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

3 MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Director & Multilayer Fabric Switches Release Notes
CISCO MDS 9000 NX-OS RELEASE NOTES
This is not a mandatory upgrade, although HP recommends upgrading to this version because it
incorporates changes that correct issues identified in previous versions. As part of the NX-OS 6.2(3) image
updates provided by HP, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(3)
(OL-29201-02, August 2, 2013) have been included in the bundle. For a complete list and detailed
description of features included in the NX-OS 6.2(3) release, refer to the Cisco release notes as appropriate.
As a part of NX-OS 6.2(3) image updates provided by HP, Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)
Release 6.2(3) has been included in the bundle. Cisco DCNM combines Cisco Fabric Manager, which
previously managed SANs, and Cisco DCNM, which previously managed only LANs, into a unified
product that can manage a converged data center fabric. As a part of the product merger in Cisco DCNM,
the name Cisco DCNM for SAN replaces the name Cisco Fabric Manager. The name Cisco Fabric Manager
still applies to Cisco Fabric Manager Release 5.0(x) and all earlier versions. Cisco DCNM Release 6.2(3)
supports the Cisco Nexus product family and the Cisco MDS 9000 product family.
DCNM for SAN introduces server-based licenses that will allow you to purchase a pool of DCNM for SAN
licenses instead of a switch-based Fabric Manager Server (FMS) license. The installed base of 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. DCNM for SAN licenses are not
currently available from HP, but HP will continue to make FMS licenses available, which can be used to
enable DCNM for SAN management for switch products, until DCNM for SAN licenses become available
from HP.
Detailed information about these new features is available in the Cisco Primer DCNM Release Notes,
Release 6.2 (OL-29246-02 B0, August 8, 2013), and in the feature configuration guides for DCNM for SAN
Note: For the latest supported HP storage products, refer to the HP Single Point of Connectivity
Knowledge (SPOCK) website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport
to be granted access.