Call Home Delayed Traps Feature; Smart Call Home Enhancement; Santap Enhancements; 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Release Note

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24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

The 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module offers 24 autosensing 4- and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel
ports and can be used in the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Switches. The 24-port switching module can be
configured in one of two operational modes: shared bandwidth mode (default) and dedicated bandwidth
mode. A Device Manager GUI command automatically configures specific ports to dedicated bandwidth
mode to achieve the per port bandwidth requirements; the remaining ports are configured in shared
mode.

4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel Switching Module

The 4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel switching module offers 48 autosensing 1-, 2-, 4-
and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and can be used in any of the Cisco MDS 9500 Series chassis and in the
Cisco MDS 9222i Switches. The 48-port switching module can be configured in one of two operational
modes: shared bandwidth mode (default) and dedicated bandwidth mode.

Call Home Delayed Traps Feature

Fabric Manager can be configured to generate Call-Home XML e-mail messages. In SAN-OS 3.x or
earlier, Fabric Manager listens to interface traps and generates Call Home e-mail messages. Link traps
are generated when an interface goes to down from up or vice versa. For example, if there is a scheduled
server reboot, the link goes down and Fabric Manager generates an e-mail notification.
Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(1b) provides the ability to generate a delayed trap so that the number of
generated e-mail messages is reduced. This method filters server reboots and avoids generating
unnecessary Call Home e-mail messages.
In NX-OS Release 4.1(1b), users have the ability to select the current existing feature or this new delayed
trap feature.

Smart Call Home Enhancement

Cisco NX-OS Software offers a Call Home feature for proactive fault management. Beginning with
NX-OS Release 4.1(1b), all MDS switches are capable of sending notifications using HTTPS and can
be integrated with Cisco Smart Call Home software.
Call Home provides a notification system triggered by software and hardware events. The Call Home
feature forwards the alarms and events packaged with other relevant information in a standard format to
external entities. Alert grouping capabilities and customizable destination profiles offer the flexibility
needed to notify specific individuals or support organizations only when necessary. These notification
messages can be used to automatically open technical-assistance tickets and resolve problems before
they become critical. External entities can include, but are not restricted to, an administrator e-mail
account or pager, an in-house server, or at a service provider facility, and the Cisco Technical Assistance
Center (TAC).

SANTap Enhancements

SANTap is now supported on the MSM-18/4 module and the MDS 9222i switch.
For information on vendor product versions which support NX-OS Release 4.1(1b) please refer to the
Note
vendor support matrix.
OL-17675-02
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b)
New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b)
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