Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a) (OL14116-02, October 2007)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a)
OL-14116-02
New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a)
– The EPLD version on the SSM is at 0x07 or higher. Use the show version module slot epld
CLI command to determine your EPLD version. Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release
Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 EPLD Images to upgrade your EPLD image.
– Refer to the Cisco MDS Storage Services Module Interoperability Support Matrix and to the
“Managing Modules” chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide,
Release 3.x for information on downgrading your SSM.
New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a)
Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a) does not include any new features, but it provides all the new
features of Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1). This section briefly describes those features. For
detailed information about the features listed, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration
Guide and the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide. For information about
new CLI commands associated with these features, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command
Reference. The “New and Changed Information” section in each of these books provides a detailed list
of all new features and includes links to the feature description or new command.
Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch
The Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch is a 32-port 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps autosensing Fibre
Channel and 2-port 10-Gbps switch. It features On-Demand Port Activation Licensing. By default, the first
24 ports are licensed. An additional license is required for the remaining 8 ports. The 210-Gbps ports
are not licensed by default, but require a separate license.
Cisco MDS 92221 Multiservice Switch
The Cisco MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch offers eighteen 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and
four Gigabit Ethernet IP storage services ports, and a modular expansion slot to host Cisco MDS 9000
Family Switching and Services Modules.
The MDS 9222i switch provides the cryptographic engine used by Cisco Storage Media Encryption. The
Cisco MDS 9222i also supports non-disruptive, in services software upgrades (ISSU).
Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4)
The Cisco MDS 900018/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4) offer eighteen 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps
Fibre Channel ports and four Gigabit Ethernet IP storage services ports. Its multiprotocol capabilities
integrate in a single-form-factor Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), Small Computer System
Interface over IP (iSCSI), IBM Fiber Connectivity (FICON), FICON Control Unit Port (CUP)
management, and switch cascading.
The Cisco MDS-18/4 Module can be used with the Cisco MDS 9200 Series of Multilayer Fabric
Switches and the Cisco MDS 9500 Series of Multilayer Directors.
Note The MSM-18/4 module supports both the IP Storage (IPS) and Storage Services Interface (SSI) images.
As of Cisco SAN-OS 3.2(1a), the MSM-18/4 module does not support any SSI or iSAPI application.