Release Notes HP C-series Fabric Switches for NX-OS 5.2(2) (5697-1882, May 2012)
7 MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Director & Multilayer Fabric Switches Release Notes
C-SERIES SUPPORT MATRIX WITH NX-OS 5.x
MDS Switch Model
Switch Description
Supported Switching Modules
MDS 9513 with
Fabric-1 Modules
(AE376A)
Director class switch which can
accommodate eleven switching modules
48-port 8-Gbps FC Host-Optimized Switching Module
(AJ901B, AJ901A)
48-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE385B, AE385A)
24-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE384B, AE384A)
12-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE383B, AE383A)
18/4-port Multiservice Module (AG852B, AG852A)
4-port 10-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE386B, AE386A)
MDS 9513 with Fabric-2
Modules (AJ905B, AJ905A)
HP SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor
2A Fabric 2 Director Switch
(AJ905C)
HP SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor
2A Fabric 3 Director Switch
(QW927A)
Note 2
Director class switch which can
accommodate eleven switching modules
HP SN8000C 8Gb 32-Port Advanced Fibre Channel Module
(QW924A) Note 3
HP SN8000C 8Gb 48-Port Advanced Fibre Channel Module
(QW925A) Note 3
48-port 8-Gbps FC Host-Optimized Switching Module
(AJ901B, AJ901A)
48-port 8-Gbps FC Performance Switching Module
(AJ900B, AJ900A)
24-port 8-Gbps FC Switching Module (AJ899B, AJ899A)
48-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE385B, AE385A)
24-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE384B, AE384A)
12-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE383B, AE383A)
18/4-port Multiservice Module (AG852B, AG852A)
4-port 10-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE386B, AE386A)
MDS 9509 with Supervisor-2 or
Supervisor 2A Modules
(AE389B, AE389A)
HP SN8000C 9-Slot Supervisor
2A Director Switch (AE389C)
Director class switch which can
accommodate seven switching modules
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)
Fabric switch with eighteen 4-Gbps FC
ports, four IP ports, and accommodates
one switching module
48-port 8-Gbps FC Host-Optimized Switching Module
(AJ901B, AJ901A)
48-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE385B, AE385A)
24-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE384B, AE384A)
12-port 4-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE383B, AE383A)
18/4-port Multiservice Module (AG852B, AG852A)
4-port 10-Gbps FC Switching Module (AE386B, AE386A)
MDS 9134
(AG874A, AG875A, AJ732A,
AJ733A)
Note 1
Fabric switch with twenty four or thirty
two 4-Gbps FC ports and two 10-Gbps
FC ports.
N/A
MDS 9124
(AG646A, AG647A, AG648A)
Note 1
Fabric switch with eight, sixteen, or
twenty four 4-Gbps FC ports
N/A
MDS 9124e
(AG641A, AG642A)
Note 1
Fabric switch for HP c-Class
BladeSystem with eight 4-Gbps internal
FC ports & four external 4-Gbps FC
ports or sixteen 4-Gbps internal FC ports
& eight external 4-Gbps FC ports
N/A
SN6000C Fabric Switch (MDS
9148)
(AW585A,AW586A)
Fabric switch with sixteen, thirty two, or
forty eight 8-Gbps FC ports
N/A
MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP
BladeSystem c-Class
(AW563A,AW564A)
Fabric switch for HP BladeSystem c-
Class with eight 8-Gbps internal FC ports
& four external 8-Gbps FC ports or
sixteen 8-Gbps internal FC ports & eight
external 8-Gbps FC ports.
N/A
Note 1: NX-OS Release 5.2(1) is not supported on this switch; Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(x), and 5.2(2) or later are supported
Note 2: HP SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A Fabric 3 Director Switch is supported with NX-OS 5.2(2) or later
Note 3: HP SN8000C 8Gb 32-Port Advanced Fibre Channel Module and HP SN8000C 8Gb 48-Port Advanced Fibre Channel Module
are supported with NX-OS 5.2(2) or later