Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1) (OL-14116-01-D0, September 2007)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1)
OL-14116-01
New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1)
Digital Diagnostic Enhancements
The digital diagnostics capabilities for small form-factor pluggable (SFP) and 10 Gbps X2 form factor
optics have been enhanced in Cisco SAN-OS release 3.2(1):
• Added support for Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) SFPs
• Traps can be generated when digital diagnostic thresholds are exceeded
• Digital diagnostic values are viewable in Cisco Fabric Manager (previously only through CLI)
Universal Serial Bus Support
The two Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 compatible ports on the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2
modules are available for use with Cisco SAN-OS release 3.2(1). USB flash drives connected to these
ports may be used for the same functions as media in the external compact flash slot.
Intelligent Fabric Application Enhancements
Several intelligent fabric application enhancements are included in Cisco SAN-OS 3.2(1):
• SANTap Enhancements include:
– Dynamic LUNs – support for notifying hosts when LUNs appear/disappear. Currently, SANTap
only supports new LUNs being added, but not removed.
– 32-Bit LUN ID Support – for SSM hardware improves support for newer disk arrays that require
greater than 16-bits to identify a LUN.
– Scalability Enhancements – improves failover performance to allow the number of
initiator/target/LUN (ITLs) supported to be increased from 1000 to 2000.
• Software Image Compatibility Check – verifies the compatibility of partner software with the
SAN-OS storage services interface (SSI) version before loading it.
• Partner Software Reset – allows network hosted applications to be reset without reloading a SSM.
FIPS Support
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) l40-2 level 2 qualification has been completed for the
Cisco MDS 9000 family. Customers choosing to implement FIPS level 2 security in the SAN select the
FIPS mode for switch security.
The FIPS mode has been enhanced to support the Cisco MDS 9000 14/2-Port Multiprotocol Services
Module.
TACACS+ Password Expiry Notification
When an end-user authenticates to a Cisco MDS 9000 switch via a TACACS+ account, this feature lets
them know when a password has expired or is about to expire. If the password has expired, the end-user
is prompted to change the password.