HP Cisco MDS 8/24c Release Note
HP Cisco MDS 8/24c Release Note

HP Cisco MDS 8/24c Release Note

Cisco mds 9000 family release notes for cisco mds nx-os release 5.2(2) (ol-25090-02 f0, january 2012)

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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
for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2)
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Part Number: OL-25090-02 F0
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
"Related Documentation" section on page
Description
Created the Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) release notes.
Removed IVR from the
"Features Not Supported on the
Cisco MDS 9148 Switch"
Added resolved caveat CSCtx32991.
Updated the
"XRC Acceleration License"
Added Resolved Caveat CSCts21095.
Updated the
"New Software Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS
Release 5.2(2)"
section: removed FIPS certification for SME
and added IOA with NPV.
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  • Page 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 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) Release Date: January 23, 2012...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    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 Components Supported, page 2 •...
  • 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 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Part Number...
  • Page 4 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 2 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 2 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 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Part Number...
  • Page 7 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 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Part Number...
  • Page 8: 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 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component Part Number...
  • 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 Table 3 Cisco MDS NX-OS 5.x Chassis Support Matrix Switch...
  • 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 4 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS NX-OS 5.x (continued) Module...
  • Page 11 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 NX-OS 4.x (continued) Module...
  • Page 12: 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 Table 6 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS SAN-OS 3.x (continued) MDS 9500...
  • Page 13: 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 Table 7 Software Release Compatibility Minimum NX-OS or SAN-OS...
  • Page 14 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 Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9100 Series Switch The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9100 series switch depends on which switch you use, as shown in...
  • Page 15: 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 Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image This section lists the guidelines recommended for upgrading your Cisco MDS NX-OS software image and includes the following topics:...
  • 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 show running-config | include fc-tunnel to check the current Fibre Channel tunnel –...
  • Page 17 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 Gigabit Ethernet Ports: Traffic on Gigabit Ethernet ports is disrupted during an upgrade or –...
  • Page 18 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 11 Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) Current Release...
  • Page 19: 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 lists the SAN-OS and NX-OS releases that are certified for FICON.
  • Page 20 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 You cannot nondisruptively downgrade from NX-OS Release 5.2(2) to NX-OS Release 5.0(x) if you •...
  • Page 21 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 Fibre Channel Ports: Fibre Channel ports can be nondisruptively downgraded without –...
  • Page 22 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 14 Nondisruptive Downgrade Path from NX-OS Release 5.2(2) To NX-OS or SAN-OS...
  • Page 23: New Features In Cisco Mds Nx-Os Release 5.2

    New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2 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 FICON Downgrade Path To Release with FICON Enabled...
  • Page 24 New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2 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 9134 Fabric Switch –...
  • Page 25: Modified Features

    Modified 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 See the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide for more information on configuring and deploying SME Disk.
  • Page 26: 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 Cisco MDS 9000 8-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) module •...
  • Page 27 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 Mainframe Package The Cisco MDS 9000 Mainframe package uses the FICON protocol and allows control unit port management for in-band management from IBM S/390 and z/900 processors.
  • Page 28: 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 I/O Accelerator Package The Cisco I/O Accelerator (IOA) package activates IOA on the Cisco MDS 9222i fabric switch, the Cisco MDS 9000 18/4 Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4), and on the SSN-16 module.
  • Page 29: Fcoe Module

    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 PPRC Not Supported with FCIP Write Acceleration, page 34 •...
  • Page 30: Intervsan Routing

    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 InterVSAN Routing When using InterVSAN Routing (IVR), it is recommended to enable Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) on all IVR-enabled switches.
  • Page 31: 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 Issue the feature ssh command to enable SSH.
  • Page 32: 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 For configuration information, refer to the “Configuring Trunking”...
  • Page 33: Rspan Traffic Not Supported On Cts Ports On 8-Gbps Switching Modules

    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 RSPAN Traffic Not Supported on CTS Ports on 8-Gbps Switching Modules An inter-switch link (ISL) that is enabled for Cisco TrustSec (CTS) encryption must be brought up in non-CTS mode to support remote SPAN (RSPAN) traffic on the following modules:...
  • Page 34: Features Not Supported On The Cisco Mds 9148 Switch

    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 Rate Mode: dedicated •...
  • Page 35: 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 Caveats This section lists the open and resolved caveats for this release.
  • 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 Table 16 Open Caveats and Resolved Caveats Reference (continued) NX-OS Software Release (Open...
  • 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 This symptom might be seen when a switch is downgraded from Cisco NX-OS Release 5.1(x) or Release 5.2(1) to NX-OS Release 4.2(x), and there is no Call Home configuration in the startup configuration.
  • 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 sb_part.0.0.0 12350000 Jan 12 11:54 sb_part.0.0.1...
  • 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 CSCtr52721 •...
  • 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 This symptom was seen because the Call Home feature had duplicate message throttling disabled and there were flapping interfaces that generated thousands of Call Home messages.
  • 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 Workaround: Use CFS regions if a large number (greater than 512) of application flows need to be configured.
  • Page 42: Release Notes

    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 Release Notes •...
  • 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 Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide •...
  • 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 This document is to be used in conjunction with the documents listed in the “Related Documentation”...

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