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describes the caveats and limitations for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Use this document in Supported, page 2 • Software Download Process, page 7 • Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 10 • Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 22 • New Features in Cisco MDS - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 2
part number and hardware components supported by 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 - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 3
cisco.com Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported MDS 9134 Switch On-Demand Ports Activation License Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem only On-Demand Ports Activation License Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter only OL-14116-13 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 4
expansion slot-SFPs sold separately). MDS 9216i Switch only MDS 9140 fixed configuration (non-modular) fabric switch (includes 8 full rate ports and 32 host-optimized ports). MDS 9140 Switch only MDS 9124 fixed configuration (non-modular) multilayer fabric switch (includes 8 enabled ports; an on - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 5
[email protected] Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component External crossbar module Supervisor modules Switching modules Services modules Optics Part Number DS-13SLT-FAB1 Description MDS 9513 crossbar fabric module. Applicable Product MDS 9513 - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 6
in a switched fabric. MDS 9000 Family CD-ROM M90FMK9-CD322= MDS 9000 Management Software and Documentation CD-ROM, spare. MDS 9000 Family 1. SFP = small form-factor pluggable 2. CWDM = coarse wavelength division multiplexing 3. W = Watt Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 7
how you can nondisruptively upgrade your Cisco MDS 9000 switch. Issuing the install all command from the CLI, or using Fabric Manager to perform the downgrade, rolling reset reset Reason ------ Hitless upgrade is not supported Hitless upgrade is not supported At a minimum, you need to disable the - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 8
that you use for an MDS 9100 series switch depends on which switch you use, as shown in Table 2. Table 2 Software Images for MDS 9100 Series Switch Switch MDS 9120 or MDS 9140 MDS 9134, MDS 9124, Cisco Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem, or Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter Image Filename - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 9
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 Multilayer Directors are designed to - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 10
that involves installing a database, as well as Fabric Manager. The complete installation instructions are provided in the "Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager" section in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, and are available on-screen once you launch - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 11
process. 1. Verify supported software. Cisco Fabric Manager and Device supported on Windows 2000 SP4. • Oracle Database 10g Express • PostgreSQL 8.2 (Windows and Linux) • PostgreSQL 8.1 (Solaris) • Cisco ACS 3.1 and 4.0 • PIX Firewall OL-14116-13 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 12
the Oracle Database 10g Express database, follow the instructions in the "Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager" section in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide. Refer to Table 5 for information on the supported upgrade path. 4. If you are upgrading a previous - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 13
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] java -Xms512m -Xmx512m -jar m9000-fm-3.3.4.jar Step 5 Follow the onscreen instructions provided in the Fabric Manager management software setup wizard. Note If you use a Java JDK instead of a JRE - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 14
and configure dual supervisor modules. • Issue the show install all impact upgrade-image CLI command to determine if your upgrade will be nondisruptive. • Follow the recommended guidelines for upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 Switch as described in "Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 Switch" section on page 21 - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 15
. Note On an MDS 9222i switch, an upgrade from SAN-OS Release 3.2(x), Release 3.3(1a), or Release 3.3(1c) to SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) fails when there is an active FC-Redirect configuration (created by Cisco SME or Cisco DMM applications) on the switch. An active FC-Redirect configuration is defined - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 16
Release 2.1(3) and then upgrade to Release 3.3(4a). SAN-OS 1.x Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 1.3(4a), then to Release 2.1(2b), and then upgrade to Release 3.3(4a). Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) 16 OL-14116-13 - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 17
2c) Release 3.0(3b) Release 3.0(3) Release 3.0(2) Release 2.0(2b) Upgrading with IVR Enabled An Inter-Switch Link (ISL) flap resulting in fabric segmentation or a merge during or after an upgrade from Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.0(x) to a later image where IVR is enabled might be disruptive. Some - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 18
refresh on all the IVR enabled switches. Issue the copy running-config startup-config command to save the RDI mode in the startup configuration on all of the switches. Follow the normal upgrade guidelines for Release 2.1(2b). If you are adding new switches running Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.1(2b) or - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 19
when the admin port mode is auto. (A quad is a group of four ports, supported by a data path processor (DPP). The groups are 1 to 4, 5 to 8, shutdown. switch# config t switch(config)# interface fc 2/2 switch(config-if)# shutdown OL-14116-13 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 20
always copied onto the bootflash during an upgrade. The following MDS switches are affected by this issue: • MDS 9216 and MDS 9216i • MDS 9120 and MDS 9140 • MDS 9500 Series switches with a Supervisor 1 module Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) 20 OL-14116-13 - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 21
MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x. Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 Switch If you are upgrading from Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(1) to Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) on a Cisco MDS 9124 Switch, follow these guidelines: • During the upgrade, configuration is not allowed and the fabric - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 22
comments to [email protected] Performing a Disruptive Upgrade on a Single Supervisor MDS Family Switch Cisco MDS SAN-OS software upgrades are disruptive on the following single supervisor Cisco MDS Family switches: • MDS 9120 switch • MDS 9140 switch • MDS 9216i switch If you are performing - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 23
Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] • Install and configure dual supervisor modules. • Issue and issue the command again. • Disable all features not supported by switching traffic. Downgrading system software disrupts IP and SSM intelligent services - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 24
then to Release 1.3(4a), and then downgrade to your SAN-OS 1.x release. FICON Downgrade Paths Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) does not support FICON. Refer to Table 7 for a list SAN-OS and NX-OS releases that support FICON. Refer to the specific release notes for FICON downgrade path information - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 25
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 NX-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for Storage Service Interface Images. • SSM intelligent services traffic switching on SSM ports is disrupted on upgrades or downgrades - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 26
by Cisco SME or Cisco DMM applications) on the switch. An active FC-Redirect configuration is defined as: FC-Redirect configuration for hosts or target connected locally FC-Redirect configuration created by application running on that switch. Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 27
target Tape backup groups per cluster Volume groups in a tape backup group Cisco Key Management Center (# of keys) Targets per switch that can be FC-redirected Limit 10 1 4 2 11 32 1024 32 128 128 2 4 32K 32 OL-14116-13 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) 27 - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 28
issue. Cisco MDS 9222i Module Upgrade On the MDS 9222i module, an upgrade from SAN-OS Release 3.2(x) to Release 3.3(1c) is not supported if there is a Cisco SME or Cisco DMM configuration in the fabric for hosts and targets attached to the MDS in the following example: switch(config)# ip access-list - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 29
issue. Limited ISSU Support on the MDS 9222i Switch An in-service software upgrade (ISSU MDS switches. ISSU upgrades from SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) to NX-OS Release 4.1(3a) and to NX-OS Release 4.13(a) are supported on the MDS 9222i switch. OL-14116-13 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 30
end of the tape has not been reached. As a result, the backup fails when it spans across multiple tapes. This issue is specific only to IBM TS1120 tape drives. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCtc20849 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) 30 OL-14116-13 - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 31
Reset Service: Service issue is resolved. • CSCtc48338 Symptom: On any of the MDS 9500 Series Director switches that have removable Supervisor 2 modules, a supervisor may reset when any one of the following commands is executed on the switch, or the same information is collected through Cisco Fabric - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 32
information. Workaround: Issue the copy running-startup command whenever you create SANTap Control Virtual Targets (CVTs) or SANTap Data Virtual Targets (DVTs) so that the running configuration and the startup configuration are synchronized. • CSCta55819 Symptom: Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) callhome - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 33
Guide • Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch Quick Start Guide • Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Hardware Installation Guide Cisco Fabric Manager • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Quick Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 34
Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Secure Erase Configuration Guide - For Cisco MDS 9500 and 9200 Series Troubleshooting and Reference • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family MIB Quick Reference • Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch MIB Quick Reference • Cisco MDS - HP Cisco MDS 9216A | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Re - Page 35
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a)
Release Date: November 2, 2009
Part Number: OL-14116-13
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 33
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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 7
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Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 10
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Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 22
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New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a), page 25
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Limitations and Restrictions, page 26
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Caveats, page 30
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Related Documentation, page 33
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 34