Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(3) Release Date: August 2, 2013 Part Number: OL-29201-02 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 • Limitations and Restrictions, page 26 • Limitations and Restrictions, page 26 • Caveats, page 27 • 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 storage-area networks with lowest total cost of ownership.
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 1 2 3 4 5 6 yes yes yes yes yes yes non-disruptive disruptive disruptive non-disruptive non-disruptive non-disruptive rolling 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(3) 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(3) Current Release Nondisruptive Upgrade Path and Ordered Upgrade Steps NX-OS: Upgrade directly to NX-OS Release 6.2(3). Release 6.2(1), 5.2(1), 5.2(2), 5.2(2a), 5.2(2d), 5.2(6), 5.2(6a), 5.2(6b), 5.2(8), 5.2(8a), and 5.2(8b) All 5.0(x) releases All 4.2(x) releases and 4.1(x) releases 1. Upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.2(x). 2. Upgrade to NX-OS Release 6.2(3). 1. Upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image Table 15 Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(3) (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(3). 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(3) 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(3). 2. Downgrade to 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). 7.
New Software Features in Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2(3) New Software Features in Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2(3) This section briefly describes the new software features introduced in Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2(3). • Cisco MDS Data Mobility Manager (DMM) supports logical unit numbers (LUN) sizes that are larger than 2 terabyte. The supported number of sessions per DMM job is more than 255. For more information, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Data Mobility Manager Configuration Guide.
Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/prod_command_reference_list.html Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages Most Cisco MDS 9000 family software features are included in the standard package. However, some features are logically grouped into add-on packages that must be licensed separately, such as the Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise package, SAN Extension over IP package, Mainframe package, and Data Mobility Manager package.
Deprecated and Changed Features a complete solution that greatly simplifies and eliminates most downtime associated with data migration. Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Data Mobility Manager package fact sheet for more information. The Data Mobility Manager package is for use only with Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches.
Limitations and Restrictions • Cisco MDS 4-Gbps Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter Limitations and Restrictions This section lists the limitations and restrictions.
Caveats The install module module-number bios command continues to be supported in Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2(1) on Cisco MDS 9500 Series switches. Fabric Binding Error Message When fabric binding is enabled, an error message appears whenever the Mainframe Package license is not installed and also when the grace period is disabled. There is functional impact associated with the error message and the feature is enabled correctly. IOA Scaling Support on Supervisor-2 Module In the Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2.
Caveats Table 20 Open Caveats and Resolved Caveats Reference (continued) NX-OS Software Release (Open or Resolved) NX-OS Software Release (Open or Resolved) 6.2(1) 6.2(3) CSCuh49283 O R CSCui21601 — O CSCtz15893 O R CSCuf35479 O O CSCuf50037 O R — O DDTS Number Severity 4 Severity 6 CSCud07594 Resolved Caveats • CSCub47799 Symptom: Zone crash or switch reload occurs after renaming an enhanced device-alias.
Caveats • CSCuf90771 Symptom: Links go down and they do not recover; modules display the following error: Error Description : TBIRD_FWD_EBM_0_RO_INT_CAM_FULL_ERR ... Condition: This issue rarely occurs and only occurs with Cisco MDS Generation 4 modules. In some cases, a link sync loss between a Generation 4 module and the fabric switching module might cause congested ports. This might lead the peer devices on the ports trying to reset the links and go down.
Caveats Condition: This issue occurs only in Cisco MDS DS-X9232-256K9 and DS-X9248-256K9 modules. You can see the AAA message only if the AAA command authorization is configured. Workaround: This issue is resolved. • CSCtz15893 Symptom: Logs for Cisco MDS Generation 4 Fibre Channel switching module DS-X9232-259K9 and DS-X9248-256K9 are displayed in a format that does not identify the specific interface.
Caveats Symptom: Duplicate entries of the IP hosts are displayed when the ow startup-config command is entered Condition: This situation occurs during a normal operation. Workaround: This issue is resolved. Open Caveats • CSCug22090 Symptom: When an ISSU occurs from Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(6b) to Release 6.2(1), LLDP command-line interface (CLI) commands are not available. In this situation, LLDP is running and traffic is flowing normally even after the ISSU, but the CLI commands are not available.
Caveats – The show running-configuration ivr command does not display the changes when a device alias member in an Inter-VSAN routing zone (IVR zone) is renamed. – The port world wide name (pWWN) associated with the device alias is found dissociated in the port security database. – Adevice alias member is not found in the port security database.
Related Documentation Related Documentation The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the documents listed in this section. To find a document online, access the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/tsd_products_support_series_home.html The documentation set for Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager is available from the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9369/tsd_products_support_series_home.
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request Cisco NX-OS Configuration Guides • Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Licensing Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fabric Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Security Confi
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