Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director Hardware Release Notes
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Firmware Requirements
Visit the SunSolve
SM
web site to search for and download the latest firmware
revision for your switch. Sun recommends that you keep your switch firmware up-
to-date. See
“Downloading and Installing Patches” on page 13
for more information.
The minimum supported firmware version is dependent on the equipment
configuration.
lists the applicable firmware patch IDs for the firmware
versions mentioned below.
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The Cisco MDS 9513 director requires SAN-OS 3.0(3) (minimum).
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Cisco Data Mobility Manager (DMM) requires NX-OS 4.1(1b) (minimum). If used
in conjunction with Cisco Storage Media Encryption (SME), the required
firmware revision is NX-OS 4.1(3a) (minimum). See
for further information concerning DMM.
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Cisco SME firmware requirements differ depending on the configurations below.
See
“Cisco Storage Media Encryption” on page 9
for further information
concerning SME.
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MDS 95xx (Supervisor 1) switches with an SME-enabled Cisco MSM-18/4
module require SAN-OS 3.3(3) (minimum for SAN-OS series). NX-OS is not
supported.
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MDS 95xx (Supervisor 2) switches with an SME-enabled Cisco MSM-18/4
module require SAN-OS 3.3(3) (minimum for SAN-OS series) or NX-OS 4.1(3a)
(minimum for NX-OS series).
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If SME is used in conjunction with DMM, the required firmware revision is
NX-OS 4.1(3a) (minimum). SAN-OS is not supported.
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Mainframe connections using FICON require SAN-OS version 3.2(2c) (minimum).
Note –
SAN-OS 3.2(2c) is not qualified for channel extension with Cisco Visual
Switch Manager (VSM) or any Sun StorageTek FICON tape drives. For FICON,
ensure the channel extension feature is disabled when using SAN-OS 3.2(2c) with
VSM or Sun StorageTek FICON tape drives.
