HP Cisco MDS 8/24c Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Rel - Page 26

New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4d) Send documentation comments to [email protected] Table 15 FICON Downgrade Path from NX-OS Release 4.1(1c) (continued) To Release with FICON Enabled SAN-OS 3.0(3b) SAN-OS 3.0(2) SAN-OS 2.0(2b) SAN-OS 1.3(4a) Downgrade Path First downgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c) and then downgrade to Release 3.0(3b). First downgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c) and then downgrade to Release 3.0(2). Use the interface shutdown command to administratively shut any Fibre Channel ports on Generation 1 modules that are in an operationally down state before nondisruptively downgrading from NX-OS Release 4.1 to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c) then to SAN-OS Release 3.0(3b) or SAN-OS Release 3.0(2), and then to SAN-OS Release 2.0(2b). An operationally down state includes Link failure or not-connected, SFP not present, or Error Disabled status in the output of a show interface command. When an interface is administratively shut it will then show as Administratively down. Interfaces that are currently up or trunking do not need to be shut down. Downgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c) and then to Release 3.0(2). Use the shutdown command to shut all the ports operationally down and administratively up on all the Generation 1 modules before nondisruptively downgrading to Release 2.0(2b) and then downgrade to 1.3(4a). New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4d) Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4d) is a maintenance release that includes bug fixes. There are no new features in this release. Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages Most Cisco MDS 9000 family software features are included in the standard package. However, some features are logically grouped into add-on packages that must be licensed separately, such as the Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise package, SAN Extension over IP package, Mainframe package, Fabric Manager Server (FMS) package, Storage Services Enabler (SSE) package, Storage Media Encryption package, and Data Mobility Manager package. On-demand ports activation licenses are also available for the Cisco MDS Blade Switch Series and 4-Gbps Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric switches. Enterprise Package The standard software package that is bundled at no charge with the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches includes the base set of features that Cisco believes are required by most customers for building a SAN. The Cisco MDS 9000 family also has a set of advanced features that are recommended for all enterprise SANs. These features are bundled together in the Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise package. Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise package fact sheet for more information. Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4d) 26 OL-21012-06