HP Cisco MDS 8/24c HP StorageWorks C-series Fabric Switches for NX-OS 5.0(4) R - Page 4

NX-OS IMAGES AND MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE UPDATES Customers can receive updates faster and more efficiently via electronic download by using HP Software Update Manager (SUM). This is a feature available as part of the support agreement available online within the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) at http://www.itrc.hp.com/. SUM provides online access to view support entitlements, manage release notification profiles, and download available new software updates as they are available. Customers can receive email notifications of updates by registering and selecting the e-mail notification method. HP strongly recommends customers register in SUM and select e-mail as a notification option. Customers with a software support agreement can obtain the most current NX-OS software from the HP SUM website: http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/sum/home.do 1. Register with the ITRC at http://www.itrc.hp.com to obtain an ITRC User ID. This step is performed once per user. 2. Link support agreements to an ITRC User ID at http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/entitlements/linkSupportAgreement.do The System Handle(s) or SAID (Service Agreement Identifier), as identified in support agreements is required. This step is performed once per support agreement. 3. Navigate to "software update manager" at http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/sum/home.do to manage the software updates for the support agreements linked to your ITRC user ID. Consult the appropriate Cisco MDS 9000 release notes for instructions on how to determine the current NX-OS version on your switch. FICON SUPPORT FICON is supported with NX-OS on the MDS 9100, 9200 and 9500 series switches. For supported versions and configurations refer to the C-series FICON Connectivity Stream on SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to be granted access. HARDWARE COMPONENTS The following Cisco MDS 9000 Family hardware component is not supported by HP:  16-Port Storage Services Node (SSN-16) 4 MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Director & Multilayer Fabric Switches Release Notes