HP Cisco MDS 8/24c Release Notes HP C-series Fabric Switches for NX-OS 5.2(1) - Page 3

CISCO MDS 9000 NX-OS RELEASE NOTES This is not a mandatory upgrade, although HP recommends upgrading to this version because it incorporates changes that correct issues identified in previous versions. As part of the NX-OS 5.2(1) image updates provided by HP, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1) have been included in the bundle. For a complete list and detailed description of features included in the NX-OS 5.2(1) release, refer to the Cisco release notes as appropriate. As a part of NX-OS 5.2(1) image updates provided by HP, Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) has been included in the bundle. Cisco DCNM Release 5.2 combines Cisco Fabric Manager, which previously managed SANs, and Cisco DCNM, which previously managed only LANs, into a unified product that can manage a converged data center fabric. As a part of the product merger in Cisco DCNM Release 5.2, the name Cisco DCNM for SAN replaces the name Cisco Fabric Manager. The name Cisco Fabric Manager still applies to Cisco Fabric Manager Release 5.0(x) and all earlier versions. Cisco DCNM Release 5.2 supports the Cisco Nexus product family and the Cisco MDS 9000 product family. DCNM for SAN introduces server-based licenses that will allow you to purchase a pool of DCNM for SAN licenses instead of a switch-based Fabric Manager Server (FMS) license. The installed base of existing FMS licenses are grandfathered into DCNM for SAN, which means that you do not have to purchase a new license to use DCNM for SAN if you have an existing FMS license. DCNM for SAN licenses are not currently available from HP, but HP will continue to make FMS licenses available, which can be used to enable DCNM for SAN management for switch products, until DCNM for SAN licenses become available from HP. There are many new features in DCNM for SAN, including: - Summary and host dashboards - VMware topology and performance - Performance forecasting charts - External SMI-S 1.4 agent - FCoE provisioning and management Detailed information about these new features is available in the Cisco DCNM Release Notes, Release 5.2, and in the feature configuration guides for DCNM for SAN. Note: For the latest supported HP storage products, refer to the HP StorageWorks Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to be granted access. 3 MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Director & Multilayer Fabric Switches Release Notes