Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b) (OL-17675-02, October 2008)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b)
OL-17675-02
MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x
Configuring Generation 3 and Generation 2 Switching Modules
The Cisco MDS 9500 Multilayer Directors are designed to operate with any combination of Cisco MDS
9000 Generation 1, Generation 2, and Generation 3 modules. However, there are limitations to consider
when combining the various modules and supervisors in the Cisco MDS 9500 Series platform chassis.
The references listed in this section provide specific information about configurations that combine
different modules and supervisors.
For information on configuring Generation 2 and Generation 3 switching modules, refer to the
Configuring Generation 2 and Generation 3 Switching Modules chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
CLI Configuration Guide.
For information on port index availability, refer to the “Port Index Availability” section in the Product
Overview chapter of the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide.
For information on Cisco MDS 9000 hardware and software compatibility, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000
SAN-OS Hardware and Software Compatibility Information.
MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x
Table 4 lists the MDS hardware chassis supported by Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x.
Table 5 lists the MDS hardware modules supported by Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x. For the list of MDS
hardware modules supported by Cisco MDS SAN-OS 3.x, see Table 6.
Table 4 Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x Chassis Support Matrix
Switch NX-OS 4.x Support
MDS 9513 Yes
MDS 9509 Yes
MDS 9506 Yes
MDS 9222i Yes
MDS 9216i Yes
MDS 9216A No
MDS 9216 No
MDS 9134 Yes
MD S 9124 Yes
MDS 9140 No
MDS 9120 No
Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem and
Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter
Yes