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)
SMI-S Enhancements
Indications supported has been expanded to allow meaningful monitoring of Cisco MDS 9000 family
switches. The following indications have been added:
• Switch FC port status change
• Switch environmental failure
• Zoneset activated
• Switch field replaceable unit change
Common Criteria
Validation of Common Criteria (CC) evaluation assurance level 3 (EAL 3) for the Cisco MDS 9000
Family members running Cisco SAN-OS 3.0(2a) shall be achieved by the release 3.2(1a) time frame.
Common Criteria is an international standard (ISO/IEC 15408) for computer security that provides
assurance that the process of specifying, developing, and evaluating security features have been
conducted in a rigorous manner, enabling evaluators to determine if a product meets its security
requirements.
Server LUN Map Discovery Commands
Server LUN map discovery commands have been added to the CLI to discover all LUNs in a disk array
that are masked for access by a particular host. You can specify a VSAN, a specific host interface, and
the targets to query. The commands allow you to find LUNs that are zoned, and also LUNs that are not
zoned if the disk array allows this. A Cisco MDS 9000 Storage Services Module (SSM) is required to
use this feature.
New MIBS
The following new MIB is included in Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS release 3.2(1a):
• CISCO-DMM-MIB
In-service Software Upgrades for the Cisco MDS 9222i Switch
Cisco SAN-OS 3.2(1a) includes non-disruptive, in service software upgrades (ISSU) for the Cisco MDS
9222i switch. This feature does not apply to the Cisco MDS 9216 and 9216i fabric switches.
Cisco Fabric Manager Enhancements
New Installation Process
Starting in release 3.2(1a), the installation process for Cisco Fabric Manager is changing to
accommodate three significant enhancements: