Cisco MDS 9000 for IBM System Storage Interoperability Matrix
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What has changed?
1. Cisco MDS Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switches NX-OS support with 5.0(4)
2. FICON or Intermix Fabrics Cisco NX-OS support with 4.2(7b)
3. Cisco Fabric Manager with 5.0(4)
4. IBM BladeCenter Qlogic 8GB IPM support with 5.0(4)
5. IBM BladeCenter Cisco 4GB FCSM support with 5.0(4)
6. IBM XRC FICON (FCIP based XRC w/ISL) and TS7700 (FCIP ISLs) support added.
Notes:
1.
The
MDS 9506/9509/9513
Multilayer Directors and
MDS 9216i/9222i/9124/9134/9148
Fabric Switches
latest
firmware level is 5.0(4).
The latest FICON or Intermix fabrics
firmware level is 4.2(7b)
.
SAN-OS Release notes
are found
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/prod_release_notes_list.html
2. Installation and upgrade information:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/ps4159/ps4358/prod_installation_guides_list.html
3. Product datasheets:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/ps4159/ps4358/products_data_sheets_list.html
4. Configuration Guides:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html
5. Maximum ISLs (physical hops): 7 (maximum 1 Longwave ISL)
6. Blade module information:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5991/prod_models_home.html
7. Technical support on
SAN Volume Controller (SVC)
can be found at:
http://www-
03.ibm.com/systems/storage/software/virtualization/svc/index.html
8. This SAN product line can not attach to public telecom networks and is not intended to attach to public telecom
networks
9.
Note -
Customers that
do not
require an upgrade to NX-OS 4.2(7a), but require field updates, may install SAN-
OS 3.3(5).
FICON
customers that
do not
require an upgrade to NX-OS 4.2(1b), but require field updates may
install SAN-OS 3.3(1c)
10. The MDS 9216, 9216A and Supervisor-1 are not
NX-OS compatible. SAN-OS 3.3.5 must be used.
11. Please note limited support claims on the p7 for system p
12. Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) requires Fabric Manager Upgrade to units mfg after 02.09.10
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/ts/fn/633/fn63302.html
