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Features Not Supported on the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch, PPRC Not Supported with FCIP Write Acceleration

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Limitations and Restrictions Send documentation comments to [email protected] • Rate Mode: dedicated • Buffer Credits: default value When you configure port mode to auto or E for all ports in the global buffer pool, you need to reconfigure buffer credits on one or more of the ports. The total number of buffer credits configured for all the ports in the global buffer pool should be reduced by 64. Features Not Supported on the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch The Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch does not support the following NX-OS features: • Remote Span • Translative loop support • FCC - no generation, quench reaction only • FC-Redirect In addition, the following features have these limits: • VSANs - 31 maximum • SPAN - 1 session maximum PPRC Not Supported with FCIP Write Acceleration IBM Peer to Peer Remote Copy (PPRC) is not supported with FCIP Write Acceleration. Configuring a Persistent FCID in an IVR Configuration with Brocade Switches The following information is relevant if you have a fabric that consists of Cisco MDS 9000 switches and Brocade switches, and the Cisco MDS switches are running either NX-OS Release 4.x or Release 5.x and Brocade is running FOS higher than 6.x. In an IVR configuration, when IVR NAT is enabled on a Cisco MDS 9000 switch, the device in the native VSAN should be configured with a persistent FCID. Assuming the FCID is 0xAABBCC, AA should be configured with the virtual IVR domain ID of the VSAN that contains the ISLs and BB should be configured in the following range: • 1 through 64 if the Brocade switch is operating in native interop mode. • 1 through 30 if the Brocade switch is operating in McData Fabric mode or McData Open Fabric Mode. This configuration ensures that the devices connected to the Cisco MDS 9000 switch can be seen in the name server database on the Brocade switch. Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) 34 OL-25090-02

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2)
OL-25090-02
Limitations and Restrictions
Rate Mode: dedicated
Buffer Credits: default value
When you configure port mode to auto or E for all ports in the global buffer pool, you need to reconfigure
buffer credits on one or more of the ports. The total number of buffer credits configured for all the ports
in the global buffer pool should be reduced by 64.
Features Not Supported on the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch
The Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch does not support the following NX-OS features:
Remote Span
Translative loop support
FCC - no generation, quench reaction only
FC-Redirect
In addition, the following features have these limits:
VSANs - 31 maximum
SPAN - 1 session maximum
PPRC Not Supported with FCIP Write Acceleration
IBM Peer to Peer Remote Copy (PPRC) is not supported with FCIP Write Acceleration.
Configuring a Persistent FCID in an IVR Configuration with Brocade Switches
The following information is relevant if you have a fabric that consists of Cisco MDS 9000 switches and
Brocade switches, and the Cisco MDS switches are running either NX-OS Release 4.x or Release 5.x
and Brocade is running FOS higher than 6.x. In an IVR configuration, when IVR NAT is enabled on a
Cisco MDS 9000 switch, the device in the native VSAN should be configured with a persistent FCID.
Assuming the FCID is 0xAABBCC, AA should be configured with the virtual IVR domain ID of the
VSAN that contains the ISLs and BB should be configured in the following range:
1 through 64 if the Brocade switch is operating in native interop mode.
1 through 30 if the Brocade switch is operating in McData Fabric mode or McData Open Fabric
Mode.
This configuration ensures that the devices connected to the Cisco MDS 9000 switch can be seen in the
name server database on the Brocade switch.