Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1) Release Date: April 12, 2103 Part Number: OL-29201-01 This document describes the caveats and limitations for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Use this document in conjunction with documents listed in the “Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request” section on page 34. Release notes are sometimes updated with new information on restrictions and caveats.
Introduction • Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages, page 25 • Limitations and Restrictions, page 27 • Limitations and Restrictions, page 27 • Caveats, page 28 • Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 34 • Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 34 Introduction The Cisco MDS 9000 Family of Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switches provides industry-leading availability, scalability, security, and management, allowing you to deploy high performance
Components Supported Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Part Number Description Applicable Product Licenses M9500SSE184K9 Storage Services Enabler License for one MSM-18/4 module MDS 9500 Series only M9222ISSE1K9 Storage Services Enabler License MDS 9222i Switch only M9200SSE184K9 Storage Services Enabler License for one MSM-18/4 module MDS 9200 Series only M95DMM184K9 Data Mobility Manager License for one MSM-18/4 module MDS 9500
Components Supported Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Part Number Description Chassis DS-C9710 Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director (10-slot multilayer MDS 9710 switch director with 2 half-width slots for Supervisor 1 modules, with 8 slots available for switching modules — SFPs sold separately) DS-C9513 Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director (13-slot multilayer MDS 9513 Switch director with 2 slots for Supervisor-2 modules, with 11 slots avail
Components Supported Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Part Number Description Applicable Product Switching Modules DS-X9448-768K9 Cisco MDS 9000 48-port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module with SFP LC connectors MDS 9710 Switch DS-X9112 Cisco MDS 9000 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module with SFP LC connectors MDS 9500 Series Cisco 24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module with SFP LC connectors MDS 9500 Series Cisc
Components Supported Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Part Number Description Applicable Product Power Supplies DS-CAC-300W 300W AC power supply MDS 9100 Series DS-C24-300AC 300W AC power supply MDS 9124 Switch DS-CAC-845W 845W AC power supply for Cisco MDS 9200 Series MDS9200 Series DS-CAC-3000W 3000W AC power supply for Cisco MDS 9509 MDS 9509 Switch DS-CAC-2500W 2500W AC power supply MDS 9509 Switch DS-CDC-2500W 2500W DC
Components Supported Table 3 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Optics and Transceivers (continued) Component Part Number Description Applicable Product LC-type fiber-optic SFP DS-SFP-FC16G-SW SFP+ optics (LC type) for 16-Gbps Fibre Channel for shortwave mode MDS 9710, 48-port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module (DS-X9448-768K9) DS-SFP-FC16G-LW SFP+ optics (LC type) for 10-Gbps Fibre Channel for longwave mode MDS 9710, 48-port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module (DS-X9448-768K9) DS-SFP-FC10
MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support Table 3 Component Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Optics and Transceivers (continued) Part Number Description Applicable Product DS-CWDM-xxxx Cisco Coarse Wavelength - Division Multiplexin g (CWDM) DS-CWDM4Gxxxx MDS 9000 Family CWDM Gigabit Ethernet and 1- or 2-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP LC type, where product number xxxx = 1470, 1490, 1510, 1530, 1550, 1570, 1590, or 1610 nm DWDM-X2-xx.
MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support Table 4 Cisco MDS NX-OS 6.2 Chassis Support Matrix Switch NX-OS Release 6.2 Support MDS 9710 Yes MDS 9513 Yes MDS 9509 Yes MDS 9506 Yes MDS 9222i Yes MDS 9148 Yes Cisco MDS 8-Gb Fabric Switch for HP c-Class Blade System Yes MDS 9134 No MDS 9124 No Cisco MDS 4-Gbps Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem No Cisco MDS 4-Gbps Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter No Table 5 lists the MDS hardware chassis supported by Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.x.
MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support Table 6 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.
MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support Table 7 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS NX-OS 5.x Module Description MDS 9500 Series MDS 9222i NX-OS 5.2(x) NX-OS 5.0(x) NX-OS 5.2(x) NX-OS 5.
MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support Table 8 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.
Software Download Process Table 9 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS SAN-OS 3.
Software Download Process • Selecting the Software Image for an MDS 9200 Series Switch, page 15 • Selecting the Software Image for an MDS 9500 Series Switch, page 15 • Selecting the Software Image for an MDS 9710 Switch, page 16 • NPE Software Images, page 16 Determining the Software Version To determine the version of Cisco MDS NX-OS or SAN-OS software currently running on a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch using the CLI, log in to the switch and enter the show version EXEC command.
Software Download Process 2 3 4 5 6 yes yes yes yes yes disruptive disruptive non-disruptive non-disruptive non-disruptive rolling rolling rolling reset reset Hitless upgrade is not supported Hitless upgrade is not supported At a minimum, you need to disable the default device alias distribution feature using the no device-alias distribute command in global configuration mode.
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image --... ... 7 8 ----- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------ 0 0 Supervisor/Fabric-2 Supervisor/Fabric-2 DS-X9530-SF2-K9 DS-X9530-SF2-K9 active * ha-standby Selecting the Software Image for an MDS 9710 Switch The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9710 switch is shown in Table 14.
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image General Upgrading Guidelines Follow these general guidelines before performing a software upgrade: • Review the nondisruptive upgrade path to Release 6.2(1) in Table 15. • Install and configure dual supervisor modules before the upgrade. • Issue the show install all impact upgrade-image CLI command to determine if your upgrade will be nondisruptive.
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image Table 15 Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1) Current Release Nondisruptive Upgrade Path and Ordered Upgrade Steps NX-OS: Release 5.2(1), 5.2(2), 5.2(2a), 5.2(2d), 5.2(6), 5.2(6a), 5.2(6b), 5.2(8) All 5.0(x) releases All 4.2(x) releases and 4.1(x) releases Upgrade directly to NX-OS Release 6.2(1). 1. Upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.2(x). 2. Upgrade to NX-OS Release 6.2(1). 1. Upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.0(x). 2.
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image Table 15 Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1) (continued) Current Release Nondisruptive Upgrade Path and Ordered Upgrade Steps Release 2.1(2), 2.1(1b), 2.1(1a), and 2.0(x) Release 1.x 1. Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 2.1(2b), 2.1(2d), 2.1(2e), or 2.1(3) 2. Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c). 3. Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(5b). 4. Upgrade to NX-OS Release 4.2(9). 5. Upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.0(x). 6.
Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Use Table 17 to determine the nondisruptive upgrade path for FICON-certified releases. Find the image release number you are currently using in the Current Release with FICON Enabled column of the table and follow the recommended path. Table 17 FICON Nondisruptive Upgrade Path Current Release with FICON Enabled Upgrade Path NX-OS Release 4.2(7b) You can nondisruptively upgrade directly to NX-OS Release 5.2(2). NX-OS Release 4.
Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Use Table 18 to determine the nondisruptive downgrade path from Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2(1). Find the NX-OS or SAN-OS image that you want to downgrade to in the To SAN-OS Release column of the table and follow the steps in the order specified to perform the downgrade. Note The software downgrade information in Table 18 applies only to Fibre Channel switching traffic. Downgrading system software disrupts IP and intelligent services traffic.
Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Table 18 Nondisruptive Downgrade Path from NX-OS Release 6.2(1 (continued) To NX-OS or SAN-OS Release All 2.0(x) releases. Release 1.x Nondisruptive Downgrade Path and Ordered Downgrade Steps 1. Downgrade from NX-OS Release 6.2(1). 2. Downgrade from NX-OS Release 5.2(x). 3. Downgrade to NX-OS Release 5.0(x). 4. Downgrade to NX-OS Release 4.2(x) or Release 4.1(x). 5. Downgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(x). 6. Downgrade to SAN-OS Release 2.1(2x).
New Hardware in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1) New Hardware in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1) This section briefly describes the new hardware introduced in Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2(1). For detailed information about the new hardware, see the Cisco MDS 9710 Hardware Installation Guide that is available from this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/index.
New Software Features in Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2(1) A minimum of three crossbar fabric modules are required to deliver full line rate and bandwidth for the switch. A fourth crossbar fabric module is required for N+1 protection. Each crossbar fabric module connects to 8 switching modules and two supervisor modules. In addition, each crossbar fabric module supports four 55-Gbps fabric ports connected to each switching module and one 55-Gbps fabric port connected to each supervisor module.
Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages Starting with Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2(1), the Cisco MDS 9000 Family supports the generic online diagnostics (GOLD) feature. With online diagnostics, you can test and verify the hardware functionality of a device while the device is connected to a live network. In particular, the online diagnostics help you verify that hardware and internal data paths are operating as designed so that you can rapidly isolate faults.
Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages Enterprise Package The standard software package that is bundled at no charge with the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches includes the base set of features that Cisco believes are required by most customers for building a SAN. The Cisco MDS 9000 family also has a set of advanced features that are recommended for all enterprise SANs. These features are bundled together in the Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise package.
Deprecated and Changed Features separate license for each engine on which you want to run IOA. Each SSN-16 engine that you configure for IOA checks out a license from the pool managed at the chassis level. SSN-16 IOA licenses are available as single licenses. XRC Acceleration License The Cisco Extended Remote Copy (XRC) acceleration license activates FICON XRC acceleration on the Cisco MDS 9222i switch and on the MSM-18/4 in the Cisco MDS 9500 Series directors. One license per chassis is required.
Caveats FCoE on the Cisco MDS 9710 Director The Cisco MDS 9710 Director does not support FCoE. However, the following command-line interface (CLI) commands display information about FCoE, even though the FCoE functionality does not work on the Cisco MDS 9710 switch: • The show feature-set command shows fcoe feature-set enabled. • The show fcoe command shows FCoE FCF details. • In global configuration mode, the fcf argument to the fcoe command can be modified.
Caveats Table 20 Open Caveats and Resolved Caveats Reference NX-OS Software Release (Open or Resolved) NX-OS Software Release (Open or Resolved) 5.2(8) 6.
Caveats – The performance statistics of such an FC IP tunnel are then collected with a tool such as Device Manager. These steps cause extra memory on the module to be consumed, but that memory is required for the ISSU or ISSD. The preconditions of an ISSU or ISSD failure are satisfied when the 4th column of the following command shows less than 26500 blocks available: slot show system internal flash | include roots Workaround: This issue is resolved.
Caveats Usage for bootflash:// switch# copy bootflash:rcfg tftp://10.106.177.220/test Trying to connect to tftp server...... Connection to server Established. Copying Started..... | TFTP put operation was successful Copy complete. switch# copy bootflash:rcfg tftp://172.22.35.100/test Trying to connect to tftp server...... Connection to server Established. Copying Started..... | TFTP put operation was successful Copy complete. switch# • CSCug17272 Symptom: You cannot use Cisco DCNM Release 6.
Related Documentation Workaround: Reload the MSM-18/4 module in the same slot/module where the modflash mount failed. A request will be sent to the supervisor to mount the modflash. • CSCty82821 Symptom: After creating an SME cluster, adding disks to a disk group, changing some disk states, and starting master key rekey, the key creation date is invalid. Workaround: None.
Related Documentation Release Notes • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Releases • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for MDS SAN-OS Releases • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Storage Services Interface Images • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 EPLD Images Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information • Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Compatibility Information • Cisco Data Center Interoperability Suppo
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request • Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS IP Services Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Intelligent Storage Services Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS High Availability and Redundancy Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Inter-VSAN Routing Configuration Guide Command-Line Interface • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides • Cisco MDS 9000 I/O Acc
