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

Deprecated Features

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2 no longer supports the features listed in the following sections:

• Zoning Features, page 31

• SNIA Common Information Model, page 31

• IVR Non-NAT Mode, page 31

Zoning Features

LUN zoning, read-only zones, and broadcast zones are no longer supported. These features affect the

following hardware:

• Cisco MDS 9000 8-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) module

• Cisco MDS 9000 48-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching module

• Cisco MDS 9000 32-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching module

You cannot bring up these modules if these features are already configured. You should completely

remove all configurations that include these features before you attempt to bring up these modules. In

addition, you cannot configure these features after you bring up these modules.

SNIA Common Information Model

SNIA Common Information Model (CIM or cimserver) commands are no longer supported. CIM is

supported in Cisco DCNM-SAN Release 5.2. The SMI-S agent that is installed on the Cisco

DCNM-SAN server allows external application to access fabric and switch profiles as specified in SNIA

CIM. For additional information, see the Cisco DCNM Release Notes, Release 5.2.

IVR Non-NAT Mode

IVR non-NAT mode is not supported in Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(x). If you have IVR non-NAT mode

configured, see the “Upgrading Guidelines Specific to NX-OS Release 5.2(8a)” section on page 15 for

instructions on how to migrate to IVR NAT mode before upgrading to Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(8).

Limitations and Restrictions

This section lists the limitations and restrictions. The following limitations are described:

• SME Quorum, page 32

• OUI Mismatch for SME Tape Targets, page 32

• FCIP Performance Drop, page 33

• FCoE Module, page 33

• IPv6, page 33

• User Roles, page 33

• Schedule Job Configurations, page 33