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Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director Hardware Release Notes • May 2009

Supported Hardware

The Cisco MDS 9513 director is compatible with the following storage platforms,
HBAs, and host server platforms. This section contains the following topics:

“Supported Storage Platforms” on page 10

“Supported Host Bus Adapters” on page 11

“Supported Server Platforms” on page 11

Supported Storage Platforms

The Cisco MDS 9513 director is compatible with the following storage platforms:

Sun Storage 6580 and 6780 arrays

Sun StorEdge™ 3510, 3511 FC arrays

Sun StorEdge 6130 array

Sun StorEdge 9910, 9960, 9970, 9980, 9985, and 9990

Sun StorEdge 9985V/9990V

Sun StorEdge Fibre Channel 9840B/C, 9940B, T10K, LTO 3/4, SDLT 600, SDLT4
tape drives

Sun StorEdge FC420 FC-SCSI Bridge for L25 and L100 tape libraries with the SG-
XFCCARD2-C LVD SCSI to Fibre Channel Card Quantum or the SG-
XFC420CARD-MOD Fibre Channel / LVD Internal Bridge

Sun StorEdge T3B array with full fabric

Sun StorageTek™ 2540 array

Sun StorageTek 6140 and 6540 arrays

Sun StorageTek FlexLine™ 240/280/380 arrays

Sun StorageTek SL3000 modular library system

Sun StorageTek SL8500 modular library system

Sun StorageTek T9840D tape drive

Sun StorageTek Virtual Tape Library (VTL)

C4 tape library with the SG-XFCCARD2-C LVD SCSI to Fibre Channel Card
Quantum

FC Robots: L180/700/1400, SL500

Summary of Contents for SAN

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Page 4: ...pported Modules on page 5 for more information 1 Gbit sec Ethernet port capability which is user configurable for iSCSI and or Fibre Channel IP FCIP See Supported Modules on page 5 for more information Integrated Cisco Storage Media Encryption SME with the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18 4 Port Multiservice Module For further information see Cisco Storage Media Encryption on page 9 Support for Cisco Data...

Page 5: ...page 8 for further information concerning DMM Cisco SME firmware requirements differ depending on the configurations below See Cisco Storage Media Encryption on page 9 for further information concerning SME 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 MDS 95xx Supervisor 2 switches with an SME enabled...

Page 6: ...atch IDs for Minimum Supported Firmware Versions SAN OS 3 0 3 SAN OS 3 2 2c SAN OS 3 3 3 NX OS 4 1 1b NX OS 4 1 3a MDS 95xx Supervisor 1 126484 01 126484 05 126484 09 Not Supported Not Supported MDS 95xx Supervisor 2 126485 01 126485 05 126485 09 140045 01 140045 03 MDS 9509 and 9506 only ...

Page 7: ...iption Maximum Transfer Rate Cisco MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Module Required Cisco MDS 9500 8 port 1 Gigabit Ethernet IP Storage Services Module 1 Gbps No Cisco MDS 9000 Family 32 port Storage Services Module 2 Gbps No Cisco MDS 9000 Family 1 2 4 Gbps 12 port Fibre Channel switching module 4 Gbps No Cisco MDS 9000 Family 1 2 4 Gbps 24 port Fibre Channel switching module 4 Gbps No Cisco MDS 9000 Family 1 2...

Page 8: ...he Cisco MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Module is necessary to achieve the maximum advertised bandwidth and performance with these port modules Newer Cisco MDS 9513 directors come standard with the Cisco MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Module installed Check to verify if the addition of this module is required for your equipment configuration To do so execute the show module xbar command line interface CLI command The fabri...

Page 9: ... 9 Operating System Requirements The following operating systems running on hosts in the SAN are compatible with the Cisco MDS 9513 director Solaris Solaris 9 Update 1 and higher for Sparc Solaris 10 Sparc AMD64 Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 IA32 AMD64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 IA32 AMD64 SuSE Linux 9 Professional Community Edition IA32 AMD64 SuSE Linux 10 Professional Community Edition IA32 A...

Page 10: ...capacity planning and implementation of tiered storage strategies Cisco MDS DMM is supported when either a Cisco MDS 9000 Family 32 Port Storage Services Module or Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18 4 Port Multiservice Module is installed in a Cisco MDS 9513 director The Cisco MDS DMM feature is enabled through a separate end user software license There are five types of DMM licenses A license for enabling ...

Page 11: ...ltiservice Module installed in a Cisco MDS 9513 director The SME license is self contained in that no other licenses are needed SME requires a Fabric Manager server for configuration but does not require a Fabric Manager server license There are three types of SME licenses A license for enabling SME on a Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18 4 Port Multiservice Module contained within an MDS 95xx chassis A lic...

Page 12: ... Sun StorEdge 9910 9960 9970 9980 9985 and 9990 Sun StorEdge 9985V 9990V Sun StorEdge Fibre Channel 9840B C 9940B T10K LTO 3 4 SDLT 600 SDLT4 tape drives Sun StorEdge FC420 FC SCSI Bridge for L25 and L100 tape libraries with the SG XFCCARD2 C LVD SCSI to Fibre Channel Card Quantum or the SG XFC420CARD MOD Fibre Channel LVD Internal Bridge Sun StorEdge T3B array with full fabric Sun StorageTek 2540...

Page 13: ...d SG XPCI2FC QF4 SG XPCIE1FC QF4 and SG XPCIE2FC QF4 SG XPCI1FC EM4 Z and SG XPCI2FC EM4 Z SG XPCIE1FC EM4 and SG XPCIE2FC EM4 SG XPCIE2FC QB4 Z Sun Blade 6000 8000 Modular System only SG XPCIE2FC EB4 Z Sun Blade 6000 8000 Modular System only SG PCIE20FC NEM Z Sun Blade 8000 Modular System only Supported Server Platforms The Cisco MDS 9513 director is compatible with the following Sun servers x64 ...

Page 14: ... Fire T1000 T2000 Sun Fire V1280 Netra 1280 Sun Fire Netra 240 Sun Fire V125 Sun Fire V210 V240 V250 Sun Fire V215 V245 Sun Fire V440 Sun Fire V445 Sun Fire V480 Sun Fire V490 Sun Fire V880 Sun Fire V890 Sun Fire V1280 Netra 1280 Sun Fire 4800 4810 6800 Sun Fire 12k 15k 20k 25k Windows 2003 Server Sun Blade 6000 8000 Modular System Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SuSE Linux Enterprise 9 Servers Sun B...

Page 15: ...tes 4 Under PatchFinder type the patch ID and click Find Patch Do not type the xx revision number PatchFinder automatically finds the latest patch 5 Verify you have retrieved the correct patch 6 Print the page Printing this page also prints the patch README file which contains installation instructions special instructions special guidelines and notes 7 Download the patch by clicking on either HTT...

Page 16: ...co mds9k 32p ssm hic Additional information regarding the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18 4 Port Multiservice Module can be found in the Cisco MDS 9222i Switch and 18 4 Port Module Hardware Release Notes Sun part number 820 2856 xx This document is accessible at http docs sun com app docs prod cisco mds9222i hic For documentation related to Cisco Data Mobility Manager DMM for NX OS 4 x see the Cisco MDS ...

Page 17: ...ultilayer Director Hardware Release Notes 15 Service Contact Information If you need help installing or using this product in the United States call 1 800 USA 4SUN or go to http www sun com service contacting index xml ...

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