail and display the following error: entry already exists The problem occurs when you execute the following steps: • Delete all role scopes for a role. • Insert new role scopes for the same role. Workaround: Repeat - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 18
going out of the Ethernet SPAN destination port will contain VSAN information in the Ethernet VLAN tag. • CSCsq90423 Symptom: EISL encapsulation is not supported on Fibre Channel SPAN destination port in NPV mode. When EISL encapsulation is configured on the SPAN destination (SD) port, a VFT header - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 19
. After an upgrade or a downgrade and when the system comes up, users are assigned a network-operator role by default. Workaround: To avoid the problem, reload the switch after an upgrade or a downgrade and after the system comes up. You can then perform the copy running-config startup-config - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 20
the HBA driver could assert a LOS that causes a false failure to be reported by POST for one of the ASICs. As a result, all the ports serviced by the ASIC on the GEM are marked for hwFailure. Workaround: Bypass POST at bootup by performing the following steps: switch(config)# diagnostic bootup level - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 21
to be reported by POST for one of the ASICs. As a result, all the ports serviced by the ASIC on the GEM are marked for hardware failure. Workaround: Do not connect HBAs to a 110 V power supply, the following problems occur: OL-16601-01 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes, Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a) - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 22
• The syslog displays warnings at bootup. Although the hardware supports the 110 V input, the operating system incorrectly logs the warning incorrectly displays the available power as a negative value. Workaround: The problem is not significant and the system operates normally with 110 V power - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 23
FC) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) initiator or target is not supported. Workaround: None. • CSCsq32710 Symptom: SNMP users configured with a user channels using the Catalyst 6500 Series switches do not have this problem. Workaround: Disable receive and transmit Link Layer Discovery Protocol - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 24
additional information about Fabric Manager, see Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide, Release 4.0 The following sections apply to Fabric Manager support for Nexus 5000 series switches: • Limitations, page 24 • Caveats, page 25 Limitations This section lists - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 25
Workaround: The changes are saved if you click the Apply button again. • CSCsq23436 Symptom: The load-balancing and traffic-engineering features are not supported on Nexus 5000 Series switches in NPV mode, but Fabric Manager does not disable the configuration of these features. In the Switches > NPV - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a - Page 26
CLI Software Configuration Guide, Release 4.0 • Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide, Release 4.0 • desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a free service and Cisco currently supports RSS version 2.0. CCDE, CCENT, Cisco Eos, Cisco Lumin, Cisco
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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes, Release
4.0(1a)N1(1a)
Current Release: 4.0(1a)N1(1a) -April 23, 2009
Part Number: OL-16601-01 G0
This document describes the features, caveats, and limitations for Nexus 5000 Series switches. Use this
document in combination with documents listed in the
“Related Documentation” section on page 26
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Note
Release notes are sometimes updated with new information about restrictions and caveats. See the
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Online History Change
Part Number
Revision
Date
Description
OL-16601-01
A0
June 03, 2008
Created release notes.
OL-16601-01
B0
June 16, 2008
Added information for Release 4.0(0)N1(1a).
OL-16601-01
C0
June 30, 2008
Added information for Cisco Fabric Manager Release
3.4(1a).
OL-16601-01
D0
July 22, 2008
Added information for Release 4.0(0)N1(1a).
OL-16601-01
E0
August 13, 2008
Added information for Release 4.0(0)N1(2).
OL-16601-01
F0
September 29,
2008
Added information for Release 4.0(0)N1(2a).
OL-16601-01
G0
December 03,
2008
Added information for Release 4.0(1a)N1(1).
OL-16601-01
H0
April 23, 2009
Added information for Release 4.0(1a)N1(1a).