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 SAN-OS Release 3.1(3) Release Date: May 15, 2007...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component...
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 . Determining the Software Version To determine the version of Cisco MDS SAN-OS software currently running on a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch using the CLI, log in to the switch and enter the show version EXEC command.
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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...
Upgrading 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 . Migrating from Supervisor-1 Modules to Supervisor-2 Modules As of Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.0(1), the Cisco MDS 9509 and 9506 Directors support both Supervisor-1 and Supervisor-2 modules.
Upgrading 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 . Caution Before upgrading your Cisco MDS SAN-OS software image, you must run the Compact Flash Report utility described in the...
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Upgrading 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 . General Upgrading Guidelines Use the following guidelines when upgrading to Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(3): Install and configure dual supervisor modules.
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Upgrading 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 4 Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to SAN-OS Release 3.1(3) (continued) Current...
Upgrading 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 5 FICON Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to SAN-OS 3.1(3) Current Release with...
Upgrading 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 . Issue the no ivr virtual-fcdomain-add vsan-ranges vsan-range command to disable RDI mode on all Step 2 IVR enabled switches.
Upgrading 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 . Hardware is Fibre Channel, SFP is short wave laser w/o OFC (SN) Port WWN is 20:4b:00:0d:ec:09:3c:00 Admin port mode is auto...
Upgrading 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 . All SSM applications are disabled.
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 . If the new installation or upgrade fails while copying the image and you want to keep the old (existing) Step 4 image, then copy the old image (that you saved to an external server in Step 1) to the bootflash using...
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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 . General Downgrading Guidelines Use the following guidelines to nondisruptively downgrade your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(3): Install and configure dual supervisor modules.
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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 6 Nondisruptive Downgrade Path from SAN-OS Release 3.1(3) To SAN-OS Release Nondisruptive Downgrade Path...
New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(3) 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 FICON Downgrade Path from SAN-OS 3.1(3) To SAN-OS Release with FICON Enabled...
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New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(3) 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 . These release notes are specific to this release.
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New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(3) 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 complete configuration information about the CompactFlash CRC checksum test feature, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide.
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Fabric Manager Login Procedure 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 . User Interface Changes in Cisco Fabric Manager In Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.1(3), there are no changes in the user interface of Cisco Fabric Manager.
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 . Limitations and Restrictions This section lists the limitations and restrictions for this release.
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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 . Table 8 Cisco Fabric Switches - Mapping of Internal and Displayed Interface Names Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem...
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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 . The iSNS feature does not support a graceful downgrade from Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(3) •...
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 . Maximum Number of Zones Supported in Interop Mode 4 In interop mode 4, the maximum number of zones that is supported in an active zone set is 2047, due to limitations in the connected vendor switch.
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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 9 Open Caveats and Resolved Caveats Reference (continued) Software Release (Open or Resolved)
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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 . Install has failed.
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 . %ZONE-2-ZS_TCAM_PROGRAMMING_FAILED: %$VSAN xxx%$ TCAM operation failed : Unknown, Reason: idxmap ioctl failure Because of the programming failure, the port is effectively useless, even though it is up.
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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 implementation of the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) version 2 in Cisco MDS 9000 switches may not be interoperable with other IKE version 2 implementations.
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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 . Issue the no modem in command to disable the current modem from executing its functions: switch(config-console)# no modem in Issue the modem in command to reconfigure the modem when the upgrade is finished:...
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 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide •...
Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines 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, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines For information on obtaining documentation, obtaining support, providing documentation feedback,...
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Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines 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 SAN-OS Release 3.1(3) OL-12208-05...