Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules Hardware Release Notes For Installation in a Sun™ Storage Area Network Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 820-6799-10 November 2008, Revision A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules Hardware Release Notes Read this document so that you are aware of the requirements and issues that can affect the installation and operation of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules in a Sun storage area network (SAN). Note – Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites mentioned in this document.
Features The Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules deliver up to 528, 8-Gbps ports and twice the bandwidth of previous generation Cisco MDS Fibre Channel switching modules.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module The 24-port module has the following specifications: ■ 24 8-Gbps ports supporting 4-Gbps SFPs and 8-Gbps SFPs ■ 192 Gbps of full-duplex bandwidth ■ Installable only in a Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Director Note – The Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director requires the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules to support the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4/44-Port 8-Gbps HostOptimized Fibre Channel Switching Module The 4/44-port module has the following specifications: ■ Four 8-Gbps ports and 44 4-Gbps ports ■ 96 Gbps of full-duplex bandwidth ■ Installable in both a Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Director or Cisco MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch Note – The Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director does NOT require the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules to support the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4/44-Port 8-Gbps HostOptimized Fibre Channel Swit
Downloading and Installing Patches The following task provides instructions for downloading and installing patches for a Cisco MDS 9000 Family director or switch. See “Firmware Requirements” on page 4 for the required or recommended firmware versions and associated patch IDs. 1. Access the SunSolveSM web site at: http://sunsolve.sun.com 2. Read and accept the terms and conditions of the License Agreement. 3. From the Support category, select Patches and Updates. 4.
Related Documentation Cisco documentation is equipment-specific and can be obtained directly from Cisco’s web site. ■ For documentation related to Cisco Storage Networking Modules: http://cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5991/tsd_products_support_se ries_home.html ■ For documentation related to Cisco MDS 9200 Series Multilayer Switches: http://cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5988/tsd_products_support_se ries_home.html ■ For documentation related to Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors: http://cisco.
