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/US/products/hw/ps4159/ps4358/prod_release_notes_list.html Contents This document includes the following sections: • Introduction, page 2 • Components Supported, page 2 • Software Download Process, page 6 • Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 9 • Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 2
the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Note To use the Cisco Storage Services Enabler package, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(5) or later must be installed on the MDS switch. Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components Component Software Part Number M95S2K9-3.1.3a M95S1K9-3.1.3a - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 3
cisco.com. Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component License Part Storage Services Enabler package. MDS 9200 Series with SSM On-Demand Ports Activation License MDS 9124 Switch On-Demand Ports Activation License Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c- - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 4
Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Chassis Part Number DS-C9513 DS-C9509 DS-C9506 DS-C9216-K9 DS-C9216A-K9 DS-C9216i-K9 DS-C9140-K9 DS-C9124-K9 DS-C9120-K9 DS-HP -optimized ports). Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (includes sixteen internal and - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 5
comments to [email protected]. Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Switching modules Part Number DS-X9016 DS-X9032 DS-X9112 DS-X9124 DS-X9148 DS-X9704 Services modules DS-X9308-SMIP DS-X9304-SMIP DS-X9032-SSM DS-X9302-14K9 - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 6
Software Download Process Send documentation comments to [email protected]. Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component CWDM2 Part Number DS-CWDM-xxxx Description Applicable Product Gigabit Ethernet and 1-Gbps/2-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 7
the latest available software release supported by your vendor for all Cisco MDS 9000 Family products. Downloading Software The Cisco MDS "Determining Software Compatibility" section of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide for more details. Note If you would like to request a copy of - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 8
Software Download Process Send documentation comments to [email protected]. for MDS 9100 Series Switch Switch MDS 9120 or MDS 9140 MDS 9124, Cisco Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem, or Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter Image Filename begins with m9100-s1ek9 Filename begins with - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 9
Migrating from Supervisor-2 modules to Supervisor-1 modules is not supported. To migrate from a Supervisor-1 module to a Supervisor-2 module, refer to the step-by-step instructions in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide. Configuring Generation 2 Switching Modules The Cisco MDS 9500 - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 10
Manager" section on page -10. For instructions on how to scan your switch fabric and the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide. Upgrading Your Version of Cisco Fabric Manager for the first time, follow these steps: Step 1 Download m9000-fm-3.1.3.jar from the Software Center on Cisco. - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 11
the nondisruptive upgrade path for all SAN-OS releases. - SSM: Intelligent services traffic on the SSM, such as SANTap, NASB, and FC write 2a). See the "Upgrading with IVR Enabled" section on page 13 for these instructions. - FICON: If you have FICON enabled, the upgrade path is different. - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 12
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected]. Table 4 Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to SAN-OS Release 3.1(3a) (continued) Current Nondisruptive Upgrade Path SAN-OS 2.1(3) You can nondisruptively upgrade directly to SAN-OS Release 3.1(3a). - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 13
of hardware issues or a software bug. • ISL port becomes part of PCP results in fabric segmentation or merge because of a port flap. If this problem occurs, syslogs indicate a failure and the flapped ISL could remain in a down state because of a domain overlap. This issue was resolved in Cisco SAN - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 14
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected]. Step 2 Issue the no ivr virtual-fcdomain-add vsan-ranges vsan-range command to disable RDI mode on all IVR enabled switches. The range of values for a VSAN ID is 1 to 4093. This can cause traffic - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 15
conditions: - Upgrade the SSI boot images on the SSMs on the switch to a release version supported by your Cisco SAN-OS release. Refer to the Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for Storage Service Interface Images. OL-12208-06 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 16
EPLD Images to upgrade your EPLD image. - Refer to the Cisco MDS Storage Services Module Interoperability Support Matrix and the "Managing Modules" chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.x, for information on upgrading your SSM. Caution Upgrading from Cisco MDS SAN - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 17
procedure described in the "Troubleshooting Installs, Upgrades, and Reboots" section of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x. Upgrading a the fabric, the nondisruptive upgrade will fail. • If a service terminates the nondisruptive upgrade, the show install all failure-reason - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 18
nondisruptive downgrade path for all SAN-OS releases. - SSM: Intelligent services traffic on the SSM, such as SANTap, NASB, and FC for these instructions. - FICON: If you have FICON enabled, the downgrade path is different. See Table 7. - iSNS: The iSNS feature does not support a graceful downgrade - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 19
Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected]. Table 6 Nondisruptive Downgrade Path from SAN-OS Release 3.1(3a) To SAN-OS Release Nondisruptive Downgrade Path SAN-OS 3.1(2b) You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from SAN-OS Release - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 20
EPLD Images to upgrade your EPLD image. - Refer to the Cisco MDS Storage Services Module Interoperability Support Matrix and to the "Managing Modules" chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.x for information on downgrading your SSM. New Features in Cisco MDS SAN - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 21
corrected. A system message displays the module information and indicates that you must issue the system health cf-crc-check module command to troubleshoot the problem. Note The new CompactFlash CRC checksum test feature is available only through the CLI; it cannot be used from Cisco Fabric Manager - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 22
the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide. For descriptions of new commands supported by the CompactFlash checksum feature, refer to the following ports: • All ports that are down and that are not out-of-service. • All F ports that are up, whose operational mode is F, and whose - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 23
the seed switch, refer to "Setting the Seed Switch in Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.1(1) and Later" in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide. OL-12208-06 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(3a) 23 - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 24
9124 Switch or Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem or Cisco Fabric Switch for zoning. Note The Cisco Fabric Manager does not support using a port picker for configuring domain interface zoning enter the bay or ext interface name formats manually. Table 8 shows the mapping between the internal - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 25
Internal and Displayed Interface Names Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem Internal Interface Name Displayed Interface Name support the higher speed. As a result, the link comes up and appears to work, but then becomes disabled and connectivity problems occur. To correct this problem - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 26
and client: • The iSNS feature does not support a graceful downgrade from Cisco MDS SAN-OS default for releases prior to Release 3.1(1). For instructions about how to modify the configuration of the on the high and/or medium priority class of service (COS) relative to the low priority COS, may - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 27
active zone set is 2047, due to limitations in the connected vendor switch. When IVR is used in interop mode 4, the maximum number of zones supported, including IVR zones, in the active zone set is 2047. The limit for the maximum number of IVR zones per VSAN is 250 zones (two - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 28
and the system reboots. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCsj04224 Symptom: If you install a feature license on any module, then the storage services module (SSM) with the SCSI flow feature will be reprovisioned and write acceleration on the flows will be affected. Workaround: This issue is - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 29
be out of sync with the other IVR routers. Because IVR routers work in sync, then IVR cannot export any new devices. Workaround: This problem is resolved. • CSCsj07363 Symptom: An SNMP Get-Next Request for the MIB object ip.ipAddrTable.ipAddrEntry.ipAdEntIfIndex on an MDS 9000 switch resolves by - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 30
an MDS switch do not take effect on the 16-port or 32-port 1-Gbps/2-Gbps module, on the 4-port or 8-port Gigabit Ethernet IP services module, the MPS 14/2 module, and on the SSM. This issue occurs in SAN-OS Release 3.0(3). Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 31
have incorrect timestamps if the time zone is configured on an MDS switch. Workaround: None. • CSCsg19303 Symptom: Graceful shutdowns of ISLs are not supported for IVR traffic. Workaround: Increase the fspf cost on the link before it is shut down, so that traffic will flow through an alternate path - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 32
Support Matrix • Cisco MDS Storage Services Module Interoperability Support Guide • Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide • Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide • Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide • Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Hardware Installation Guide - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 33
Manager Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Online Help • Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Web Services Online Help Guide and Command Reference • Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN Volume Controller Configuration Guide Troubleshooting and Reference • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide - HP Cisco MDS 9120 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 34
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(3a)
Release Date: June 24, 2007
Text Part Number: OL-12208-06
This document describes the caveats and limitations for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Use
this document in conjunction with documents listed in the
“Related Documentation” section on page 32
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Contents
This document includes the following sections:
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Introduction, page 2
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Components Supported, page 2
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Software Download Process, page 6
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Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 9
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Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 17
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New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(3a), page 20
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Limitations and Restrictions, page 24
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Caveats, page 27
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Related Documentation, page 32
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Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines, page 34