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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2)

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Page 1: ... recent version of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes http www cisco com en US products ps5989 prod_release_notes_list html Table 1 shows the on line change history for this document Contents This document includes the following Introduction page 2 Table 1 Online History Change Revision Date Description A0 January 23 2012 Created the Cisco MDS NX OS Release 5 2 2 release notes B0 January 25 2...

Page 2: ...agnostic switch fabric the Cisco MDS 9000 Family addresses the stringent requirements of large data center storage environments uncompromising high availability security scalability ease of management and seamless integration of new technologies Cisco MDS 9000 NX OS Software powers the award winning Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches It is designed to create a strategic SAN platform with su...

Page 3: ...only MDS 9200 Series only M92SSESSNK9 Cisco Storage Services Enabler License for SSN 16 1 engine MDS 9200 Series only M95SSESSNK9 Cisco Storage Services Enabler License for SSN 16 1 engine MDS 9500 Series only M92SMESSNK9 Cisco Storage Media Encryption License for SSN 16 1 engine MDS 9200 Series only M95SMESSNK9 Cisco Storage Media Encryption License for SSN 16 1 engine MDS 9500 Series only M92IOA...

Page 4: ...ric Switch 3 rack unit 3RU semimodular multilayer fabric switch with 18 4 Gbps Fibre Channel ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports and a modular expansion slot for Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switching and Services modules MDS 9222i Switch DS C9148 K9 Cisco MDS 9148 48 Port Multilayer Fabric Switch 1RU fixed configuration multilayer fabric switch with 48 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports MDS 9148 Switch DS C9134 K9 C...

Page 5: ...nnel Switching Module with SFP and SFP LC connectors MDS 9500 Series MDS 9222i Switch DS X9708 K9 Cisco MDS 9000 8 port 10 Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Module MDS 9500 Series DS X9232 256K9 Cisco MDS 9000 32 port 8 Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module MDS 9500 Series DS X9248 256K9 Cisco MDS 9000 48 port 8 Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module MDS 9500 Series Services Modul...

Page 6: ...meter MDS 9500 Series 8 port 10 Gbps FCoE Module DS X9708 K9 SFP H10GB CU3M 10GBASE CU SFP cable 3 meter MDS 9500 Series 8 port 10 Gbps FCoE Module DS X9708 K9 SFP H10GB CU5M 10GBASE CU SFP cable 5 meter MDS 9500 Series 8 port 10 Gbps FCoE Module DS X9708 K9 SFP H10GB ACU7M 10GBASE CU SFP active copper cable 7 meter MDS 9500 Series 8 port 10 Gbps FCoE Module DS X9708 K9 SFP H10GB ACU10M 10GBASE CU...

Page 7: ...S 9148 MDS 9222i DS X9100 and DS X9200 Series switching modules DS SFP FC4G MR SFP optics LC type for 1 2 or 4 Gbps Fibre Channel for longwave mode supports distances up to 4 km MDS 9124 MDS 9134 MDS 9222i DS X9100 and DS X9200 Series switching modules DS SFP FC4G LW SFP optics LC type for 1 2 or 4 Gbps Fibre Channel for longwave mode supports distances up to 10 km MDS 9124 MDS 9134 MDS 9222i DS X...

Page 8: ...d Drop Module MDS 9000 Family DS CWDMOADM4B 4 channel CWDM OADM module Cisco CWDM 1550 1570 1590 or 1610 NM Add Drop Module MDS 9000 Family DS CWDM MUX8A ADM for 8 CWDM wavelengths MDS 9000 Family CWDM Multiplexer Chassis DS CWDMCHASSIS 2 slot chassis for CWDM ADMs MDS 9000 Family Power Supplies DS CAC 300W 300W AC power supply MDS 9100 Series DS C24 300AC 300W AC power supply MDS 9124 Switch DS C...

Page 9: ...er Yes1 1 This switch supports Cisco MDS NX OS Release 5 2 2 but does not support Release 5 2 1 Table 4 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS NX OS 5 x Module Description MDS 9500 Series MDS 9222i NX OS 5 2 x NX OS 5 0 x NX OS 5 2 x NX OS 5 0 x DS X9530 SF2 K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor 2 Module Yes Yes N A N A DS X9530 SF2A K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor 2A Module Yes Yes N A N A DS 13SLT FAB3 MDS 9513 Fabric Mod...

Page 10: ...dule Support Matrix for Cisco MDS NX OS 4 x Module Description MDS 9500 Series MDS 9222i MDS 9216i DS X9530 SF2 K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor 2 Module Yes N A N A DS X9530 SF2A K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor 2A Module Yes1 N A N A DS X9530 SF1 K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor 1 Module No N A N A DS 13SLT FAB2 MDS 9513 Fabric Module 2 Yes N A N A DS 13SLT FAB1 MDS 9513 Fabric Module 1 Yes N A N A DS X9224 96K9 24 port 8 Gb...

Page 11: ...Series MDS 9222i MDS 9216i MDS 9216A MDS 9216 DS X9530 SF2 K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor 2 Module Yes N A N A N A N A DS X9530 SF2A K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor 2A Module Yes1 N A N A N A N A DS X9530 SF1 K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor 1 Module Yes N A N A N A N A DS 13SLT FAB2 MDS 9513 Fabric Module 2 Yes N A N A N A N A DS 13SLT FAB1 MDS 9513 Fabric Module 1 Yes N A N A N A N A DS X9224 96K9 24 port 8 Gbps Fibre Cha...

Page 12: ... OS software currently running on a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch using Cisco DCNM for SAN view the Switches tab in the Information pane locate the switch using the IP address logical name or WWN and check its version in the Release column Determining Software Version Compatibility Table 7 lists the software versions that are compatible in a mixed SAN environment the minimum software versions that ...

Page 13: ... non disruptive rolling 2 yes disruptive rolling Hitless upgrade is not supported 3 yes disruptive rolling Hitless upgrade is not supported 4 yes non disruptive rolling 5 yes non disruptive reset 6 yes non disruptive reset At a minimum you need to disable the default device alias distribution feature using the no device alias distribute command in global configuration mode The show incompatibility...

Page 14: ...sor 1 module Use the show module command to display the type of supervisor module in the switch The following is sample output from the show module command on a Supervisor 2 module switch show module Mod Ports Module Type Model Status 7 0 Supervisor Fabric 2 DS X9530 SF2 K9 active 8 0 Supervisor Fabric 2 DS X9530 SF2 K9 ha standby Table 8 Software Images for MDS 9100 Series Switches Cisco MDS 9100...

Page 15: ...ort and 48 port 8 Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel modules NX OS Release 5 2 x is needed for the switch to recognize the new hardware Perform a full switch reload on an MDS 9509 or MDS 9506 switch after you install NX OS Release 5 2 1 and install any Generation 4 module including the FCoE module The switch reload is required for the new hardware to come up Once you perform the switch reload the fabric ...

Page 16: ...ring the migration Regular traffic within the VSAN is not disrupted during the migration To migrate to IVR NAT mode follow these steps 1 Stop or divert all applications on servers that depend on IVR If CFS distribution is not enabled for IVR then perform steps 2 through 4 on all switches where IVR is enabled If CFS distribution is enabled for IVR then enter the ivr commit command following step 2 ...

Page 17: ...and Restrictions section prior to a software upgrade to determine if a feature may possibly behave differently following the upgrade Nondisruptive Upgrade Paths Use Table 11 to determine your nondisruptive upgrade path to Cisco MDS NX OS Release 5 2 2 Find the image release number you are currently using in the Current Release column of the table and follow the steps in the order specified to perf...

Page 18: ...releases 1 Upgrade to NX OS Release 4 2 7b 2 Upgrade to NX OS Release 5 0 x 3 Upgrade to NX OS Release 5 2 2 SAN OS Release 3 3 1c 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4x and 3 3 5x 1 Upgrade to NX OS Release 4 2 7b 2 Upgrade to NX OS Release 5 0 x 3 Upgrade to NX OS Release 5 2 2 Release 3 2 1a all 3 2 x 3 1 x and 3 0 x releases and release 2 1 3 2 1 2e 2 1 2d and 2 1 2b 1 Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 1c 2 Upgrade t...

Page 19: ...Guidelines Specific to NX OS Release 5 2 2 page 19 General Downgrading Guidelines page 20 Downgrading Guidelines Specific to NX OS Release 5 2 2 The following guideline applies to a downgrade from Cisco MDS NX OS Release 5 2 2 Table 12 FICON Supported Releases FICON Supported Releases NX OS Release 5 2 2 Release 4 2 7b Release 4 2 1b Release 4 1 1c SAN OS Release 3 3 1c Release 3 2 2c Release 3 0 ...

Page 20: ...e configurations show span session to check the current configuration for a SPAN session no span session session number to delete a SPAN session show running config include fc tunnel to check the current Fibre Channel tunnel configuration no interface fc tunnel y to delete a Fibre Channel tunnel on the switch that is the source for the Fibre Channel tunnel show interface brief include SD to check ...

Page 21: ...9222i switch Those nodes that are members of VSANs traversing an FCIP ISL are impacted and a fabric reconfiguration occurs iSCSI initiators connected to the Gigabit Ethernet ports lose connectivity to iSCSI targets while the downgrade is in progress FICON If you have FICON enabled the downgrade path is different See the FICON Downgrade Paths section on page 22 Use Table 14 to determine the nondisr...

Page 22: ...se 5 2 2 to NX OS 5 0 x 2 A downgrade from NX OS Release 5 2 2 to a release other than Release 5 2 1 disrupts and stops all FCoE traffic because FCoE requires Cisco NX OS Release 5 2 x All 4 2 x and 4 1 x releases 1 Downgrade to NX OS Release 5 0 x 2 Downgrade to NX OS Release 4 2 x or 4 1 x SAN OS All 3 3 x releases 1 Downgrade to NX OS Release 5 0 x 2 Downgrade to NX OS Release 4 2 x or Release ...

Page 23: ...the previous FICON certified release FICON FCIP on the Cisco MDS 9000 SSN 16 module including FICON Tape Acceleration and XRC Acceleration FICON Tape Acceleration for ESCON through Optica PRIZM FICON support on the Cisco MDS 9000 32 port 8 Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching module the Cisco MDS 9000 48 port 8 Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching module and the Cisco MDS 9513 Switching Fabric 3...

Page 24: ...cts and maintaining the same latency security and traffic management attributes of Fibre Channel In addition FCoE extends Fibre Channel SAN connectivity to Cisco Nexus 7000 switches that are FCoE capable Software support for Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8 Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Modules Cisco NX OS Release 5 2 1 includes software support for the 32 port and the 48 port 8 Gbps Advanced Fibre...

Page 25: ...sting charts External SMI S 1 4 agent FCoE provisioning and management Detailed information about Cisco DCNM features is available in the Cisco DCNM Release Notes Release 5 2 and in the feature configuration guides for Cisco DCNM for SAN For additional information about Cisco MDS NX OS Release 5 2 1 see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 5 2 1 New Hardware in Cisco...

Page 26: ... in the standard package However some features are logically grouped into add on packages that must be licensed separately such as the Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise package SAN Extension over IP package Mainframe package Storage Services Enabler SSE package Storage Media Encryption package and Data Mobility Manager package On demand ports activation licenses are also available for the Cisco MDS Blade ...

Page 27: ...9000 Family switches Data Mobility Manager Package The Cisco MDS 9000 Data Mobility Manager package enables data migration between heterogeneous disk arrays without introducing a virtualization layer or rewiring or reconfiguring SANs Cisco DMM allows concurrent migration between multiple LUNs of unequal size Rate adjusted migration data verification dual Fibre Channel fabric support and management...

Page 28: ... install the Mainframe Package and the SAN Extension over FCIP Package before you install the XRC acceleration license The Mainframe Package enables the underlying FICON support and the FCIP license or licenses enable the underlying FCIP support Limitations and Restrictions This section lists the limitations and restrictions The following limitations are described FCoE Module page 29 IPv6 page 29 ...

Page 29: ...e still prevented from performing configuration clear execute and debug commands as before however they are allowed to perform show commands for all VSANs The ability to execute the show command addresses the following In a network environment users often need to view information in other VSANs even though they do not have permission to modify configurations in those VSANs This behavior makes Cisc...

Page 30: ...Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol VRRP is not available on the Gigabit Ethernet interfaces on the MSM 18 4 module or module 1 of the MDS 9222i switch even though it is visible on these modules The feature is not implemented in the current release Using a RSA Version 1 Key for SSH Following an Upgrade For security reasons NX OS Release 4 2 1b does not support RSA version 1 keys As a result if you ...

Page 31: ...nation profile testProfile alert group all transport email smtp server 64 104 140 134 port 25 use vrf management transport email from abc cisco com mailto abc cisco com enable commit When you attempt to apply these commands in the ASCII configuration the following commands fail no destination profile testProfile transport method email destination profile testProfile transport method http destinati...

Page 32: ... Signaling FC FS interface standard Applying Zone Configurations to VSAN 1 In the setup script you can configure system default values for the default zone to be permit or deny and you can configure default values for the zone distribution method and for the zone mode These default settings are applied when a new VSAN is created However the settings will not take effect on VSAN 1 because it exists...

Page 33: ...rted in a topology where a host logs in from a NPV edge switch and IOA is deployed on a NPV core switch for this host Support for FCIP Compression Modes In Cisco NX OS Release 4 2 1b and later FCIP compression mode 1 and compression mode 3 are not supported on the Cisco MSM 18 4 module and on the SSN 16 module Saving Copies of the Running Kickstart and System Images After you upgrade to MDS NX OS ...

Page 34: ...ed with FCIP Write Acceleration IBM Peer to Peer Remote Copy PPRC is not supported with FCIP Write Acceleration Configuring a Persistent FCID in an IVR Configuration with Brocade Switches The following information is relevant if you have a fabric that consists of Cisco MDS 9000 switches and Brocade switches and the Cisco MDS switches are running either NX OS Release 4 x or Release 5 x and Brocade ...

Page 35: ...eat Table 16 Open Caveats and Resolved Caveats Reference DDTS Number NX OS Software Release Open or Resolved NX OS Software Release Open or Resolved 5 2 1 5 2 2 Severity 2 CSCtn72391 O O CSCtq41235 O O CSCtq76711 O R CSCtq79432 O R CSCtq88900 O O CSCtr10877 O O CSCtr24502 O R CSCtr27068 O R CSCtr27150 O R CSCtr36554 O R CSCts68756 O R CSCtt02102 O R CSCtw60186 R CSCtw64713 O CSCtw75689 R CSCtw9527...

Page 36: ...throughput drops with local switching enabled because the local switching configuration is lost after the reload Workaround This issue is resolved CSCtr27068 Symptom The port group monitor feature is disabled on the Cisco MDS 9000 48 port 8 Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel switching module DS X9248 256K9 Workaround This issue is resolved CSCtr27150 Symptom The port group monitor feature is disabled on ...

Page 37: ...upervisor active Port Monitor policies disappear This symptom occurs only on a single supervisor switch Workaround This issue is resolved CSCtw95270 Symptom A Cisco MDS 9000 switch that is configured for FICON Tape Acceleration FTA might not account correctly for an acknowledged exchange that was previously accelerated This situation can cause the MSM 18 4 module to reload unexpectedly This sympto...

Page 38: ...e same device in DPVM using NWWN and enter the activate force command the device is not logged out and does not log in again to the NWWN configured VSAN Workaround This issue is resolved CSCtr04426 Symptom On a Cisco MDS 9000 switch the tech support CLI for some FCoE components such as VLAN_MGR and ASSOC_MGR may appear as part of the show tech support command output even though the FCoE plugin is ...

Page 39: ... 2Gbps For a port speed of 8 Gbps the switch responded with Port Operating Speed speed not established For a port speed of10 Gbps the switch responded with Port Operating Speed 1Gbps Workaround This issue is resolved CSCtx32991 Symptom A temperature sensor alarm might occur with sensor 1 or sensor 2 on the 32 port 8 Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module DS X9232 256K9 The following error ap...

Page 40: ...during the peer discovery phase Consequently some application flows might not come online or might even get deleted Workaround Enter the following supervisor commands on the problematic FCR peer which will trigger this FCR peer to resync with the rest of the fabric and force it to come out of the error state switch test fc redirect config sync with fabric switch test fc redirect config sync with f...

Page 41: ...unusually busy and cannot process the mount request from the MSM 18 4 module or the actual mount command on the supervisor takes a long time Workaround Reload the MSM 18 4 module in the same slot module where the modflash mount failed A request will be sent to the supervisor to mount the modflash CSCtr55608 Symptom Following the insertion of the 32 port 8 Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel switching modu...

Page 42: ...bility Matrix for Storage Service Interface Images Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switch to Switch Interoperability Configuration Guide Cisco MDS NX OS Release Compatibility Matrix for IBM SAN Volume Controller Software for Cisco MDS 9000 Cisco MDS SAN OS Release Compatibility Matrix for VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks Software Hardware Installation Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide...

Page 43: ...9000 I O Acceleration Configuration Guide Cisco MDS 9000 Family SANTap Deployment Guide Cisco MDS 9000 Family Data Mobility Manager Configuration Guide Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide Cisco MDS 9000 Family Secure Erase Configuration Guide Cisco MDS 9000 Family Cookbook for Cisco MDS SAN OS Troubleshooting and Reference Cisco NX OS System Messages Reference Cisco ...

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