HP StorageWorks C-Series Fabric Switches for NX-OS 4.1(1c) Release Notes (AA-RWEHR-TE, January 2009)

3 MDS Multilayer Director & Multilayer Fabric Switches Release Notes
NX-OS IMAGES AND MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
UPDATES
Customers can now receive updates faster and more efficiently via electronic download by using
HP Software Update Manager (SUM). This is a feature available as part of the support
agreement available online within the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) at http://www.itrc.hp.com/
.
SUM provides online access to view support entitlements, manage release notification profiles,
and download available new software updates as they are available.
Customers with a software support agreement can:
1. Register with the ITRC at http://www.itrc.hp.com
to obtain an ITRC User ID. This
step is performed once per user.
2. Link support agreements to an ITRC User ID at
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/entitlements/linkSupportAgreement.do
The System Handle(s) or SAID (Service Agreement Identifier), as identified in
support agreements is required. This step is performed once per support
agreement.
3. Navigate to “software update manager” at
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/sum/home.do
to manage the software updates for
the support agreements linked to your ITRC user ID.
Although software and NX-OS images will continue to be located on http://www.hp.com
for a
limited period of time, HP SUM will be the preferred method for obtaining updates, and will
eventually be the only method.
Consult the appropriate Cisco MDS release notes for instructions on how to determine the current
NX-OS version on your switch.
FICON SUPPORT
FICON is supported with NX-OS on the MDS 9100, 9200 and 9500 series switches. Please
contact an HP storage representative for information on supported versions and configurations.
HARDWARE COMPONENTS
The following Cisco MDS 9000 Family hardware components are not supported by HP:
• Cache Services Module (CSM)
• Advanced Services Module (ASM)