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

5 MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Director & Multilayer Fabric Switches Release Notes
4. Customers with a HP support agreement or HP Care Pack can download new software updates as
they are available. After you have registered for an HP Passport account and have linked your HP
support agreements to this account, to obtain software updates:
o Log in to your HP Passport account from the HP Support Center home page at
http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc
o Click Software updates and licensing under Download options
o Follow the instructions to locate and download your software updates
FICON SUPPORT
Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(3) is not a FICON-Certified release. For supported versions and
configurations refer to the C-series FICON Connectivity Stream on SPOCK website at
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to be granted access.
HARDWARE COMPONENTS
C-series Support Matrix with NX-OS 6.X
MDS Switch Model
Switch Description
Supported Switching Modules
HP StoreFabric SN8500C
8-slot 16Gb FC director
(C8S71A) with Fabric-1
Modules (C8S74A)
Director class switch which
can accommodate eight
switching modules
HP StoreFabric SN8500C 48-port 16Gb FC Module (C8S70A)
MDS 9513 with
Fabric-1 Modules
(AE376A)
Director class switch which
can accommodate eleven
switching modules
48-port 8-Gbps FC Host-Optimized Switching Module
(AJ901B, AJ901A)
48-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE385B, AE385A)
24-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE384B, AE384A)
12-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE383B, AE383A)
18/4-port Multiservice Module (AG852B, AG852A)
4-port 10-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE386B, AE386A)
MDS 9513 with Fabric-
2 Modules (AJ905B,
AJ905A)
HP SN8000C 13-Slot
Supervisor 2A Fabric 2
Director Switch
(AJ905C)
HP SN8000C 13-Slot
Supervisor 2A Fabric 3
Director Switch
(QW927A)
Director class switch which
can accommodate eleven
switching modules
HP SN8000C 8Gb 32-Port Advanced Fibre Channel Module
(QW924A)
HP SN8000C 8Gb 48-Port Advanced Fibre Channel Module
(QW925A)
48-port 8-Gbps FC Host-Optimized Switching Module
(AJ901B, AJ901A)
48-port 8-Gbps FC Performance Switching Module
(AJ900B, AJ900A)
24-port 8-Gbps FC Switching Module (AJ899B, AJ899A)
48-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE385B, AE385A)
24-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE384B, AE384A)
12-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE383B, AE383A)
18/4-port Multiservice Module (AG852B, AG852A)
4-port 10-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE386B, AE386A)
MDS 9509 with
Supervisor-2 or
Supervisor 2A Modules
(AE389B, AE389A)
HP SN8000C 9-Slot
Supervisor 2A Director
Switch (AE389C)
Director class switch which
can accommodate seven
switching modules