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Cisco mds 9000 family release notes for cisco mds nx-os release 5.2(1) (ol-25090-01, july 2011)
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S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
Release Date: July 17, 2011
Part Number: OL-25090-01
This document describes the caveats and limitations for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Use
this document in conjunction with documents listed in the
Release notes are sometimes updated with new information on restrictions and caveats. Refer to the
following website for the most recent version of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/prod_release_notes_list.html
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Introduction, page 2
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"Related Documentation" section on page
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1) Release Date: July 17, 2011...

  • Page 2: For Cisco Mds Nx-Os Release 5

    Introduction S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Introduction The Cisco MDS 9000 Family of Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switches provides industry-leading availability, scalability, security, and management, allowing you to deploy high performance...
  • Page 3 Components Supported S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Part Number...

  • Page 4: Components Supported

    Components Supported S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Part Number...
  • Page 5 Components Supported S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Part Number...
  • Page 6 Components Supported S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Part Number...

  • Page 7: Mds 9000 Chassis And Module Support

    MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Part Number...
  • Page 8 MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m NX-OS Release 5.2(1) software images are not available for these switches: Cisco MDS 9134, Cisco Note MDS 9124, Cisco MDs 4-Gbps Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, and Cisco MDS 4-Gbps...
  • Page 9 MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m 1.
  • Page 10 MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 5 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS SAN-OS 3.x MDS 9500...

  • Page 11: Software Download Process

    Software Download Process S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Software Download Process Use the software download procedure to upgrade to a later version, or downgrade to an earlier version, of an operating system.

  • Page 12: Downloading Software

    Software Download Process S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Downloading Software The Cisco MDS NX-OS software is designed for mission-critical high availability environments.

  • Page 13: Upgrading Your Cisco Mds Nx-Os Software Image

    Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9200 Series Switch The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9200 series switch depends on which switch you use, as shown in...
  • Page 14 Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Upgrading Guidelines Specific to NX-OS Release 5.2(1) Follow these guidelines when upgrading to Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1): Upgrade to NX-OS Release 5.2(1) before you install any Generation 4 module in an MDS 9500...
  • Page 15 Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m To migrate to IVR-NAT mode, follow these steps: Stop or divert all applications on servers that depend on IVR.
  • Page 16 Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 10 Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1) Current Release...

  • Page 17: Downgrading Your Cisco Mds San-Os Software Image

    Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 12 to determine the nondisruptive upgrade path for FICON-certified releases.
  • Page 18 Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m show running-config | include fc-tunnel to check the current Fibre Channel tunnel –...
  • Page 19 Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 13 Nondisruptive Downgrade Path from NX-OS Release 5.2(1) To NX-OS or SAN-OS...

  • Page 20: New Features In Cisco Mds Nx-Os Release 5.2(1)

    New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1) S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1) Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1) is a major software release that includes new features, enhancements, new hardware, and bug fixes.

  • Page 21: Licensed Cisco Nx-Os Software Packages

    Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m As a part of NX-OS Release 5.2(1), DCNM for SAN introduces server-based licenses that allow you to purchase a pool of DCNM for SAN licenses instead of a switch-based Fabric Manager Server (FMS) license.
  • Page 22 Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Enterprise Package The standard software package that is bundled at no charge with the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches includes the base set of features that Cisco believes are required by most customers for building a SAN.

  • Page 23: Deprecated Features

    Deprecated Features S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Storage Services Enabler Package The Cisco MDS 9000 SSE package allows network-based storage applications and services to run on the Cisco MDS 9000 family SSMs, Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4), and...

  • Page 24: Limitations And Restrictions

    Limitations and Restrictions S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m If you are currently using IVR non-NAT mode, migrate to IVR-NAT before you upgrade to Note NX-OS Release 5.2(1).

  • Page 25: Ipv6

    Limitations and Restrictions S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m IPv6 The management port on Cisco MDS switches supports one user-configured IPv6 address, but does not support auto-configuration of an IPv6 address.

  • Page 26: Java Web Start

    Limitations and Restrictions S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Java Web Start When using Java Web Start, it is recommended that you do not use an HTML cache or proxy server.

  • Page 27: Cfs Cannot Distribute All Call Home Information

    Limitations and Restrictions S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m CFS Cannot Distribute All Call Home Information In MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1b), CFS cannot distribute the following Call Home commands that can be configured with the destination-profile command:...

  • Page 28: Reserved Vsan Range And Isolated Vsan Range Guidelines

    Limitations and Restrictions S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Reserved VSAN Range and Isolated VSAN Range Guidelines On an NPV switch with a trunking configuration on any interface, or on a regular switch where the feature fport_channel_trunk command has been issued to enable the Trunking F PortChannels feature,...

  • Page 29: I/O Accelerator Feature Limitations

    Limitations and Restrictions S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m DS-X9248-96K9: Cisco MDS 9000 48-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module •...

  • Page 30: Caveats

    Caveats S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m When you configure port mode to auto or E for all ports in the global buffer pool, you need to reconfigure buffer credits on one or more of the ports.
  • Page 31 Caveats S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 15 Open Caveats and Resolved Caveats Reference (continued) NX-OS Software Release (Open...
  • Page 32 Caveats S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 15 Open Caveats and Resolved Caveats Reference (continued) NX-OS Software Release (Open...
  • Page 33 Caveats S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m CSCth80324 •...
  • Page 34 Caveats S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m The following error can be seen in the error-history file for the acltcam process: switch# att mod x switch# show process acltcam internal errors...
  • Page 35 Caveats S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Symptom: RMON alarms that check the percentage-utilization bandwidth threshold may sometimes fail to report accurate values.
  • Page 36 Caveats S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Last reset..
  • Page 37 Caveats S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Symptom: The interval for the default port-monitor policy is incorrect.
  • Page 38 Caveats S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Symptom: On the storage VDC of the switch, the default gateway and the IP address of the switch may not be reachable if they are configured using the setup script.
  • Page 39 Caveats S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m for that device.
  • Page 40 Caveats S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m 2011 Jul 14 01:19:06 sw-dc5-br2-12 %PROC_MGR-SLOT3-2-ERR_MSG: ERROR: PID 1144 (lc_mnt_mgr) exited abnormally, exit status (0xa) 2011 Jul 14 01:19:06 sw-dc5-br2-12 %MODULE-2-MOD_MINORSWFAIL: Module 3 (serial:...

  • Page 41: Related Documentation

    Related Documentation S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Related Documentation The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the following documents.

  • Page 42: Related Documentation

    Related Documentation S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide •...

  • Page 43: Obtaining Documentation And Submitting A Service Request

    Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and...
  • Page 44 Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1) OL-25090-01...

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