Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(8a) (OL-27554-05, May 16, 2013)

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(8a)

OL-27554-05

New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2

Note Smart zoning is not supported in a fabric if DMM, IOA, or SME is running. Do not enable smart zoning

on a switch where DMM, IOA, or SME is configured.

For additional information on how to implement and configure Smart Zoning, see the Cisco MDS 9000

Fabric Configuration Guide.

Storage Media Encryption Features

Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(6) includes the following enhancements to Cisco Storage Media Encryption

(SME) Disk:

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SME Disk now supports greater than 2 TB LUNs for both signature and non-signature mode.

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SME Disk signature mode allows snapshots of a crypto LUN across key change operations.

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SME Disk signature mode automatically recognizes snapshots that are exposed to the host,

based on the media signature.

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SME Disk now supports Master Key Rekey (MKR) on a cluster for both signature and

non-signature mode.

These enhancements require Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(6) and Cisco DCNM Release 6.1(1a). For more

information on these feature enhancements, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Storage Media

Encryption Configuration Guide.

New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2d)

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2d) is a maintenance release that includes bug fixes. It does not include

any new features.

New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2a)

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2a) is a maintenance release that includes bug fixes and the following

feature enhancement:

• Port Monitor

Port monitoring has been enhanced with several ASIC counters that monitor and report internal

packet drops.

Additional information about this feature enhancement is available in the Cisco MDS 9000 Series

Interfaces Configuration Guide.

New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2)

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) is a FICON-certified version of Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1),

that also includes new features and bug fixes. In addition to these features, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release

5.2(2) supports all the new software features and new hardware that were introduced in Cisco MDS

NX-OS Release 5.2(1).

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) supports the following software features:

• FICON Certification