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Release Notes for Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router, Release 3.5.1

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Graphical User Interface

The SN 5428-2 Storage Router web-based GUI officially supports the following browsers. The browser
must be enabled to support JavaScript and style sheets.

Note

With certain versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, the links in the left frame may fail to function
after performing a remote backup. If this occurs, click on the Maintenance menu link at the top of the
page to reactivate the links.

iSCSI Driver Version Support

A Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router running software release 3.5.1 or later is interoperable with an IP
host running any Cisco iSCSI Driver version 2.1.1 or later. It is not interoperable with an IP host running
any Cisco iSCSI Driver version 1.8.x.

A Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router running software release 3.5.1 or later is also interoperable with an
IP host running Microsoft Windows® 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows Server™
2003 and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator package, version 1.03 or higher. You can download the
Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator package, which includes the Microsoft iSCSI initiator service and
the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator software driver, from

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/storage/technologies/iscsi/default.mspx

.

Interoperability Information

SN 5428-2 interoperability information is available on Cisco.com. You can access the interoperability
matrix by following these instructions:

Step 1

At

http://www.cisco.com

, click Products & Solutions, and select Storage Networking and SN 5400

Series Storage Routers from the menus.

Step 2

At the Cisco SN 5400 Series Storage Routers web page, click Technical Documentation from the
navigation menu on the left side of the page.

Step 3

Click the Tech Notes link, and then click the Cisco SN 5428 and SN 5428-2 Interoperability Matrix
link.

Browser

Platform

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 with service pack 2, or later

Note

To use the HTTP Put File function to update software, you
must use Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 or later

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0,
Microsoft Windows 2000

Netscape Navigator version 4.76

Linux

Netscape Navigator version 4.7

Sun Solaris

Summary of Contents for SN 5428-2

Page 1: ...The caveats are updated for every maintenance release and are located on Cisco com and the Documentation CD ROM Contents These release notes describe the following topics Introduction page 2 System Requirements page 4 Installation Notes page 6 New and Changed Information page 9 Limitations and Restrictions on SN 5428 2 Storage Router Clusters page 10 Caveats page 10 Related Documentation page 11 S...

Page 2: ...e at http www ietf org With SCSI routing storage device access is managed primarily in the SN 5428 2 See Figure 1 Figure 1 SCSI Routing Transparent SCSI routing provides IP hosts with transparent access to intelligent storage arrays using iSCSI protocol that is each IP host is presented as an FC host to an intelligent storage array With transparent SCSI routing availability of storage devices is m...

Page 3: ...s primary and optional secondary Gigabit Ethernet interfaces to the FCIP peer FCIP data compression enables the SN 5428 2 to dynamically compress FCIP data traffic for better channel bandwidth utilization FCIP SACK support uses selective acknowledgement SACK to overcome the limitations of recovering from multiple lost packets during a TCP transmission for FCIP instances configured as TCP clients o...

Page 4: ...er Version Support page 5 Interoperability Information page 5 Network Equipment The Gigabit Ethernet interfaces on the SN 5428 2 Storage Router use a flow control mechanism for stopping and starting traffic that prevents the loss of data Flow control should also be turned on at the router s Gigabit Ethernet interfaces where the SN 5428 2 Storage Router is connected If the SN 5428 2 Storage Router ...

Page 5: ...tware Initiator package version 1 03 or higher You can download the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator package which includes the Microsoft iSCSI initiator service and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator software driver from http www microsoft com windowsserversystem storage technologies iscsi default mspx Interoperability Information SN 5428 2 interoperability information is available on Cisco com You ...

Page 6: ...om In addition information about driver compatibility and other relevant driver information is available on Cisco com You can access software and related information by following these instructions Step 1 At http www cisco com log in to Cisco com Click Technical Support and Software Center Step 2 At the Software Center web page under Software Products Downloads click Storage Networking Software St...

Page 7: ...sco Systems Inc Upgrading to a New Software Release For information about upgrading to new SN 5428 2 software using the CLI see the section Installing Updated Software in Chapter 11 Maintaining and Managing the SN 5428 2 Storage Router of the Cisco SN 5428 2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide Release 3 5 To upgrade to new SN 5428 2 software using the web based GUI follow these instruction...

Page 8: ...r configuration see the section Resetting the System in Chapter 11 Maintaining and Managing the SN 5428 2 Storage Router of the Cisco SN 5428 2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide Release 3 5 For more information about static and dynamic modes for transparent SCSI routing see the section Summary of Configuration Process in Chapter 7 Configuring Transparent SCSI Routing of the Cisco SN 5428...

Page 9: ...m Step 7 After the SN 5428 2 reboots verify that it is running the selected software See Determining the SN 5428 2 Software Version section on page 7 Step 8 Optional Click Maintenance and then click the Delete link to the right of the updated software in the Show Storage Router Software table to remove it from the SN 5428 2 Storage Router New and Changed Information This section describes new and ...

Page 10: ...scsisouter The show debug scsirouter target iscsitrace command syntax was added Limitations and Restrictions on SN 5428 2 Storage Router Clusters This release includes the following restrictions on SN 5428 2 Storage Router clusters A cluster can be composed of up to two SN 5428 2 Storage Routers or one SN 5428 2 and one SN 5428 Storage Router A cluster can support up to 12 SCSI routing instances A...

Page 11: ...tions and they will not be able to reconnect giving the appearance that the storage router is hung Workaround None This problem is resolved in software release 3 5 1 Related Documentation The following sections describe the related documentation available for Cisco SN 5428 2 Storage Router release 3 5 1 These documents consist of hardware installation and software configuration guides and platform...

Page 12: ...ROM For documentation on the SN 5428 2 web based GUI refer to the SN 5428 2 Storage Router web based GUI online Help system Service and Support For service and support for a product purchased from a reseller contact the reseller who offers a wide variety of Cisco service and support programs described in Service and Support of Cisco Information Packet shipped with your product Note If you purchase...

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Page 16: ...urrent offerings in network training are listed at this URL http www cisco com en US learning index html This document is to be used in conjunction with the documents listed in the Related Documentation section Copyright 2004 Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved Printed in the USA on recycled paper containing 10 postconsumer waste ...

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