Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(2c) (OL14116-03, November 2007)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(2c)
OL-14116-03
New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(2c)
– The EPLD version on the SSM is at 0x07 or higher. Use the show version module slot epld
CLI command to determine your EPLD version. Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release
Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 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-OS Release 3.2(2c)
This section briefly describes the new features introduced in this release. For detailed information about
the features listed, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, the Cisco MDS 9000
Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, and the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media
Encryption Configuration Guide. For information about new CLI commands associated with these
features, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference. The “New and Changed
Information” section in each of these books provides a detailed list of all new features and includes links
to the feature description or new command.
Cisco Storage Media Encryption
Cisco Storage Media Encryption (SME) for the Cisco MDS 9000 family switches offers a highly
scalable, reliable, and flexible solution to encrypting sensitive information in the data center. SME is
integrated transparently as a fabric service for Fibre Channel SANs. It is a complete solution and offers
the following features:
• Strong AES-256 encryption of data at rest
• Heterogeneous device support: tape drives, virtual tape libraries (VTL)
• Seamless integration as a transparent fabric service
• Nondisruptive installation and provisioning
• High availability and scalability
• Secure, comprehensive key management
• Full role-based access control support for management
• Provisioning and key management integrated with Cisco Fabric Manager and CLI
Cisco SME secures data stored on the heterogeneous tapes in a SAN environment using Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit algorithm. Cisco SME capabilities are provided as a fabric service,
rather than on a separate hardware appliance like the leading competitors provide. Traffic between any
host and disk on the fabric can use the Cisco SME services.
N-Port Identifier Virtualization Support for Cisco MDS 9124 and 9134 Switches
N-Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV) support for Cisco MDS 9124 and 9134 fabric switches is
included in this release.