Release Notes HP C-series FC Switches for NX-OS 6.2(3)(5697-2820,September 2013)

11 MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Director & Multilayer Fabric Switches Release Notes
SERIAL PORT
You must use the serial interface to configure a switch IP address. Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Configuration Guide for instructions on how to connect the serial port to a host machine.
INITIAL INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
The C-series MDS 9000 Family of switches does not automatically allow SAN connectivity for the first-
time, out-of-the box power up. For more comprehensive initial setup information, please refer to the
Cisco documentation found at http://www.cisco.com.
Note: The setup dialog prompts for all of the necessary settings.
DATA CENTER NETWORK MANAGER & DEVICE MANAGER GUI SETUP
Cisco Fabric Manager and Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) have merged into a unified
product that can now manage and monitor both SAN and LAN environments. As a part of this merger,
Cisco Fabric Manager has been rebranded as Cisco DCNM for SAN.
DCNM for SAN introduces server-based licenses that allow you to purchase a pool of DCNM for SAN
licenses instead of a switch-based Fabric Manager Server (FMS) license. The DCNM licenses are not yet
available, but FMS licensees will be available from HP until the DCNM licenses are available. These and
existing FMS licenses are grandfathered into DCNM for SAN, which means that you do not have to
purchase a new license to use DCNM for SAN if you have an existing FMS license.
The following new features and Enhancements are available in Cisco DCNM Release 6.2(3):
Common LAN and SAN Features and Enhancements
The following features are available in the Cisco DCNM web client for LAN and SAN functionality:
 Redundant Cisco DCNM architecture with automated failover and load balancing
 Archive backup enhancement
 Enhancement to Web Services API
 Enhanced event forwarding based on syslog description
 Delete switches from Cisco DCNM that have been decommissioned
 Enhanced performance export based on a consistent unit of measure
 Multi-switch terminal access through single or multiple commands from the Cisco DCNM thin client
 Enhancement to Host and Storage dashboards for multi-device selection
 LAN discovery dashboard enhancement—device and task view support