Release Notes HP C-series FC Switches NX-OS 5.2(8b) This document provides additional information about the MDS 9100 Series Fabric Switches, the MDS 9200 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches, the MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors, the HP SN8000C Director Switches, and HP SN6000C Fabric Switch © 2003 - 2013 Hewlett-Packard Company Part Number: 5697-2848 Printed in the U.S.A. September 2013 Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies as reflected by an associated footnote.
Table of Contents Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Release Notes ........................................................................................ 3 NX-OS Images and Management Software Updates ...................................................................... 4 FICON Support ............................................................................................................................... 5 Hardware Components ......................................................................................
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 5.2(8b) image updates provided by HP, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(8b) have been included in the bundle. For a complete list and detailed description of features included in the NX-OS 5.
NX-OS IMAGES AND MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE UPDATES As of 1 April, 2010, switch NX-OS software image updates are no longer available for download on the hp.com website. Customers can receive updates electronically through the HP Support Center (HPSC). HP Support Center works with HP Passport, HP's single-sign-in service spanning many websites at http://www.hp.com. You must have a HP Passport account in order to sign-in to the HP Support Center.
For more details on linking your entitlements, see the HP Support Center FAQs at the following HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc 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.
MDS Switch Model Switch Description MDS 9506 with Supervisor-2 or Supervisor 2A Modules (AE388B, AE388A) HP SN8000C 9-Slot Supervisor 2A Director Switch (AE388C) Director class switch which can accommodate four switching modules MDS 9222i (AG851B, AG851A) MDS 9134 (AG874A, AG875A, AJ732A, AJ733A) MDS 9124 (AG646A, AG647A, AG648A) MDS 9124e (AG641A, AG642A) SN6000C Fabric Switch (MDS 9148) (AW585A,AW586A) MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class (AW563A,AW564A) 6 Supported Switching Modules
NX-OS 5.
SAN-OS 3.x TO NX-OS 5.x MIGRATION MDS Switch Model MDS 9513 with Fabric-2 Modules HP SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A Fabric 2 Director Switch MDS 9513 with Fabric-1 Modules MDS 9509 with Supervisor2 or Supervisor 2A Modules HP SN8000C 9-Slot Supervisor 2A Director Switch MDS 9506 with Supervisor2 or Supervisor 2A Modules HP SN8000C 9-Slot Supervisor 2A Director Switch 8 Supported with NX-OS 5.
NX-OS 4.x TO NX-OS 5.x MIGRATION MDS Switch Model Supported with NX-OS 4.x, 5.
ADDITIONAL MOUNTING REQUIREMENTS C-series Fabric Switches can be installed in all HP standard racks. Please note the following restrictions: Side-Rail Rack-Mounted Options All side-rail rack-mounted options must have a minimum of four (4) inch clearance distance above or below the switch chassis for the C-series MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors and MDS 9200 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches. Side-rail rack-mount options include HP zero-U options, KVM switches and power distribution units (PDUs).
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 firsttime, out-of-the box power up. For more comprehensive initial setup information, please refer to the Cisco documentation found at http://www.cisco.com.
LAN Features Cisco DCNM Release 6.2 supports these LAN features: • Discovery enhancement, there is a soft limit of 50 LAN devices that can be discovered, a hard limit of 75 devices. • Cisco Nexus 3000 buffer usage charts and tabular data for microburst monitoring • Traffic by VLAN report • Generic online diagnostics (GOLD) report generation support SAN Features Cisco DCNM Release 6.
HP SPECIFIC KNOWN ISSUES Problem Description: While downgrading from the NX-OS 5.2(8b) to 5.2(6) via DCNM 6.2(3), Software Install Wizard shows the Download and Install Status as “InProgess Polling” for very long time and the Wizard may look like it is hung. But the firmware upgrade status in the CLI shows as completed. Workaround: This issue is only seen with DCNM. In the above situation check the firmware upgrade status using a CLI command “show install all status”.
