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sections: • Introduction, page 2 • Components Supported, page 2 • Software Download Process, page 7 • Upgrading Your Cisco MDS page 30 • Related Documentation, page 33 • Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 34 Americas Headquarters: Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - 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 License Part Number M95S2K9-3.3.4a M95S1K9 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 3
9000 Family Supported Software and MSFM-18/4 FIPS module. Storage Services Enabler package. MDS 9500 Series with SSM Storage Services Enabler package. MDS 9200 Series with Demand Ports Activation License Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem only On-Demand Ports Activation License - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 4
1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components ( DS-C9124-K9 DS-C9134-K9 DS-C9120-K9 DS-HP-FC-K9 DS-IBM-FC-K9 Description Applicable Product MDS Ethernet IP storage services ports, and a modular expansion slot for Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switching and Service modules.) MDS - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 5
documentation comments to [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 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 6
/1-Gbps Fibre Channel-short wavelength SFP for DS-X91xx switching modules. 4-Gbps/2-Gbps/1-Gbps Fibre Channel-long wavelength SFP for DS-X91xx switching modules only. Supports distances up to 4 km. MDS 9500 Series and 9200 Series, except for the MDS 9216 Switch CWDM2 DS-SFP-FC4G-LW DS-CWDM-xxxx - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 7
in the Release column. Note We strongly recommend that you use the latest available software release supported by your vendor for all Cisco MDS 9000 Family products. Downloading Software The Cisco MDS SAN-OS software is designed for mission-critical high availability environments. To realize - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 8
Download Process Send documentation comments to [email protected] Note Refer to the "Determining Software Compatibility" section of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide MDS 9134, MDS 9124, Cisco Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem, or Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter Image - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 9
Software Download Process Send documentation comments to [email protected] switch# show module Mod Ports 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 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 10
can install Fabric Manager from the CD-ROM or from files that you download. Installing Cisco Fabric Manager is a multi-step process 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 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 11
following section presents the flow of the installation process at a high level. Review these guidelines before you begin the installation process. 1. Verify supported software. Cisco Fabric Manager and Device Manager have been tested with the following software: • Windows 2000 SP4, 2003 SP2, XP SP2 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 12
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 from the CD-ROM or from files that you download from Cisco.com at the following website: http://cisco - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 13
256 MB is not sufficient. If you have this problem, save the jnlp link as file, increase the account to log in as a service. If your server is running Terminal Services in Application mode, or if Manager Server, and Device Manager. See the instructions later in this section. 4. When the installation - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 14
Click the FM Installer link. Follow the onscreen instructions provided in the Fabric Manager Installer 3.3(4a). 256 MB is not sufficient. If you have this problem, save the jnlp link as file, increase the heap all SAN-OS releases. - SSM: Intelligent services traffic on the SSM, such as SANTap, NASB - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 15
section on page 17 for these instructions. - FICON: If you have FICON enabled, the upgrade path is different. See the "FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths" section Upgrading system software disrupts IP traffic and SSM intelligent services traffic. Table 6 Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to SAN-OS - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 16
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] Table 6 Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) (continued) Current Nondisruptive Upgrade Path SAN-OS 3.1(2a) You can nondisruptively upgrade directly to SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a). - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 17
for FICON upgrade path information. Table 7 FICON Supported Releases FICON Supported Releases NX-OS Release 4.2(1b) Release 4.1(1c) 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 - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 18
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] Note Complete Step 1 for all switches before moving to Step 2. Step 2 Issue the no ivr virtual-fcdomain-add vsan-ranges vsan-range command to disable RDI mode on all IVR enabled switches. The - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 19
Credit is 3 Change the configuration for the first port of the quad 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, 9 to 12, and so on.) Do not leave the port mode set to auto. a. Set - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 20
release version supported by your Cisco SAN-OS release. Refer to the Cisco MDS NX-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for Storage Service Interface Images. Data Center Interoperability Support Matrix and the "Managing Modules" chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.x, - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 21
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 Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 22
attempt to upgrade an MDS 9222i switch from SAN-OS 3.3(4a) to NX-OS 4.1(1x) (including 4.1(1b) and 4.1(1c)) because the upgrade path is not supported on the MDS 9222i. This restriction does not apply to other platforms. Before upgrading, issue the show install all impact upgrade-image CLI command to - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 23
command again. • Disable all features not supported by the downgrade release. Use the show SAN-OS releases. - SSM: Intelligent services traffic on the SSM, such as SANTap Upgrading with IVR Enabled" section on page 17 for these instructions. - FICON: If you have FICON enabled, the downgrade - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 24
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. Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 25
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 Center Interoperability Support Matrix and the "Managing Modules" chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 26
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. Upgrading the SAN-OS Software on the MDS 9222i Switch On an MDS 9222i switch - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 27
Limitations and Restrictions Send documentation comments to [email protected] If an upgrade is attempted when an active configurations is present, the switch will go into a disruptive upgrade. Java Web Start When using Java Web Start, it is recommended that you do not use an HTML cache or - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 28
not have this 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 9222i module. SANTap The SANTap - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 29
-OS Release 3.4(x) and to NX-OS Release 4.2(x) to ensure that kernel panic does not occur. DDTS CSCsx18173 describes this issue. Limited ISSU Support on the MDS 9222i Switch An in-service software upgrade (ISSU) from SAN-OS Release 3.3(4a) to NX-OS Release 4.1(1b) or to NX-OS Release 4.1(1c) is not - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 30
Caveats Send documentation comments to [email protected] Caveats This section lists the open and resolved caveats for this release. Use Table 10 to determine the status of a particular caveat. In the table, "O" indicates an open caveat and "R" indicates a resolved caveat. Table 10 Open - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 31
Sep 21 22:12:09 2009 Reason: Reset triggered due to HA policy of Reset Service: Service "qos" Version: 3.3(2) ----- reset reason for Supervisor-module 7 (from Supervisor in eobc stats • show tech • show tech details • show tech-support • tac-pac In a dual supervisor switch, entering one of these - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 32
) or SANTap Data Virtual Targets (DVTs) so that the running configuration and the startup configuration are synchronized. • CSCta55819 Symptom: Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) callhome commands are not working in NPV mode, even though CFS is working in NPV mode. Workaround: None. • CSCtc86203 Symptom - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 33
to the IBM TotalStorage Support website. Release Notes • 9000 Family Release Notes for Storage Services Interface Images • Cisco MDS 9000 Guide • Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide • Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide • Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 34
Guide Intelligent Storage Networking Services • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Data Mobility Manager Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Secure Erase Configuration Guide - For Cisco MDS 9500 and 9200 Series Troubleshooting - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 35
(RSS) feed and set content to be delivered directly to your desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a free service and Cisco currently supports RSS version 2.0. This document is to be used in conjunction with the documents listed in the "Related Documentation" section. CCDE, CCENT - HP Cisco Nexus 5000 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 36
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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