Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9020 FabricWare Release 2.1(3) (OL-6990-02-C0, November 2006)
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Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 FabricWare Release 2.1(3)
OL-6990-02
Introduction
Introduction
The Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch offers Fibre Channel fabric-switching services that enable
maximum performance and ensure high reliability. This switch combines robust and flexible hardware
architecture and storage management intelligence. This powerful combination enables highly available,
scalable storage networks that provide advanced security and unified management features. The Cisco
MDS 9020 Fabric Switch provides essential storage networking features that include advanced security,
debug tools, and unified SAN management.
Note No configuration is needed on the Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch for interoperability with Brocade and
McData switches. For information about configuring these third-party switches, refer to the Cisco MDS
9000 Family Switch-to-Switch Interoperability Configuration Guide.
System Requirements
This section describes the system requirements for Cisco MDS 9000 FabricWare Release 2.1(3) and
includes the following topics:
• Software and Hardware Supported, page 2
• Determining the Software Version, page 3
Software and Hardware Supported
Table 2 lists the software and hardware components supported by the Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch.
Table 2 Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Software and Hardware Components
Component Part Number Description
Applicable
Products
Software M90S1K9-2.1.3 MDS 9020 Supervisor/Fabric-I, FabricWare Release 2.1(3) MDS 9020 switch
Chassis DS-C9020-20K9 MDS 9020 20-Port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Fabric Switch MDS 9020 switch
LC-type
fiber-optic SFP
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1. SFP = small form-factor pluggable
DS-SFP-FC4G-SW 1-, 2- or 4-Gbps Fibre Channel — short wavelength SFP MDS 9000 Family
DS-SFP-FC4G-MR 1-, 2- or 4-Gbps Fibre Channel — long wavelength SFP MDS 9000 Family
DS-SFP-FC4G-LW 1-, 2- or 4-Gbps Fibre Channel — long wavelength SFP MDS 9000 Family
CD-ROM M90FM-CD-212= MDS 9000 Management Software and Documentation
CD-ROM, spare
MDS 9000 Family