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1. chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide Release 3 x for information on upgrading your SSM A Caution Upgrading from Cisco MDS SAN OS Release 2 1 1b or earlier to Release 2 1 2 or later can disrupt traffic on any SSM installed on your MDS switch Upgrading a Switch with Insufficient Space for Two Images on the Bootflash To upgrade the SAN OS image on a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch requires enough space on the internal CompactFlash also referred to as bootflash to accommodate both the old software image and the new software image As of Cisco MDS SAN OS Release 3 1 1 on MDS switches with a 256 MB CompactFlash it is possible in some scenarios that a user might be unable to fit two images on the bootflash This lack of space on the bootflash might cause the upgrade process to fail because new images are always copied onto the bootflash during an upgrade The following MDS switches are affected by this issue e MDS 9216 and MDS 92161 e MDS 9120 and MDS 9140 e MDS 9500 Series switches with a Supervisor 1 module To work around an image upgrade failure caused by a lack of space on the bootflash follow these steps Step 1 Prior to installing the new image copy the old existing system image file to an external server You may need to reinstall this file later Step2 Delete the old system image file from the bootflash by using either the Fabric Manager install utility or the CLI delete bootflash command
2. e Install Device Manager from a switch or a different Fabric Manager Server than you used to install the Fabric Manager Client e Install Device Manager before you install the Fabric Manager GUI Client e CSCsy37951 Symptom If you are running MDS NX OS 4 1 3a with the fport channel trunk feature enabled and you down grade to any NX OS 4 1 1x release the installer performs a nondisruptive downgrade even though the fport channel trunk feature is not supported in NX OS 4 1 1x releases As a result the switch is in an inconsistent state after the downgrade Workaround None e CSCsy52780 Symptom Occasionally when you enter the feature npv command to enable NPV or enter the no feature npv command to disable NPV the switch does not reload as expected Instead it returns to the Configuration mode prompt Workaround If the switch returns to the Configuration mode prompt enter the reload command If you enter the reload command after entering the feature npv command the switch will come up with NPV enabled Likewise if you enter the reload command after entering the no feature npv command the switch will come up with NPV disabled e CSCsy58106 Symptom When dual supervisor modules are installed on a Cisco MDS switch running Cisco NX OS Release 4 1 3a if the feature fport_channel_trunk command has been issued to enable the F PortChannel feature and a switchover is performed new F port trunking and F port channeling configurati
3. e The Fabric Shortest Path First FSPF timers must be configured to the default value of 20 seconds otherwise the nondisruptive upgrade is blocked to ensure that the maximum down time for the control plane can be 80 seconds e Ifthere are any CFS commits in the fabric the nondisruptive upgrade will fail e If there is a zone server merge in progress in the fabric the nondisruptive upgrade will fail e Ifa service terminates the nondisruptive upgrade the show install all failure reason command can display the reason that the nondisruptive upgrade cannot proceed e If there is not enough memory in the system to load the new images the upgrade will be made disruptive due to insufficient resources and the user will be notified in the compatibility table Performing a Disruptive Upgrade on a Single Supervisor MDS Family Switch amp Cisco MDS SAN OS software upgrades are disruptive on the following single supervisor Cisco MDS Family switches e MDS 9120 switch e MDS 9140 switch e MDS 9216i switch If you are performing an upgrade on one of those switches you should follow the nondisruptive upgrade path shown in Table 11 even though the upgrade is disruptive Following the nondisruptive upgrade path ensures that the binary startup configuration remains intact If you do not follow the upgrade path for example you upgrade directly from SAN OS Release 2 1 2 or earlier version to NX OS Release 4 1 x the binary startup configura
4. e Determining the Software Version page 12 e Determining Software Version Compatibility page 13 e Downloading Software page 13 e Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9100 Series Switch page 14 e Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9200 Series Switch page 14 e Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9500 Series Switch page 14 Determining the Software Version To determine the version of Cisco MDS NX OS or 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 To determine the version of Cisco MDS NX OS or SAN OS software currently running on a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch using the Fabric Manager view the Switches tab in the Information pane locate the switch using the IP address logical name or WWN and check its version in the Release column Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a a OL 17675 05 Software Download Process Wi Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com amp Note We strongly recommend that you use the latest available software release supported by your vendor for all Cisco MDS 9000 Family products Determining Software Version Compatibility Table 6 lists the software versions that are compatible in a mixed SAN environment and the minimum software versions that are supported We recommend that you use the latest software r
5. You can nondisruptively upgrade directly to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 3 2 You can nondisruptively upgrade directly to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 3 1c You can nondisruptively upgrade directly to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 3 1a You can nondisruptively upgrade directly to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 2 3a Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 2 3 Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 2 2c Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 2 1a Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 1 4 Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 1 3a Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 1 2b Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 1 2a Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 1 2 Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 1 1 Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 0 3a Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 0 3 Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to
6. OL 17675 05 Components Supported W Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Table 2 Component Part Number Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components continued Description Applicable Product Chassis DS C9513 Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director 13 slot multilayer director with 2 slots for Supervisor 2 modules with 11 slots available for switching modules SFPs sold separately MDS 9513 Switch DS C9509 Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director 9 slot multilayer director with 2 slots for Supervisor modules with 7 slots available for switching modules SFPs sold separately MDS 9509 Switch DS C9506 Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Director 6 slot multilayer director with 2 slots for Supervisor modules with 4 slots available for switching modules SFPs sold separately MDS 9506 Switch DS C9222i K9 Cisco MDS 92221 Multilayer Fabric Switch 3 rack unit 3RU semimodular multilayer fabric switch with 18 4 Gbps Fibre Channel ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports and a modular expansion slot for Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switching and Services modules MDS 92221 Switch DS C9216i K9 Cisco MDS 92161 Multilayer Fabric Switch 3RU semi modular multilayer fabric switch with 14 2 Gbps Fibre Channel ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports and a modular expansion slot for Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switching and Services modules MDS 9216i Switch DS C9134 K9 C
7. Support for DMM on the MDS 9222i Switch page 35 e Cisco Storage Media Encryption Enhancements page 35 Media Key Auto replication page 35 High Availability KMC page 36 e Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4 1 3a New Features page 36 Web Client Real time Performance Charts page 36 Zone Database Backup Enhancements page 36 Find in table Command page 36 Tools Menu Reorganization page 36 Flow Wizard List Filtering page 36 Fabric Manager Installer Changes page 36 Smart Call Home Enhancement MDS 9000 Family switches previously required an e mail gateway to send notifications Starting from Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a MDS switches are capable of sending notifications via https F port Trunking and F port Channeling with NPV Port Owner Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a introduces F port trunking and F port channeling These features are already available for E ports and are now available for F ports connected to NP ports on a switch where N port virtualization NPV is enabled F port trunking allows multiple VSANs on a single uplink in NPV mode Each physical blade server behind the NPV port can belong to a separate VSAN Without F port trunking the number of VSANs is limited to the number of physical uplink ports Using F port channeling with NPV customers can take a group of F ports connected to NP ports on the NPV switch and group them as a single logical port The feature provides both higher aggregate bandwidth for
8. and you had configured a RSA version key for SSH then you will not be able to log in through SSH following the upgrade If you have a RSA version 1 key configured for SSH before upgrading to NX OS Release 4 1 3a follow these steps Step 1 Disable SSH Step2 Create RSA version 2 DSA keys Step3 Enable SSH Proceed with the upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a If you upgrade before disabling SSH and creating RSA version 2 keys follow these steps Step 1 Open a Telnet session and log in through the console Step2 Issue the no feature ssh command to disable SSH Step3 Issue the ssh key rsa 1024 command to create RSA version 2 keys Step4 Issue the feature ssh command to enable SSH CFS Cannot Distribute All CallHome Information In MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a CFS cannot distribute the following CallHome commands that can be configured with the destination profile command e destination profile profile_name transport method e destination profile profile_name http The output of the show running config callhome command shows configured CallHome commands switch show running config callhome gt version 4 1 3 gt callhome gt email contact abc cisco com lt mailto abc cisco com gt phone contact 14087994089 streetaddress xyxxyx distribute destination profile testProfile destination profile testProfile format XML VVVV Vv Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 EN
9. e Cisco MDS 9000 Family Data Mobility Manager Configuration Guide e Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide e Cisco MDS 9000 Family Secure Erase Configuration Guide For Cisco MDS 9500 and 9200 Series Troubleshooting and Reference e Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide e Cisco MDS 9000 Family MIB Quick Reference e Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch MIB Quick Reference e Cisco MDS 9000 Family SMI S Programming Reference e Cisco MDS 9000 Family System Messages Reference e Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch System Messages Reference Installation and Configuration Note e Cisco MDS 9000 Family SSM Configuration Note e Cisco MDS 9000 Family Port Analyzer Adapter Installation and Configuration Note 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 revised Cisco technical documentation at http www cisco com en US docs general whatsnew whatsnew html Subscribe to the What s New in Cisco Product Documentation as a Really Simple Syndication RSS feed and set content to be delivered directly to your desktop using a reader application The RSS feeds are a free service and Cisco currently supports RSS version 2 0 This document is to be used in conjunction with the documents listed in the Related Document
10. using the primary KMC once it is accessible again Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4 1 3a New Features Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4 1 3a includes new features and enhancements Web Client Real time Performance Charts The Cisco Fabric Manager Server FMS web client performance charts have been enhanced to display real time interface statistics in addition to the historical data Zone Database Backup Enhancements The Cisco Fabric Manager Zone edit tool allows users to backup the zone database information File Transfer Protocol FTP secure FTP SFTP and Secure Copy Protocol SCP are now supported in addition to Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP to back up the zone database Find in table Command A find in table command has been added in Cisco NX OS Release 4 1 3a to locate rows in the Cisco Fabric Manager information table that is currently displayed Users can use a next control to step between successive entries matching the find criteria Tools Menu Reorganization The Cisco Fabric Manager Tools menu has been reorganized to group related tools under the following new submenus Health Connectivity NPV Data Mobility Manager IP San Security and Install Flow Wizard List Filtering The Fabric Manager Server flow wizard now allows new flow creation to be limited to a specific zone rather than to an entire VSAN Fabric Manager Installer Changes The following changes have been made to the Cisco Fabric Manager insta
11. 3 2 both supervisor modules generated core files The show cores command and the show system reset reason command displayed the following output switch show cores Module num Process name PID Core create time 8 qos 15671 Sep 21 22 16 7 qos 4370 Sep 21 22 17 switch show system reset reason E Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 Caveats W Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com reset reason for Supervisor module 8 from Supervisor in slot 8 1 At 517868 usecs after Mon Sep 21 22 12 09 2009 Reason Reset triggered due to HA policy of Reset Service Service qos Version 3 3 2 reset reason for Supervisor module 7 from Supervisor in slot 7 1 At 260648 usecs after Mon Sep 21 22 12 37 2009 Reason Reset triggered due to HA policy of Reset Service Service qos Version 3 3 2 Workaround To mitigate the risk of a QoS failure configure static persistent FC IDs so that the local logins do not share the same domain or area There should be no more than 50 logins with the same area In addition you can enter the show qos internal mem stats detail inc fcid command and then check the current allocation value of the QOS_MEM_qos_fcid in the output If this value is close to 70000 then there is a high chance of a QoS failure followed by a system reboot CSCsk35725 Symptom Fabric Manager takes 2 to 3 minutes to bring up th
12. 4 1 3a MDS 9500 Supervisor Fabric 2 NX OS software MDS 9500 Series only M92S2K9 4 1 3a MDS 9200 Supervisor Fabric 2 NX OS software MDS 9222i Switch only M92S1K9 4 1 3a MDS 92161 Supervisor Fabric I NX OS software MDS 9216i Switch only M91S2K9 4 1 3a MDS 9100 Supervisor Fabric 2 NX OS software MDS 9124 Switch and MDS 9134 Switch SSI Interface SSI M9K9 411A Storage Services Interface for NX OS Release 4 1 3a MDS 9000 Family Licenses M9500SSE184K9 Storage Services Enabler License for one MSM 18 4 module MDS 9500 Series only M9222ISSE1K9 Storage Services Enabler License MDS 92221 Switch only M9200SSE184K9 Storage Services Enabler License for one MSM 18 4 module MDS 9200 Series only M95DMM184K9 Data Mobility Manager License for one MSM 18 4 module MDS 9500 Series only M9222IDMMK9 Data Mobility Manager License for Cisco MDS 9222i MDS 92221 Switch M92DMM184K9 Data Mobility Manager License for one MSM 18 4 module MDS 9200 Series only Licenses M95DMM184TSK9 _ Data Mobility Manager for one MSM 18 4 module Time MDS 9500 Series only continued Limited to 180 days only M9222IDMMTSK9 Data Mobility Manager Time Limited to 180 days only MDS 92221 Switch only M92DMM184TSK9 _ Data Mobility Manager for one MSM 18 4 module Time MDS 9200 Series only Limited to 180 days only Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a
13. CRYPTO_FAILURE Heartbeat failure in encryption engine error 0x1 ETHPORT 5 IF_DOWN_SOFTWARE_FAILURE Interface GigabitEthernet1 1 is down Port software failure PORT 5 IF_DOWN_SOFTWARE_FAILURE VSAN 1 Interface fcip99 is down Port software failure Workaround This issue is resolved e CSCsk11207 Symptom Using Fabric Manager Web Client you download Fabric Manager Client and when prompted to create a desktop shortcut you select Yes The default shortcut named Cisco Fabric Manager is created on the desktop Then using Fabric Manager Web Client again you download another Fabric Manager Client from a different server usually this will be a different version of Fabric Manager Client You will not be prompted to create another shortcut because a desktop shortcut titled Cisco Fabric Manager already exists from the first installation Workaround This issue is resolved e CSCsq78868 Symptom Flow statistics on a Generation 2 module may not be accurate if any of the flows that participate in flow statistics on the module have multiple FSPF paths Workaround This issue is resolved e CSCsu31909 Symptom A failure in the internal software on the MSM 18 4 module causes an FCIP link in the PortChannel to drop Workaround This issue is resolved e CSCsu33302 Symptom An upgrade from NX OS Release 4 1 1x to NX OS Release 4 2 1 might fail if the NX OS Release 4 2 1 image takes longer to fully boot up than the
14. Channel Switching Module e DS X9032 Cisco MDS 9000 2 Gbps 32 Port Fibre Channel Switching Module e DS X9032 14K9 Cisco MDS 9000 14 2 Port Multiprotocol Services Module MPS 14 2 For configuration information refer to the Configuring Trunking section in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide 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 F PortChannel feature follow these configuration guidelines for reserved VSANs and the isolated VSAN Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a Pa OL 17675 05 Limitations and Restrictions Hi Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com e If trunk mode is on for any of the interfaces or NP PortChannel is up the reserved VSANs are 3040 to 4078 and they are not available for user configuration e The Exchange Virtual Fabric Protocol EVFP isolated VSAN is 4079 and it is not available for user configuration e VSAN 4079 will be impacted by an upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a depending on whether or not VSAN 4079 was created prior to the upgrade See the Upgrading Effect on VSAN 4079 section on page 22 for details The following VSAN IDs are assigned in the Fibre Channel Framing and Signaling FC FS interface standard VF_ID Value Value
15. Compatibility Matrix for Storage Service Interface Images Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information e Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Hardware Installation e Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide e Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide e Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide e Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide e Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch Quick Start Guide e Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Hardware Installation Guide Cisco Fabric Manager e Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Quick Configuration Guide e Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide e Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Online Help e Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Web Services Online Help Command Line Interface e Cisco MDS 9000 Family Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide e Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Quick Configuration Guide e Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide e Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request E Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com e Cisco MDS 9000 Family Quick Command Reference e Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference e Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN Volume Controller Configuration Guide Intelligent Storage Networking Services
16. JBoss is in INSTALLDIR jboss 4 2 2 GA In addition starting from NX OS Release 4 1 3a when you uninstall Fabric Manager Server only Fabric Manager is removed Jboss and the database either PostgreSQL or Oracle are not removed because they might be shared with other applications such as Cisco DCNM OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Upgrading Your Version of Cisco Fabric Manager As of Cisco SAN OS Release 3 2 1 Cisco Fabric Manager is no longer packaged with a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch It is included on the CD ROM that ships with the switch You can install Fabric Manager from the CD ROM or from files that you download Installing Cisco Fabric Manager is a multi step process that involves installing a database as well as Fabric Manager The complete installation instructions are provided in the Installation of Cisco MDS NX OS and Fabric Manager section in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide and are available on screen once you launch the Fabric Manager installer from the CD ROM Note When upgrading Fabric Manager refer to the supported upgrade path shown in Table 10 For example when upgrading from SAN OS Release 3 1 x to NX OS Release 4 1 x you will need to upgrade from Release 3 1 x to Release 3 2 x to Release 3 3 x and
17. OS 3 x image the available space on the bootflash might be displayed as less than the actual space that is available Workaround This issue is resolved e CSCsw95386 Symptom Certain applications that use SME perform a move medium operation to change tapes in a library without first performing a load or unload operation This causes the check condition SCSI check condition of medium may have changed SME does not perform the media identification logic correctly for this check condition which causes tape labeling to fail Workaround This issue is resolved e CSCsx63346 Symptom If encryption is in use when you open a fabric you cannot launch Device Manager from Cisco Fabric Manager Workaround This issue is resolved e CSCtb00005 Symptom On an MDS 9000 switch running NX OS Release 4 1 x software if three supervisor switchovers occur within a 20 minute period an embedded event manager EEM policy triggers the power down of all modules in the chassis Internal processing associated with the EEM policy might leave the state of a module out of sync with the supervisor module Workaround This issue is resolved e CSCtc48338 Symptom On any of the MDS 9500 Series Director switches that have removable Supervisor 2 modules a supervisor may reset when any one of the following commands is executed on the switch or the same information is collected through Cisco Fabric Manager or Device Manager e show hardware internal mgm
18. The system image file does not contain the word kickstart in the filename switch delete bootflash m9200 ek9 mz 3 0 3 bin amp Note On MDS 9500 Series switches you also need to delete the image file from the standby supervisor after deleting it from the active supervisor switch delete bootflash sup standby m9500 sflek9 mz 3 0 3 bin Step3 Start the image upgrade or installation process using the Fabric Manager install utility or the CLI install all command Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a e E OL 17675 05 Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image E Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Step 4 Step 5 If the new installation or upgrade fails while copying the image and you want to keep the old existing image then copy the old image that you saved to an external server in Step 1 to the bootflash using either Fabric Manager or the copy command If the switch fails to boot then follow the recovery procedure described in the Troubleshooting Installs Upgrades and Reboots section of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide Release 3 x Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or Cisco MDS 9134 Switch If you are upgrading from Cisco MDS SAN OS Release 3 1 1 to Cisco NX OS Release 4 1 x on a Cisco MDS 9124 or MDS 9134 Switch follow these guidelines e During the upgrade configuration is not allowed and the fabric is expected to be stable
19. W Limitations and Restrictions Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com no destination profile testProfile transport method email destination profile testProfile transport method http destination profile testProfile http https xyz abc com destination profile testProfile alert group all transport email smtp server 64 104 140 134 port 25 use vrf management transport email from abc cisco com lt mailto abc cisco com gt enable commit VVVVVVV Vv When you attempt to apply these commands in the ASCII configuration the following commands fail gt no destination profile testProfile transport method email gt destination profile testProfile transport method http gt destination profile testProfile http https xyz abc com To work around this issue issue these commands after the commit command Availability of F Port Trunking and F Port Channels Trunking F ports and trunking F port channels are not supported on the following MDS 9000 components e DS C9134 K9 Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch if NPIV is enabled and the switch is used as the NPV core switch e DS C9124 K9 Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch if NPIV is enabled and the switch is used as the NPV core switch Trunking F ports trunking F port channels and regular F port channels are not supported on the following MDS 9000 components e DS C9216i K9 Cisco MDS 92161 Multilayer Fabric Switch e DS X9016 Cisco MDS 9000 2 Gbps16 Port Fibre
20. ports allow customers to benefit from Cisco NX OS Software features while initially purchasing only a small number of activated ports on 4 Gbps Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches As needed customers can expand switch connectivity by licensing additional ports Storage Media Encryption Package The Cisco MDS 9000 Storage Media Encryption package enables encryption of data at rest on heterogeneous tape devices and virtual tape libraries as a transparent fabric service Cisco SME is completely integrated with Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches and the Cisco Fabric Manager application enabling highly available encryption services to be deployed without rewiring or reconfiguring SANs and allowing them to be managed easily without installing additional management software Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Storage Media Encryption package fact sheet for more information Data Mobility Manager Package The Cisco MDS 9000 Data Mobility package enables data migration between heterogeneous disk arrays without introducing a virtualization layer or rewiring or reconfiguring SANs Cisco DMM allows concurrent migration between multiple LUNs of unequal size Rate adjusted migration data Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a se E OL 17675 05 Limitations and Restrictions Hi Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com verification dual Fibre Channel fabric support and management using Cisco Fabr
21. the downgrade release Use the show incompatibility system downgrade image command to determine what you need to disable e Use the show install all impact downgrade image command to determine if your downgrade will be nondisruptive e Be aware that some features impact whether a downgrade is disruptive or nondisruptive amp Fibre Channel Ports Traffic on Fibre Channel ports can be nondisruptively downgraded See Table 13 for the nondisruptive downgrade path for all SAN OS releases SSM Intelligent services traffic on the SSM such as SANTap NASB and FC write acceleration is disrupted during a downgrade SSM Fibre Channel traffic is not Gigabit Ethernet Ports Traffic on Gigabit Ethernet ports is disrupted during a downgrade This includes IPS modules and the Gigabit Ethernet ports on the MPS 14 2 module the MSM 18 4 module and the MDS 9222i switch Those nodes that are members of VSANs traversing an FCIP ISL are impacted and a fabric reconfiguration occurs iSCSI initiators connected to the Gigabit Ethernet ports lose connectivity to iSCSI targets while the downgrade is in progress IVR With IVR enabled you must follow additional steps if you are downgrading from Cisco SAN OS Release 2 1 1a 2 1 1b or 2 1 2a See the Upgrading with IVR Enabled section on page 25 for these instructions FICON If you have FICON enabled the downgrade path is different See the FICON Downgrade Paths section on page 32 N
22. then type cmd and press Return At the command prompt type user install amp Note Do not close the command line window This must remain open for the entire duration of the install The following is an example of the output of this command C Documents and Settings user domain gt USER INSTALL User session is ready to install applications Follow all steps needed to install Fabric Manager Fabric Manager Server and Device Manager See the instructions later in this section When the installation is complete at the command prompt type user execute and press Return Then type exit and press Return The following is an example of the output of this command C Documents and Settings user domain gt USER execute User session is ready to execute applications To install Fabric Manager on Windows follow these steps Click the Install Management Software link Choose Management Software gt Cisco Fabric Manager Click the Installing Fabric Manager link Select the drive for your CD ROM Click the FM Installer link Follow the onscreen instructions provided in the Fabric Manager Installer 4 1 3a Note If you have any folders open or Windows Explorer task windows open during the installation you might see the following error message C Program Files Cisco Systems dcm fm help shared images Thumbs db Access is denied OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4
23. time allocated by NX OS Release 4 1 1x If this occurs you might see the following message 2009 Jul 28 10 29 56 emc Fc vegas2 KERN 2 SYSTEM_MSG mts_tcp_client_init ret 115 TCP HA SYNC connection to Standby Supervisor failed Sock state 2 sk gt state 1 kernel 2009 Jul 28 10 29 56 emc Fc vegas2 KERN 2 SYSTEM_MSG TCP connection to Standby failed with re 115 kernel The upgrade will abort and the standby supervisor will reload with the NX OS Release 4 1 1x image Workaround This issue is resolved e CSCsu84919 Symptom When hosts are continuously logging into virtual targets VTs the iSAPI process might leak memory which might cause the SSM to fail Workaround This issue is resolved Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a Pa E OL 17675 05 Caveats W Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com e CSCsu98190 Symptom During an upgrade from Cisco MDS SAN OS Release 3 3 1c to Cisco NX OS 4 1 1b and later applications might experience a very small amount of packet drops in the fabric Most of the applications should be able to recover from such a small packet loss The problem is seen only with an upgrade from SAN OS Release 3 3 1c and is not seen with an upgrade from either SAN OS Release 3 3 1a or SAN OS Release 3 3 1b Workaround This issue is resolved e CSCsv27564 Symptom In rare cases following a downgrade from an NX OS 4 x image to a SAN
24. 1 3a E Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com A To resolve this issue close all open folders and open Windows Explorer task windows and restart the FM Installer Caution Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Windows 2000 is incompatible with Fabric Manager Release 4 1 3a If you install Fabric Manager in a Windows 2000 environment you are at risk of having an unstable Fabric Manager We recommend that you exit the installation and update your environment See The Fabric Manager Installation Process Overview section on page 16 for the list of supported software that has been tested with Cisco Fabric Manager See Table 10 for the supported upgrade paths for Fabric Manager To install Device Manager on your workstation follow these steps Enter the IP address of the switch in the Address field of your browser Click the Cisco Device Manager link in the Device Manager installation window Click Next to begin the installation Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation of Device Manager Note If you use a Java JDK instead of a JRE on Solaris you might encounter a problem trying to install the Device Manager from a web browser This can happen because the installer heap limit of 256 MB is not sufficient If you have this problem save the jnlp link as file increase the heap limit to 512 MB and run javaws element manager jnIp at th
25. 23 2009 Added DDTS CSCtc04286 and CSCtd16646 SO 01 26 2010 AddedDDTS CSCsy73212 and CSCsz84411 TO 04 14 2010 Added the Determining Software Version Compatibility section U0 07 29 2010 Added the PPRC Not Supported with FCIP Write Acceleration limitation vO 10 12 2010 Added DDTS CSCsv20465 and CSCtc65441 Added the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor 2A module to Table 2 wo 11 09 2010 Added DDTS CSCta28484 X0 12 17 2010 Removed CSCsv20465 which was resolved in MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3 Contents This document includes the following Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 Introduction W Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Introduction Introduction page 3 Components Supported page 4 MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support in Cisco MDS NX OS 4 x page 10 Migrating from Supervisor 1 Modules to Supervisor 2 Modules page 12 Software Download Process page 12 Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image page 15 Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN OS Software Image page 30 New Features in Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a page 33 Licensed Cisco NX OS Software Packages page 37 Limitations and Restrictions page 39 Caveats page 46 Related Documentation page 57 Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request page 59 The Cisco MDS 9000 Family of Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switches provides industry leading availa
26. 32 Host and target ports in a cluster 128 Number of hosts per target 128 Tape backup groups per cluster 2 Volume groups in a tape backup group 4 Cisco Key Management Center of keys 32K Targets per switch that can be FC redirected 32 Deleting Cisco SME Interfaces A Cisco SME interface can be deleted from the cluster only after the interface is administratively shut down and all related tasks associated with the interface shut down are complete Emulex Driver Version In some instances the Emulex driver version 8 1 10 9 may set the task attribute to HEAD_OF_QUEUE instead of SIMPLE QUEUE Certain tape drives do not accept this attribute and may reject these commands The Emulex driver version 8 1 10 12 does not have this issue Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 Limitations and Restrictions Hi Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com VRRP Availability The Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol VRRP is not available on the Gigabit Ethernet interfaces on the MSM 18 4 module or module 1 of the MDS 92221 switch even though it is visible on these modules The feature is not implemented in the current release Using a RSA Version 1 Key for SSH Following an Upgrade For security reasons NX OS Release 4 1 3a does not support RSA version keys As a result if you upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a from an earlier version that did support RSA version 1 keys
27. 79 if you are upgrading from SAN OS Release 3 x to NX OS 4 1 3a See the Upgrading Effect on VSAN 4079 section on page 22 for details e Be aware that some features impact whether an upgrade is disruptive or nondisruptive Fibre Channel Ports Traffic on Fibre Channel ports can be nondisruptively upgraded See Table 11 for the nondisruptive upgrade path for all NX OS and SAN OS releases SSM Intelligent services traffic on the SSM such as SANTap NASB and FC write acceleration is disrupted during an upgrade SSM Fibre Channel traffic is not Gigabit Ethernet Ports Traffic on Gigabit Ethernet ports is disrupted during an upgrade or downgrade This includes IPS modules and the Gigabit Ethernet ports on the MPS 14 2 module the MSM 18 4 module and the MDS 92221 switch Those nodes that are members of VSANs traversing an FCIP ISL are impacted and a fabric reconfiguration occurs iSCSI initiators connected to the Gigabit Ethernet ports lose connectivity to iSCSI targets while the upgrade is in progress Inter VSAN Routing IVR With IVR enabled you must follow additional steps if you are upgrading from Cisco SAN OS Release 2 1 1a 2 1 1b or 2 1 2a See the Upgrading with IVR Enabled section on page 25 for these instructions FICON If you have FICON enabled the upgrade path is different See the FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths section on page 25 Note amp In addition to these guideli
28. 9 24 port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Yes No No DS X9248 96K9 48 port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Yes No No DS X9248 48K9 4 44 port Host Optimized8 Gbps Fibre Channel Yes Yes Yes Switching Module DS X9304 18K9 18 4 Port Multiservice Module MSM 18 4 Yes Yes Yes DS X9112 12 port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Yes Yes Yes DS X9124 24 port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module _ Yes Yes Yes DS X9148 48 port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Yes Yes Yes DS X9704 4 port 10 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module _ Yes Yes Yes DS X9302 14K9 14 2 port Multiprotocol Services MPS 14 2 Yes No Yes Module Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a o g OL 17675 05 MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support in Cisco MDS NX 0S 4 x W Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Table 4 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS NX OS 4 x continued Module Description MDS 9500 Series MDS 92221 MDS 9216 DS X9016 16 port 1 2 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Yes No Yes Module DS X9032 32 port 1 2 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Yes No Yes Module DS X9032 SSM 32 port Storage Services Module SSM Yes Yes Yes DS X9308 SMIP 8 port 1 2 Gbps IP Switching Module No No No DS X9304 SMIP 4 port 1 2 Gbps IP Switching Module No No No 1 Requires DS 13SLT FAB2 in the MDS 9513 Table 5 lists th
29. Description 00h Do not use as a Virtual Fabric Identifier OO1h EFFh Available as a Virtual Fabric Identifier FOOh FEEh Reserved FEFh Control VF ID see Fibre Channel Link Services FC LS and Fibre Channel Switch Fabric Generation 4 FC SW 4 standards FFOh FFEh Vendor specific FFFh Do not use as a Virtual Fabric Identifier FEFh 4079 Applying Zone Configurations to VSAN 1 In the setup script you can configure system default values for the default zone to be permit or deny and you can configure default values for the zone distribution method and for the zone mode These default settings are applied when a new VSAN is created However the settings will not take effect on VSAN 1 because it exists prior to running the setup script Therefore when you need those settings for VSAN 1 you must explicitly issue the following commands e zone default zone permit vsan 1 e zoneset distribute full vsan 1 e zone mode enhanced vsan 1 Running Storage Applications on the MSM 18 4 The Cisco MDS 9000 18 4 Port Multiservice Module MSM 18 4 does not support multiple concurrent storage applications Only one application such as SME or DMM can run on the MSM 18 4 at a time Compatibility of Fabric Manager and Data Mobility Manager Cisco Fabric Manager in any MDS NX OS 4 1 x release does not support Data Mobility Manager DMM in any SAN OS 3 3 x release or in any 3 2 x release To use the Cisco Fabri
30. FICON protocol and allows control unit port management for in band management from IBM S 390 and z 900 processors FICON VSAN support is provided to help ensure true hardware based separation of FICON and open systems Switch cascading fabric binding and intermixing also are included in this package Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Mainframe package fact sheet for more information Fabric Manager Server Package The standard Cisco Fabric Manager and Device Manager applications bundled at no charge with the Cisco MDS 9000 family provide basic configuration and troubleshooting capabilities The Cisco MDS 9000 FMS package extends Cisco Fabric Manager by providing historical performance monitoring for network traffic hotspot analysis centralized management services and advanced application integration for greater management efficiency Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 FMS package fact sheet for more information 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 Cisco MDS 92221 Intelligent fabric applications simplify complex IT storage environments and help organizations gain control of capital and operating costs by providing consistent and automated storage management Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 SSE package fact sheet for more information On Demand Port Activation License On demand
31. N OS Release 3 3 x and earlier when a user belongs to a role which has a VSAN policy set to Deny and the role allows access to a specific set of VSANs for example 1 through 10 the user is restricted from performing the configuration clear execute and debug commands which had a VSAN Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 on W Limitations and Restrictions Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com parameter outside this specified set Beginning with NX OS Release 4 1 1b these users are still prevented from performing configuration clear execute and debug commands as before however they are allowed to perform show commands for all VSANs This addresses the following 1 Ina network environment users often need to view information in other VSANs even though they do not have permission to modify configurations in those VSANs 2 This makes the Cisco MDS behavior consistent with other Cisco products such as Nexus 7000 which exhibits the same behavior for those roles when they apply to the VLAN policy Data Mobility Manager For a storage based Data Mobility Manager DMM job that is in the Scheduled state if the server HBA port goes offline then the scheduled DMM job will not start Scheduled DMM jobs start only when all server HBA ports and storage ports are up For scheduled DMM jobs make sure all server HBA ports and storage ports both existing and new storage
32. NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 0 2a Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 0 2 Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 0 1 Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 2 1 3 Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 2 1 2e Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 2 1 2d Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 2 1 2b Upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 2 1 2 Upgrade to SAN OS Release 2 1 2b then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a Upgrade to SAN OS Release 2 1 2d then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a Uparade to SAN OS Release 2 1 2e then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a n to SAN OS Release 2 1 3 then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a E Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Table 11 Current Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a continued Nondisruptive Upgrade Path SAN OS 2 1 1b Upgr
33. RE VSAN 36 Interface fc2 13 is down Link failure Workaround For ports where you wish to receive a call home message for link failures configure RMON to trigger an alert when a link failure occurs RMON will in turn generate a call home message provided that the RMON alert group is part of the call home destination profile Related Documentation The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the following documents To find a document online use the Cisco MDS SAN OS Documentation Locator at http www cisco com en US docs storage san_switches mds9000 roadmaps doclocater ht For information on IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller Storage Software for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family refer to the IBM TotalStorage Support website OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a HI Related Documentation Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Release Notes e Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN OS Releases e Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Storage Services Interface Images e Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 EPLD Images Compatibility Information e Cisco MDS 9000 SAN OS Hardware and Software Compatibility Information e Cisco MDS 9000 Family Interoperability Support Matrix e Cisco MDS SAN OS Release Compatibility Matrix for IBM SAN Volume Controller Software for Cisco MDS 9000 e Cisco MDS SAN OS Release
34. Send docu amp Jsfeedback doc cisco com Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a Release Date March 11 2009 Part Number OL 17675 05 X0 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 Related Documentation section on page 57 Note stfeottas CISCO 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 Table 1 shows the on line change history for this document Table 1 Online History Change Revision Date Description AO 03 11 2009 Created release notes BO 03 13 2009 Removed the Limitation Upgrading an MDS 92221 Switch with an Active FC Redirect Configuration CO 03 16 2009 Added DDTS CSCsy37951 Added Oracle 11g Enterprise Edition and Oracle 10g Enterprise Edition to the list of software supported by Cisco Fabric Manager and Device Manager in the Upgrading Your Version of Cisco Fabric Manager section DO 03 18 2009 Added DDTS CSCsu23984 E0 03 19 2009 Added DDTS CSCsy52780 FO 03 26 2009 Added DDTS CSCsw95386 Corrected Table 12 FICON Supported Releases and FICON Downgrade Paths GO 03 27 2009 Added DDTS CSCs
35. The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9200 series switch depends on which switch you use as shown in Table 8 Table 8 Software Images for MDS 9200 Series Switches Cisco MDS 9200 Series Switch Type Supervisor Module Type Naming Convention 92221 Supervisor 2 module Filename begins with m9200 s2ek9 92161 Filename begins with m9200 ek9 Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9500 Series Switch The system and kickstart image that you use for an MDS 9500 Series switch depends on whether the switch is based on a Supervisor 1 module or a Supervisor 2 module as shown in Table 9 Table 9 Software Images for Supervisor Type Cisco MDS 9500 Series Switch Type Supervisor Module Type Naming Convention 9513 9509 and 9506 Supervisor 2 module Filename begins with m9500 sf2ek9 Use the show module command to display the type of supervisor module in the switch The following is sample output from the show module command on a Supervisor 2 module switch show module Mod Ports Module Type Model Status T 0 Supervisor Fabric 2 DS X9530 SF2 K9 active Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a Pi g OL 17675 05 Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image E Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com 8 0 Supervisor Fabric 2 DS X9530 SF2 K9 ha standby Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image This section lists the guidelines recommend
36. abric2 Module MDS 9513 Switch module Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 Components Supported W Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components continued Component Part Number Description Applicable Product Optics DS X2 FC10G SR X2 SC optics 10 Gbps Fibre Channel for short reach MDS 9500 Series MDS 9200 Series MDS 9134 Switch DS X2 FC10G LR X2 SC optics 10 Gbps Fibre Channel for long reach 10 km MDS 9500 Series MDS 9200 Series MDS 9134 Switch DS X2 FC10G ER X2 SC optics 10 Gbps Fibre Channel for extended reach 40 MDS 9500 Series km MDS 9200 Series MDS 9134 Switch DS X2 FC10G CX4 X2 SC optics 10 Gbps Fibre Channel over copper MDS 9500 Series MDS 9200 Series MDS 9134 Switch DS X2 E10G SR X2 SC optics 10 Gbps Ethernet for short reach MDS 9500 Series MDS 9200 Series Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 7 W Components Supported Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components continued Component Part Number Description Applicable Product LC type DS SFP FC8G SW SFP optics LC type for 2 4 or 8 Gbps Fibre Channel for IMDS DS X9200 Series fiber optic SFP shortwave mode switchi
37. ade to SAN OS Release 2 1 2b then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a or Upgrade to SAN OS Release 2 1 2d then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a or Upgrade to SAN OS Release 2 1 2e then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a or Upgrade to SAN OS Release 2 1 3 then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 2 1 1a Upgrade to SAN OS Release 2 1 2b then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a or Upgrade to SAN OS Release 2 1 2d then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a or Upgrade to SAN OS Release 2 1 2e then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a or Upgrade to SAN OS Release 2 1 3 then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 2 0 x Upgrade to 5 Upgrade to U u o u o pgrade to u o 5 Upgrade to SAN OS Release 2 1 2b then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then pgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS Release 2 1 2d then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then pgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS Release 2 1 2e then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then pgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS Release 2 1 3 then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Re
38. ading your SSI image on your SSM e Ona system with at least one SSM installed the install all command might fail on an SSM when you downgrade from Cisco NX OS Release 4 1 x to any SAN OS 2 x release earlier than SAN OS Release 2 1 2e Power down the SSM and perform the downgrade Bring up the SSM with the new bootvar set to the 2 x SSI image e Downgrade the SSI boot images on the SSMs on the switch to a release version supported by your Cisco SAN OS release Refer to the Cisco MDS SAN OS Release Compatibility Matrix for Storage Service Interface Images e SSM intelligent services traffic switching on SSM ports is disrupted on upgrades or downgrades e Fibre Channel switching traffic on SSM ports is not disrupted under the following conditions All SSM applications are disabled Use the show ssm provisioning command to determine if any applications are provisioned on the SSM Use the no ssm enable feature configuration mode command to disable these features The EPLD version on the SSM is at 0x07 or higher Use the show version module slot epld command to determine your EPLD version Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 EPLD Images to upgrade your EPLD image Refer to the Cisco Data Center Interoperability Support Matrix and the Managing Modules chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide Release 3 x for information on downgrading your SSM New Features in Cisco MDS NX OS Releas
39. are up Red Hat Enterprise Linux The Linux kernel core dump is not supported in NX OS Release 4 1 1b and later versions and therefore the CLI command has been removed A syntax error message will be displayed if you import configurations from SAN OS Release 3 3 x and earlier to NX OS Release 4 1 1b and later These syntax errors do not affect the application of other commands in the configuration and can be safely ignored To address this remove the kernel core configuration from the ASCII configuration file before importing the configuration Generation 1 Module Limitation When a Cisco or other vendor switch port is connected to a Generation module port ISL connection the receive buffer to buffer credit of the port connected to a Generation module port should not exceed 255 Schedule Job Configurations As of MDS NX OS Release 4 1 1b and later the scheduler job configurations need to be entered in a single line with a semicolon as the delimiter Job configuration files created with SAN OS Release 3 3 1c and earlier are not supported However you can edit the job configuration file and add the delimiter to support Cisco NX OS Release 4 1 3a Solaris Windows Manager Solaris Windows Manager does not resize windows correctly which effects some Device Manager screens To resolve this download and install the 119538 1 patch from Sun Microsystems The patch 119538 17 GNONE 2 6 0 Windows Manager Patch Generic 2008 08 08
40. ation section Cisco and the Cisco Logo are trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc and or its affiliates in the U S and other countries A listing of Cisco s trademarks can be found at www cisco com go trademarks Third party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company 1005R Any Internet Protocol IP addresses used in this document are not intended to be actual addresses Any examples command display output and figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only Any use of actual IP addresses in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 EN HI Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com 2009 Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a lt a OL 17675 05
41. bility scalability security and management allowing you to deploy high performance storage area networks with lowest total cost of ownership Layering a rich set of intelligent features onto a high performance protocol agnostic switch fabric the Cisco MDS 9000 Family addresses the stringent requirements of large data center storage environments uncompromising high availability security scalability ease of management and seamless integration of new technologies Cisco MDS 9000 NX OS Software powers the award winning Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches It is designed to create a strategic SAN platform with superior reliability performance scalability and features Formerly known as Cisco SAN OS Cisco MDS 9000 NX Software is fully interoperable with earlier Cisco SAN OS versions and enhances hardware platform and module support OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a W Components Supported Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Components Supported Table 2 lists the NX OS software part numbers and hardware components supported by the Cisco MDS 9000 Family amp Note To use the Cisco Storage Services Enabler package Cisco MDS SAN OS Release 1 3 5 or later must be installed on the MDS switch Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components Component Part Number Description Applicable Product Software M95S2K9
42. bre Channel interfaces on the switch Then enter the show fcs database command to display the pWWNs CSCsz84411 Symptom An MDS 9124 switch may randomly reboot with a reset reason of unknown This is a rare event and occurs only in systems that have a single power supply with a serial number beginning with QCS Workaround Install and power up the redundant power supply CSCsz59152 Symptom On an MDS 9513 switch the crossbar ASIC on a Fabric 1 or Fabric 2 module may fail As aresult some ports may get disabled on the modules that use the crossbar links in the bad fabric module Workaround To resolve this issue follow these steps 1 Replace the affected Fabric 1 or Fabric 2 module 2 Manually bring up the ports that went down by entering the shut command followed by the no shut command CSCtb28442 Symptom End of sequence is not set for STK drives when the host requests more data than what is written to the tape Workaround None CSCtb77695 Symptom When a tape reaches its capacity an IBM TS1120 tape drive send a check condition with eom 1 and asc_ascq 0 Because asc_ascq is not set to End of Medium or Partition SME continues to send traffic as if the end of the tape has not been reached As a result the backup fails when it spans across multiple tapes This issue is specific only to IBM TS1120 tape drives Workaround None CSCtc20849 Symptom Following a reboot of an MDS 9513 switch running Cisco SAN OS Release 3
43. c Manager GUI for DMM both Fabric Manager and DMM must be running NX OS or SAN OS software from the same release series OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a WE Caveats Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com PPRC Not Supported with FCIP Write Acceleration Caveats IBM Peer to Peer Remote Copy PPRC is not supported with FCIP Write Acceleration This section lists the open and resolved caveats for this release Use Table 15 to determine the status of a particular caveat In the table O indicates an open caveat and R indicates a resolved caveat Table 15 DDTS Number Open Caveats and Resolved Caveats Reference NX OS Software Release Open or Resolved NX OS Software Release Open or Resolved 4 1 1c 4 1 3a Severity 1 CSCtc65441 O Severity 2 CSCsi72048 CSCsk11207 CSCsq78868 CSCsu31909 CSCsu33302 CSCsu84919 CSCsu98190 CSCsv27564 CSCsw95386 CSCsx63346 Ol Ol lO 0O lol O OOOO CSCsz21804 CSCsz84411 CSCsz59152 CSCtb00005 CSCtb28442 CSCtb77695 CSCtc20849 CSCtc48338 CSCtd16646 O OO OJ OF OF OF OF CO OO OO OO OC A OO O OC FH FR D A wR AAA 7 BW Severity 3 CSCsk35725 O O CSCs063465 O w CSCsq20408 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Not
44. can be obtained from sunsolve sun com Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a P40 g OL 17675 05 Limitations and Restrictions W Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Upgrading to Recover Loss of Performance Manager Data A Caution Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 You must upgrade to Fabric Manager Release 3 1 x and then upgrade to a later release of Fabric Manager to avoid losing Performance Manager data If data has been lost follow the steps below to recover the data Disable Performance Manager interpolation using Fabric Manager Web Client Uncheck Interpolate missing statistics then click Apply Stop the Fabric Manager Server Save the data file in the INSTALL_DIR directory Move the old RRD file into the INSTALL_DIR pm db directory Run INSTALL_DIR bin pm bat m Restart Fabric Manager Server 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 When IVR is used in interop mode 4 the maximum number of zones supported including IVR zones in the active zone set is 2047 InterVSAN Routing When using InterVSAN Routing IVR it is recommended to enable Cisco Fabric Services CFS on all IVR enabled switches Failure to do so may cause mismatched active zone sets if an error occurs dur
45. d upgrade path Ensure data migration when upgrading Cisco Fabric Manager from releases prior to Cisco NX OS Releases 4 1 3a If you are upgrading Fabric Manager in a Cisco SAN OS Release prior to 3 1 2b be aware that data is migrated from the Hypersonic HSQL database to either the PostgreSQL database or the Oracle Database 10g Express during the installation The Fabric Manager Installer installs the PostgreSQL database on Windows If you want to install the PostgreSQL database on Solaris or Linux or if you want to install OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a E Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 the Oracle Database 10g Express database follow the instructions in the Installation of Cisco MDS SAN OS and Fabric Manager section in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide Refer to Table 10 for information on the supported upgrade path If you are upgrading a previous installation of Fabric Manager make sure the previous installation is installed and running Do not uninstall the previous version If the previous version is uninstalled the database will not be migrated and your server settings will not be preserved Select the database If you want to use the Oracle Database 10g Express you must install the database and create a user name and password b
46. e 4 1 3a This section briefly describes the new features introduced in this release For detailed information about the features listed refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide and the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide For information about new commands associated with these features refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference The New and Changed Information section in each of these books provides a detailed list of all new features and includes links to the feature description or new command Note These release notes are specific to this release For the complete NX OS and SAN OS documentation set see the Related Documentation section Cisco MDS 9000 NX OS Release 4 1 3a New Features Cisco MDS 9000 NX OS Release 4 1 3a is a software release that includes new features enhancements and bug fixes The most significant new features include the following Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 EN HE New Features in Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com e Smart Call Home Enhancement page 34 e F port Trunking and F port Channeling with NPV page 34 e Port Owner page 34 e Port Guard page 35 e Cisco Data Mobility Manager Enhancements page 35 Cisco Data Mobility Manager Method 3 page 35
47. e DMM job creation wizard in a setup with 25 switches 400 enclosures and 2400 entries in the name server Workaround None CSCsq20408 Symptom The show startup command displays aspects of the running configuration when SANtap is configured and or SANtap objects are created When a user creates objects such as a CVT or DVT the configuration is showing in the running configuration and in the startup configuration without copying the configuration into the startup configuration Workaround Issue a copy running config startup config command whenever you create objects such as a CVT or DVT so that the running configuration and startup configuration are synchronized CSCsu72195 Symptom When replaying DMM job configurations saved as an ASCII text file after performing a write erase the DMM job includes discrepancies These discrepancies occur due to the interface and zone configurations that are in an area below the DMM job configuration in the ASCII text file The configurations stored in the ASCII text file are replayed sequentially from top to bottom Workaround None CSCsx32050 Symptom If you use Fabric Manager to upgrade a switch from NX OS Release 4 1 3a to a higher release Fabric Manager reports the status of a disruptive upgrade as Failure none If this situation occurs you can log into the switch and verify if the upgrade actually did succeed Enter the show version command to see if the switch reloaded and the new software ve
48. e E Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Step 2 Step 3 e Windows 2003 SP2 XP SP2 Windows Vista e Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS Release 4 Nahant Update 6 e Solaris SPARC 8 9 and 10 e VMWare ESX 3 5 e Virtual Operating System Windows 2003 SP2 e Java Sun JRE and JDK 1 5 x and JRE 1 6 x are supported amp Note Do not use Java 1 6 Update 13 e Java Web Start 1 2 1 0 1 1 5 1 6 e Firefox 1 5 and 2 0 e Internet Explorer 6 x and 7 0 e Oracle 11g Enterprise Edition e Oracle 10g Enterprise Edition e Oracle Database 10g Express e PostgreSQL 8 2 Windows and Linux e PostgreSQL 8 1 Solaris e Cisco ACS 3 1 and 4 0 e PIX Firewall e IP Tables e SSH v2 e Global Enforce SNMP Privacy Encryption e HTTPS N Note Cisco Fabric Manager has not been officially tested on any 64 bit platforms Currently we support only 32 bit platforms Ensure data migration when upgrading Cisco Fabric Manager from Cisco SAN OS Releases 3 1 2b and later If you are upgrading Cisco Fabric Manager in Cisco SAN OS Releases 3 1 2b and later be aware that data is migrated from the Hypersonic HSQL database to either the PostgreSQL database or Oracle Database 10g Express during the installation Data is also migrated from Oracle Database 10g Express to Oracle Database 10g Express If you migrate the database from Oracle to Oracle the schema is updated Refer to Table 10 for information on the supporte
49. e MDS hardware modules supported by Cisco MDS SAN OS 3 x Table 5 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS SAN OS 3 x MDS 9500 MDS MDS MDS MDS Module Description Series 92221 9216i 9216A 9216 DS X9530 SF2 K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor 2 Module Yes N A N A N A N A DS X9530 SF1 K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor 1 Module Yes N A N A N A N A DS X9224 96K9 24 port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching No No No No No Module DS X9248 96K9 48 port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching No No No No No Module DS X9248 48K9 4 44 port Host Optimized8 Gbps Fibre No No No No No Channel Switching Module DS X9304 18K9 18 4 Port Multiservice Module MSM 18 4 Yes Yes Yes Yes No DS X9112 12 port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Yes Yes Yes Yes No Module DS X9124 24 port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Yes Yes Yes Yes No Module DS X9148 48 port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Yes Yes Yes Yes No Module DS X9704 4 port 10 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Yes Yes Yes Yes No Module DS X9302 14K9 14 2 port Multiprotocol Services Yes No Yes Yes Yes MPS 14 2 Module DS X9016 16 port 1 2 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Yes No Yes Yes Yes Module DS X9032 32 port 1 2 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Yes No Yes Yes Yes Module DS X9032 SSM 32 port Storage Services Module SSM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a W Migrating from Supervisor 1 Modules to Supervisor 2 Modules Send documentation c
50. e shell prompt General Upgrading Guidelines amp Note To upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a from SAN OS Release 3 2 3a or earlier first upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 1x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a Use the following guidelines when upgrading to Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 x E Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image E Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com amp e Install and configure dual supervisor modules e Issue the show install all impact upgrade image CLI command to determine if your upgrade will be nondisruptive e Be aware that you need to enable Telnet following the upgrade See Enabling Telnet Required After an Upgrade section on page 22 e Follow the recommended guidelines for upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or MDS 9134 Switch as described in Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or Cisco MDS 9134 Switch section on page 29 e Follow the guidelines for upgrading a single supervisor switch as described in Performing a Disruptive Upgrade on a Single Supervisor MDS Family Switch section on page 29 e Make note of the information concerning SANTap when performing upgrades on a Cisco MDS 9222i switch as described in Upgrading an MDS 9222i Switch with SANTap or Invista is Provisioned on the SSM section on page 22 e Be aware of the impact of an upgrade on VSAN 40
51. e the port is reinitialized Workaround None If you experience this issue check the fabric for congestion and then remove the congestion Reload the module to recover ports that are in a hardware failure state e CSCsz01738 Symptom A host that is behind a NPIV F port cannot see the zoned LUNs if the addition of the F port to the zone and the zone set activation occur after an In Service Software Upgrade ISSU This issue applies only to an NPIV F port on MDS 9124 and MDS 9134 fabric switches Workaround Following the ISSU enter the shut command followed by the no shut command on the NPIV F port and then activate the zone set e CSCtc04286 Symptom During bring up of the switch port the port may go into an error disabled state with the reason excessive interrupts This situation can occur if the other end that is connected to the port continuously sends OLS or NOS primitives Workaround To recover from the failure enter the shut command followed by the no shut command for the port The switch will attempt to bring up the port again e CSCsy23429 Symptom Cross site scripting XSS issues exist in Fabric Manager Server when the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser is used for web client management Workaround None e CSCta28484 Symptom On a Cisco MDS 9000 switch that is running Cisco NX OS Release 4 x software call home emails are not generated for link failures such as the following PORT 5 IF_DOWN_LINK_FAILU
52. e to Release 3 1 1 SAN OS 3 0 3a Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 3 0 3a SAN OS 3 0 3 Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 3 0 3 SAN OS 3 0 2a Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 3 0 2a SAN OS 3 0 2 Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to 3 0 2 OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN OS Software Image Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Table 13 Nondisruptive Downgrade Path from NX OS Release 4 1 3a continued To SAN OS Release Nondisruptive Downgrade Path SAN OS 3 0 1 Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 3 0 1 SAN OS 2 1 3 Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 2 1 3 SAN OS 2 1 2e Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 2 1 2e SAN OS 2 1 2d Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 2 1 2d SAN OS 2 1 2b Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 2 1 2b SAN OS 2 1 2 Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 2 1 2 SAN OS 2 1 1b Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Re
53. ease 4 1 3a NX OS 4 1 1b You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 3 3 You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 3 2 You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 3 1c You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 3 1a You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 2 3a Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 3 2 3a SAN OS 3 2 3 Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 3 2 3 SAN OS 3 2 2c Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 3 2 2c SAN OS 3 2 1a Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 3 2 1a SAN OS 3 1 4 Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 3 1 4 SAN OS 3 1 3a Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 3 1 3a SAN OS 3 1 2b Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 3 1 2b SAN OS 3 1 Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 3 1 SAN OS 3 1 2 Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 3 1 2 SAN OS 3 1 1 Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrad
54. ed for upgrading your Cisco MDS NX OS software image and includes the following topics e Installation Changes for Cisco Fabric Manager in This Release page 15 e Upgrading Your Version of Cisco Fabric Manager page 16 e General Upgrading Guidelines page 20 e Enabling Telnet Required After an Upgrade page 22 e Upgrading Effect on VSAN 4079 page 22 e FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths page 25 e Upgrading with IVR Enabled page 25 e Reconfiguring SSM Ports Before Upgrading to NX OS Release 4 1 3a page 26 e Upgrading the SSI Image on Your SSM page 27 e Upgrading a Switch with Insufficient Space for Two Images on the Bootflash page 28 e Upgrading a Cisco MDS 9124 or Cisco MDS 9134 Switch page 29 e Performing a Disruptive Upgrade on a Single Supervisor MDS Family Switch page 29 Before you begin the upgrade process review the list of chassis and modules that Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a supports See the MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support in Cisco MDS NX OS 4 x section on page 10 Installation Changes for Cisco Fabric Manager in This Release Starting with Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a Fabric Manager is installed in the INSTALLDIR dcm fm directory INSTALLDIR is the Fabric Manager installation directory The default path to the directory is as follows e usr local cisco on Linux Solaris systems e C Program Files Cisco Systems on Windows systems The database is installed in INSTALLDIR db and
55. efore continuing with the Fabric Manager installation We recommend the Oracle Database 10g Express option for all users who are running Performance Manager on large fabrics 1000 or more end devices If you want to install the PostgreSQL database you must disable any security software you are running as PostgreSQL may not install certain folders or users You must also log in as a Superuser before you start the installation Install Fabric Manager from the CD ROM or from files that you download from cisco com at the following website http cisco com cgi bin tablebuild pl mds fm Installing Fabric Manager on Solaris Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 This section describes how to install Fabric Manager on Solaris To install Fabric Manager on Solaris follow these steps Set Java 1 5 or 1 6 to the path that is to be used for installing Fabric Manager Install the database that is to be used with Fabric Manager Copy the Fabric Manager jar file m9000 fm 4 1 3a jar from the CD ROM to a folder on the Solaris workstation Launch the installer using the following command java Xms512m Xmx512m jar m9000 fm 4 1 3a jar Follow the onscreen instructions provided in the Fabric Manager management software setup wizard Installing Fabric Manager on Windows amp This section describes how to install Fabric Manager on Windows Note amp Fabric Manager Server can not be installed on an Active Directory Server when us
56. elease supported by your vendor for all Cisco MDS 9000 Family products Table 6 Software Version Compatibility NX OS Release 5 0 x Compatible NX OS 4 x Versions Compatible SAN OS 3 x Versions NX OS Release 5 0 1a Release 4 1 1b 4 1 1c 4 1 3 Release 3 3 1c 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 1 3a 4 2 1a 4 2 1b 4 2 3 13 3 4 3 3 4a 3 3 5 4 2 3a 4 2 5 Release 3 3 1c is the minimum Release 4 1 1b is the minimum _ supported version supported version Downloading Software Note The Cisco MDS NX OS software is designed for mission critical high availability environments To realize the benefits of nondisruptive upgrades on the Cisco MDS 9500 Directors we highly recommend that you install dual supervisor modules To download the latest Cisco MDS NX OS software access the Software Center at this URL http www cisco com public sw center See the following sections in this release note for details on how you can nondisruptively upgrade your Cisco MDS 9000 switch Issuing the install all command from the CLI or using Fabric Manager to perform the downgrade enables the compatibility check The check indicates if the upgrade can happen nondisruptively or disruptively depending on the current configuration of your switch and the reason Compatibility check is done Module bootable Impact Install type Reason wl yes non disruptive rolling 2 yes disruptive rolling Hitless upgrade is not supported 3 yes disruptive rolling H
57. eparately such as the Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise package SAN Extension over IP package Mainframe package Fabric Manager Server FMS package Storage Services Enabler SSE package Storage Media Encryption package and Data Mobility Manager package On demand ports activation licenses are also available for the Cisco MDS Blade Switch Series and 4 Gbps Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches 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 The Cisco MDS 9000 family also has a set of advanced features that are recommended for all enterprise SANs These features are bundled together in the Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise package Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise package fact sheet for more information SAN Extension over IP Package The Cisco MDS 9000 SAN Extension over IP package allows the customer to use FCIP to extend SANs over wide distances on IP networks using the Cisco MDS 9000 family IP storage services Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 SAN Extension over IP package fact sheet for more information OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a W Licensed Cisco NX 0S Software Packages Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Mainframe Package The Cisco MDS 9000 Mainframe package uses the
58. erver Performance Manager does not show fcflow statistics for all devices The Performance gt Flows window shows n a values for the vast majority of devices in many VSANSs Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsv24238 Symptom If you have host to storage connectivity issues check the following counters to see if you have increasing packet drops throughout the path that these devices traverse Use the show hardware internal packet flow dropped command and the show hardware internal errors all command to check the counters Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsv40524 Symptom When a SNMP user makes any changes to the zone database in enhanced zoning mode the database is locked by the user The zone dialog box when refreshed or launched will pop up a warning indicating the zone database is locked If the locking SNMP user making the change is same as the SNMP user launching the zone dialog this warning is not given since this user can edit the zone database The commit button is enabled for this user Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsw48060 Symptom FCIP interoperability fails between two MDS switches one running MDS NX OS Release 4 1 1c and the other running MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a if the IP ACL configuration for an IPSec crypto map specifies TCP as the protocol as in the following example switch config ip access list acl name permit tcp local gige ip address local mask remote gige ipaddress remote mask FCIP inte
59. es for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 Caveats Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Table 15 DDTS Number Open Caveats and Resolved Caveats Reference continued NX OS Software Release Open or Resolved NX OS Software Release Open or Resolved 4 1 1c 4 1 3a CSCsr69166 O R CSCsu23984 CSCsu30034 CSCsu37199 CSCsu38297 CSCsu41818 CSCsu42003 CSCsu53299 CSCsu56780 CSCsu63218 CSCsu72195 CSCsu73264 CSCsu84511 CSCsu87264 CSCsu88059 CSCsv15452 CSCsv24238 CSCsv40524 CSCsw48060 CSCsw78035 OO 0 OJ OF OF OF OF OF OC OF OF CO CO CO OF O CO olo CSCsx32050 CSCsx39090 O CSCsy35135 CSCsy37951 CSCsy52780 CSCsy58106 CSCsy73212 CSCsz01738 CSCtc04286 O O O O 0 OO CO FM o A ALA WR FR A A ARO AF AAA AA AAA Severity 4 CSCsy23429 O Severity 6 CSCta28484 OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a WE Caveats Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Resolved Caveats e CSCsi72048 Symptom FCIP links may fail on an MDS 9216i switch that has compression set to auto when the other end of the FCIP link is terminated by an IPS 8 module You may see the following message in the logs IPS_SB_MGR SLOT1 3
60. export and import procedure which limited the usefulness of the feature Starting with NX OS Release 4 1 3a SME users can set up automatic replication of media keys from a Cisco SME cluster to one or more other clusters Cisco SME media key auto replication is configured on a per tape volume group basis amp Note The auto replication source and destination clusters must be managed by a single Cisco Key Management Center KMC Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 E Hi New Features in Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com High Availability KMC Enhancements in Cisco NX OS Release 4 1 3a enable the KMC to be used in high availability environments where unattended operation is a requirement The KMC can be configured to use an Oracle Enterprise database with Data Guard for redundancy Both the primary KMC and secondary KMC are configured to point to the redundant database Oracle maintains the key store synchronization and database availability A pair of KMCs is also required for high availability key management Each SME cluster is aware of both the primary and secondary KMC In the event that a SME cluster cannot reach the primary KMC it automatically switches to the secondary While using the secondary KMC the SME cluster periodically checks to see if it can re establish communications with the primary The cluster resumes
61. fic in a switched fabric Smart Card DS SCR K9 Storage Media Encryption SME Smart Card Reader MDS 9000 Family Reader Smart Card DS SC K9 SME Smart Card MDS 9000 Family CD ROM M90FM CD 441 Cisco MDS 9000 Management Software and Documentation MDS 9000 Family CD ROM for Cisco MDS 9000 NX OS Software Release 4 1 3a Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 goo His MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support in Cisco MDS NX OS 4 x Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support in Cisco MDS NX OS 4 x Table 3 lists the MDS hardware chassis supported by Cisco MDS NX OS 4 x Table 3 Cisco MDS NX OS 4 x Chassis Support Matrix Switch NX OS 4 x Support MDS 9513 Yes MDS 9509 Yes MDS 9506 Yes MDS 922721 Yes MDS 92161 Yes MDS 9216A No MDS 9216 No MDS 9134 Yes MD S 9124 Yes MDS 9140 No MDS 9120 No Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c Class BladeSystem and Yes Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter Table 4 lists the MDS hardware modules supported by Cisco MDS NX OS 4 x For the list of MDS hardware modules supported by Cisco MDS SAN OS 3 x see Table 5 Table 4 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS NX OS 4 x Module Description MDS 9500 Series MDS 92221 MDS 9216 DS X9530 SF2 K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor 2 Module Yes N A N A DS X9530 SF1 K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor 1 Module No N A N A DS X9224 96K
62. fore Upgrading to NX OS Release 4 1 3a amp Starting with Cisco MDS SAN OS Release 3 0 1 the SSM front panel ports can no longer be configured in auto mode which is the default for releases prior to Release 3 0 1 Note Step 1 To avoid any traffic disruption modify the configuration of the SSM ports as described below before upgrading a SAN OS software image prior to Release 3 3 1c to NX OS Release 4 1 3a For more information on upgrading SAN OS software see the Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image section on page 15 If the configuration is not updated before the upgrade the installation process for the new image will automatically convert all ports configured in auto mode to Fx mode This change in mode might cause a disruption if the port is currently operating in E mode To upgrade the image on your SSM without any traffic disruption follow these steps Verify the operational mode for each port on the SSM using the show interface command switch show interface fc 2 1 32 fc2 1 is up Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image E Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 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 lt shows port is configured in auto mode s
63. ic Manager provide a complete solution that greatly simplifies and eliminates most downtime associated with data migration Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Data Mobility Manager package fact sheet for more information Limitations and Restrictions This section lists the limitations and restrictions for this release The following limitations are described IPv6 IPv6 page 39 User Roles page 39 Data Mobility Manager page 40 Red Hat Enterprise Linux page 40 Generation Module Limitation page 40 Schedule Job Configurations page 40 Solaris Windows Manager page 40 Upgrading to Recover Loss of Performance Manager Data page 41 Maximum Number of Zones Supported in Interop Mode 4 page 41 InterVSAN Routing page 41 Java Web Start page 41 Cisco Storage Media Encryption page 42 VRRP Availability page 43 Using a RSA Version 1 Key for SSH Following an Upgrade page 43 CFS Cannot Distribute All CallHome Information page 43 Availability of F Port Trunking and F Port Channels page 44 Reserved VSAN Range and Isolated VSAN Range Guidelines page 44 Applying Zone Configurations to VSAN 1 page 45 Running Storage Applications on the MSM 18 4 page 45 Compatibility of Fabric Manager and Data Mobility Manager page 45 PPRC Not Supported with FCIP Write Acceleration page 46 The management port on Cisco MDS switches supports one user configured IPv6 address but does not support auto configuration of an IPv6 address User Roles In SA
64. ing zone set activation Java Web Start When using Java Web Start it is recommended that you do not use an HTML cache or proxy server You can use the Java Web Start Preferences panel to view or edit the proxy configuration To do this launch the Application Manager either by clicking the desktop icon Microsoft Windows or type javaws in the Java Web Start installation directory Solaris Operating Environment and Linux and then select Edit gt Preferences If you fail to change these settings you may encounter installation issues regarding a version mismatch If this occurs you should clear your Java cache and retry OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a HZ Limitations and Restrictions Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Cisco Storage Media Encryption The following limitations are described for Cisco SME e Cisco SME Configuration Limits page 42 e Deleting Cisco SME Interfaces page 42 e Emulex Driver Version page 42 Cisco SME Configuration Limits Table 14 lists the Cisco SME configuration limits for this release Table 14 Cisco SME Limits Configuration Limit Number of switches in the fabric 10 Number of clusters per switch 1 Switches in a cluster Fabrics in a cluster Modules in a switch 11 Cisco MSM 18 4 modules in a cluster 32 Initiator Target LUNs ITLs 1024 LUNs behind a target
65. ing PostgreSQL Fabric Manager servers are domain controllers and can not create local PostgreSQL user accounts Note If you are running Fabric Manager Server on Windows and using the PostgreSQL database you should examine your Windows Active Directory environment for organizational units OUs and make the change recommended below to ensure that Fabric Manager Server does not periodically stop working On a Windows system the Microsoft Active Directory applies a Group Policy Object GPO to the E Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image E Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Fabric Manager Server The GPO does not recognize the local user PostgreSQL because it is not in the GPO allow list As a result the GPO removes it and the PostgreSQL database stops working To avoid this situation you should move the Fabric Manager Server to its own OU and apply the same feature settings as the original OU but remove the local user account to log in as a service If your server is running Terminal Services in Application mode or if you are running Citrix Metaframe or any variation thereof you need to issue the following command on the DOS prompt before installing Fabric Manager Server Open a command line prompt Start gt Run
66. isco MDS 9134 34 Port Multilayer Fabric Switch LRU fixed configuration multilayer fabric switch with 32 4 Gbps and 2 10 Gbps Fibre Channel ports MDS 9134 Switch DS C9124 K9 Cisco MDS 9124 24 Port Multilayer Fabric Switch LRU fixed configuration multilayer fabric switch with 24 4 Gbps Fibre Channel ports MDS 9124 Switch Supervisor Modules DS X9530 SF2 K9 DS X9530 SF2A K9 Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor 2 Module Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor 2A Module MDS 9500 Series MDS 9500 Series OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a W Components Supported Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components continued Component Part Number Description Applicable Product Switching DS X9016 Cisco MDS 9000 16 Port Fibre Channel Switching Module MDS 9500 Series Modules with Small Form Factor Pluggable SFP LC 16 port MDS 9216i Switch 2 Gbps Fibre Channel switching module with SFP LC connectors for Cisco MDS 9216i and Cisco MDS 9500 Series DS X9032 Cisco MDS 9000 32 Port 2 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching MDS 9500 Series Module with SFP LC connectors MDS 9216i Switch DS X9112 Cisco MDS 9000 12 port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching MDS 9500 Series Module with SFP LC connectors MDS 9200 Series DS X9124 Cisco 24 port 4 Gb
67. itless upgrade is not supported 4 yes non disruptive rolling 5 yes non disruptive reset 6 yes non disruptive reset At a minimum you need to disable the default device alias distribution feature using the no device alias distribute command in global configuration mode The show incompatibility system bootflash 1 3 x _ filename command determines which additional features need to be disabled Refer to the Determining Software Compatibility section of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide for more details OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a HI Software Download Process Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com amp Note If you would like to request a copy of the source code under the terms of either GPL or LGPL please send an e mail to mds software disclosure cisco com 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 Table 7 Table 7 Software Images for MDS 9100 Series Switches Cisco MDS 9100 Series Switch Type Supervisor Module Type Naming Convention 9124 9134 Cisco Fabric Switch Supervisor 2 module Filename begins with m9100 s2ek9 for HP c Class BladeSystem Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9200 Series Switch
68. ivr virtual fcdomain add vsan ranges vsan range command to disable RDI mode on all IVR enabled switches The range of values for a VSAN ID is 1 to 4093 This can cause traffic disruption amp Note Complete Step 2 for all IVR enabled switches before moving to Step 3 Check the syslogs for any ISL that was isolated 2005 Aug 31 21 52 04 switch FCDOMAIN 2 EPORT_ISOLATED SSVSAN 2005 Isolation of interface PortChannel 52 reason unknown failure 2005 Aug 31 21 52 04 switch FCDOMAIN 2 EPORT_ISOLATED SVSAN 2005 Isolation of interface PortChannel 51 reason domain ID assignment failure Issue the following commands for the isolated switches in Step 3 switch config vsan database switch config vsan db vsan vsan id suspend switch config vsan db no vsan vsan id suspend Issue the ivr refresh command to perform an IVR refresh on all the IVR enabled switches Issue the copy running config startup config command to save the RDI mode in the startup configuration on all of the switches Follow the normal upgrade guidelines for Release 2 1 2b If you are adding new switches running Cisco MDS SAN OS Release 2 1 2b or later upgrade all of your existing switches to Cisco SAN OS Release 2 1 2b as described in this workaround Then follow the normal upgrade guidelines for Release 3 3 1c amp Note RDI mode should not be disabled for VSANs running in interop mode 2 or interop mode 3 Reconfiguring SSM Ports Be
69. le ports MDS 9000 Series MDS 9000 Series DS SFP GE T SFP RJ 45 connector for Gigabit Ethernet over copper MDS 9000 Series Cisco Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing CWDM DS CWDM xxxx CWDM Gigabit Ethernet and 1 or 2 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP LC type where product number xxxx 1470 1490 1510 1530 1550 1570 1590 or 1610 nm MDS 9000 Family DS CWDM4Gxxxx CWDM 4 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP LC type where product number xxxx 1470 1490 1510 1530 1550 1570 1590 or 1610 nm MDS 9000 Family Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 Components Supported W Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components continued Component Part Number Description Applicable Product Dense DWDM X2 xx xx DWDM X2 SC optics for 10 Gbps Fibre Channel MDS 9500 Series Wavelength connectivity to an existing Ethernet DWDM infrastructure MDS 9200 Series Division with 15xx xx nm wavelength where xx xx 60 61 59 79 Multiplexing 58 98 58 17 56 55 55 75 54 94 54 13 52 52 51 72 50 92 DWDM 50 12 48 51 47 72 46 92 46 12 44 53 43 73 42 94 42 14 40 56 39 77 38 98 38 19 36 61 35 82 35 04 34 25 32 68 31 90 31 12 or 30 33 DWDM SFP xxxx DWDM Gigabit Ethernet and 1 or 2 Gbps Fibre Channel MDS 9000 Fami
70. le the Telnet server if you require a Telnet connection As of MDS NX OS Release 4 1 1b the Telnet server is disabled by default on all switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family In earlier releases the Telnet server was enabled by default Upgrading Effect on VSAN 4079 If you are upgrading from a SAN OS Release 3 x to NX OS Release 4 1 3a and you have not created VSAN 4079 the NX OS software will automatically create VSAN 4079 and reserve it for EVFP use If VSAN 4079 is reserved for EVFP use the switchport trunk allowed vsan command will filter out VSAN 4079 from the allowed list as shown in the following example switch config if switchport trunk allowed vsan 1 4080 1 4078 4080 switch config if If you have created VSAN 4079 the upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a will have no affect on VSAN 4079 If you downgrade after NX OS Release 4 1 3 creates VSAN 4079 and reserves it for EVFP use the VSAN will no longer be reserved Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a a OL 17675 05 Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Table 11 Current Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a Nondisruptive Upgrade Path NX OS 4 1 1c You can nondisruptively upgrade directly to NX OS Release 4 1 3a NX OS 4 1 1b You can nondisruptively upgrade directly to NX OS Release 4 1 3a SAN OS 3 3 3
71. lease 2 1 1b SAN OS 2 1 1a Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first and then downgrade to Release 2 1 1a SAN OS 2 0 4a Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first then to Release 2 1 2x and then downgrade to Release 2 0 4a SAN OS 2 0 4 Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first then to Release 2 1 2x and then downgrade to Release 2 0 4 SAN OS 2 0 3 Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first then to Release 2 1 2x and then downgrade to Release 2 0 3 SAN OS 2 0 2b Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first then to Release 2 1 2x and then downgrade to Release 2 0 2b SAN OS 2 0 1b Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first then to Release 2 1 2x and then downgrade to Release 2 0 1b SAN OS 1 x Downgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 x first then downgrade to SAN OS to Release 2 1 2b then to Release 1 3 4a and then downgrade to your SAN OS 1 x release FICON Downgrade Paths Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a does not support FICON Refer to Table 12 for a list of SAN OS and NX OS releases that support FICON Refer to the specific release notes for FICON downgrade path information Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 New Features in Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a W Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Downgrading the SSI Image on Your SSM Use the following guidelines when downgr
72. lease 4 1 3a SAN OS 1 x Upgrade to SAN OS Release 1 3 4a then to Release 2 1 2b then upgrade to Release 3 3 x and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image E Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a does not support FICON Table 12 lists the SAN OS and NX OS releases that support FICON Refer to the specific release notes for FICON upgrade path information Table 12 FICON Supported Releases FICON Supported Releases NX OS Release 4 1 1c SAN OS Release 3 3 1c Release 3 2 2c Release 3 0 3b Release 3 0 3 Release 3 0 2 Release 2 0 2b Upgrading with IVR Enabled Step 1 An Inter Switch Link ISL flap resulting in fabric segmentation or a merge during or after an upgrade from Cisco MDS SAN OS Release 2 0 x to a later image where IVR is enabled might be disruptive Some possible scenarios include the following e FCIP connection flapping during the upgrade process resulting in fabric segmentation or merge e ISL flap results in fabric segmentation or merge because of hardware issues or a software bug e ISL port becomes part of PCP results in fabric segmentation or merge because of a port flap If this problem occurs syslogs indicate a failure and
73. lication for local and metro distances Method 2 provides asynchronous replication that optimizes performance across a WAN link Both these existing methods work in a dual fabric SAN topology However there are customer topologies where a third SAN or VSAN is used to migrate the data from the existing to the new storage LUNs Prior implementations of Cisco DMM did not support such three SAN or VSAN topologies Cisco Data Mobility Manager Method 3 is a new method introduced in Cisco NX OS Release 4 1 3a that enables DMM to be used in topologies where there is a Dual Fabric SAN for server to storage Fibre Channel traffic and a third SAN or VSAN for migration traffic DMM Method 3 is available only on the MDS 900018 4 Port Multiservice Module MSM 18 4 Support for DMM on the MDS 9222i Switch Starting with Cisco NX OS Release 4 1 3a the MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch supports Cisco DMM without requiring an SSM module in the MDS 92221 switch Cisco Storage Media Encryption Enhancements Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a includes several enhancements to Cisco Storage Media Encryption SME Media Key Auto replication Key replication is required to allow the same tape media to be accessed by more than one Cisco SME cluster In most cases these SME clusters are located in different locations such as a primary data center and a disaster recovery site Prior to Cisco NX OS Release 4 1 3a the key replication process required a manual
74. ller in Cisco NX OS Release 4 1 3a Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a 36 E OL 17675 05 Licensed Cisco NX OS Software Packages W Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com e The Fabric Manager components shared with Cisco DCNM were relocated to a common directory e The Oracle JDBC component is no longer distributed with Fabric Manager Note If you require the Oracle JDBC component you can download it from the Oracle Technology Network You can download the recommended version 10 2 0 1 0 of the ojdbc14 jar file from the following link http www oracle com technology software tech java sqlj_jdbc htdocs jdbc_10201 html Alternatively if you have access to the system where Oracle is installed in your environment you can find the jar file in the Oracle installation directory under ORACLE_HOME jdbc lib For additional information about changes to the Fabric Manager installer see the Installation Changes for Cisco Fabric Manager in This Release section on page 15 Fabric Manager Platform Support Cisco NX OS Release 4 1 3a is the last release to support Fabric Manager Solaris 8 and Red Hat Enterprise AS4 Linux Licensed Cisco NX OS Software Packages Most Cisco MDS 9000 family software features are included in the base configuration of the switch the standard package However some features are logically grouped into add on packages that must be licensed s
75. ly SFP LC type where product number xxxx 3033 3112 3190 3268 3425 3504 3582 3661 3819 3898 3977 4056 4214 4294 4373 4453 4612 4692 4772 4851 5012 5092 5172 5252 5413 5494 5575 5655 5817 5898 5979 or 6061nm Add Drop DS CWDMOADMA4A 4 channel CWDM optical ADM OADM module Cisco MDS 9000 Family Multiplexer CWDM 1470 1490 1510 or 1530 NM Add Drop Module ADM DS CWDMOADM4B 4 channel CWDM OADM module Cisco CWDM 1550 MDS 9000 Family 1570 1590 or 1610 NM Add Drop Module DS CWDM MUX8A ADM for 8 CWDM wavelengths MDS 9000 Family CWDM DS CWDMCHASSIS 2 slot chassis for CWDM ADMs MDS 9000 Family Multiplexer Chassis Power DS CAC 300W 300W AC power supply MDS 9100 Series Supplies DS C24 300AC 300W AC power supply MDS 9124 Switch DS CAC 845W 845W AC power supply for Cisco MDS 9200 Series MDS9200 Series DS CAC 3000W 3000W AC power supply for Cisco MDS 9509 MDS 9509 Switch DS CAC 2500W 2500W AC power supply MDS 9509 Switch DS CDC 2500W 2500W DC power supply MDS 9509 Switch DS CAC 6000W 6000W AC power supply for Cisco MDS 9513 MDS 9513 Switch DS CAC 1900W 1900W AC power supply for Cisco MDS 9506 MDS 9506 Switch CompactFlash MEM MDS FLD512M External 512 MB CompactFlash memory for supervisor MDS 9500 Series module Port Analyzer DS PAA 2 DS PAA A standalone Fibre Channel to Ethernet adapter that allows MDS 9000 Family Adapter for simple transparent analysis of Fibre Channel traf
76. nes you may want to review the information in the Limitations and Restrictions section prior to a software upgrade to determine if a feature may possibly behave differently following the upgrade Use Table 11 to determine your nondisruptive upgrade path to Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a find the image release number you are currently using in the Current column of the table and use the path recommended Note The software upgrade information in Table 11 applies only to Fibre Channel switching traffic Upgrading system software disrupts IP traffic and SSM intelligent services traffic OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a E Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Upgrading an MDS 9222i Switch with SANTap or Invista is Provisioned on the SSM On an MDS 922721 switch if SANTap or Invista is provisioned on a Storage Services Module SSM in slot 2 then an In Service Software Upgrade ISSU to NX OS Release 4 1 3a is not supported The upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a is supported if you set boot variables save the configuration and reload the switch If the switch is running SAN OS Release 3 3 1a or earlier first upgrade to SAN OS Release 3 3 1c and then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 3a Enabling Telnet Required After an Upgrade Following an upgrade from SAN OS 3 x to NX OS 4 x you need to enab
77. ng modules DS SFP FC8G LW SFP optics LC type for 2 4 or 8 Gbps Fibre Channel for longwave mode supports distances up to 10 km MDS DS X9200 Series switching modules DS SFP FC4G SW SFP optics LC type for 1 2 or 4 Gbps Fibre Channel for shortwave mode MDS 9124 MDS 9134 MDS 922721 DS X9100 and DS X9200 Series switching modules DS SFP FC4G MR SFP optics LC type for 1 2 or 4 Gbps Fibre Channel for longwave mode supports distances up to 4 km MDS 9124 MDS 9134 MDS 922721 DS X9100 and DS X9200 Series switching modules DS SFP FC4G LW SFP optics LC type for 1 2 or 4 Gbps Fibre Channel for longwave mode supports distances up to 10 km MDS 9124 MDS 9134 MDS 92221 DS X9100 and DS X9200 Series switching modules DS SFP FC 2G SW SFP optics LC type for 1 or 2 Gbps Fibre Channel for shortwave mode not supported for use in 4 Gbps capable ports MDS 9000 Series DS SFP FC 2G LW SFP optics LC type for 1 or 2 Gbps Fibre Channel for longwave mode for Cisco MDS 9500 MDS 9200 and MDS 9100 Series not supported for use in 4 Gbps capable ports MDS 9000 Series DS SFP FCGE SW DS SFP FCGE LW SFP optics LC type for 1 Gbps Ethernet and 1 or 2 Gbps Fibre Channel for shortwave mode not supported for use in 4 Gbps capable ports SFP optics LC type for 1 Gbps Ethernet and 1 or 2 Gbps Fibre Channel for longwave mode not supported for use in 4 Gbps capab
78. nmp traps are enabled Port mode is F FCID is Oxef0300 lt shows current port operational mode is F Port vsan is 1 Speed is 2 Gbps Transmit B2B Credit is 3 Change the configuration for the first port of the quad when the admin port mode is auto A quad is a group of four ports supported by a data path processor DPP The groups are 1 to 4 5 to 8 9 to 12 and so on Do not leave the port mode set to auto a Set the port admin mode to E or Fx if the current operational port mode is E TE F or FL switch config t switch config interface fc 2 1 switch config if switchport mode x b Set the port admin mode to E if the current operational port mode is E switch config t switch config interface fc 2 5 switch config if switchport mode e Change the configuration for ports 2 3 and 4 of the quad a Set the admin port mode to Fx if the admin port mode of these ports is E TE or auto switch config t switch config interface fc 2 2 switch config if switchport mode x b If the first port in the port group has admin mode E or if the port is operational in E port mode change the admin state of ports 2 3 and 4 to shutdown switch config t switch config interface fc 2 2 switch config if shutdown Save the running configuration to the startup configuration before the upgrade procedure to ensure that the changes are preserved during and after the upgrade To save the configuration enter the follo
79. of the actual privilege mentioned in the ACS server This happens once AAA accounting is set to remote A login without enabling the directed request option works as expected and provides the appropriate privilege This issue does not exist when using the RADIUS protocol with the directed request option enabled Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsu87264 Symptom The Cisco MDS 9000 Family 1 2 4 8 Gbps 24 Port FC Module DS X9224 96K9 and the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 1 2 4 8 Gbps 48 Port FC Module DS X9248 96K9 go to the OK state when plugged into a Cisco MDS 92161 switch The MDS 92161 switch does not support these two modules in NX OS Release 4 1 1b Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsu90793 Symptom Software failures occurred on a Gigabit Ethernet port when FCIP compression mode auto was used Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsu88059 Symptom After first installing Fabric Manager Server FMS with default flag displayFCoE false and then stopping and restarting the FMS with displayFCoE true the FCoE interface tables are not showing when the old disconnected client re connects As a result the following four FCoE menus do not launch the corresponding tables FCOE Virtual Interface Group Virtual FC Interfaces Virtual Ethernet Interfaces Workaround This issue is resolved OL 17675 05 Caveats W Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com CSCsv15452 Symptom The Fabric Manager S
80. omments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Table 5 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS SAN OS 3 x continued MDS 9500 MDS MDS MDS MDS Module Description Series 92221 9216i 9216A 9216 DS X9308 SMIP 8 port 1 2 Gbps IP Switching Module Yes No Yes Yes Yes DS X9304 SMIP 4 port 1 2 Gbps IP Switching Module Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 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 Supervisor 1 and Supervisor 2 modules cannot be installed in the same switch except during migration Both the active and standby supervisor modules must be of the same type either Supervisor 1 or Supervisor 2 modules For Cisco MDS 9513 Directors both supervisor modules must be Supervisor 2 modules A Caution Migrating your supervisor modules is a disruptive operation amp Note Migrating from Supervisor 2 modules to Supervisor 1 modules is not supported To migrate from a Supervisor 1 module to a Supervisor 2 module refer to the step by step instructions in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide Software Download Process Use the software download procedure to upgrade to a later version or downgrade to an earlier version of an operating system This section describes the software download process for the Cisco MDS NX OS software and includes the following topics
81. on 2 modules LUN 0x45F0 corresponds to HPUX Volume Set Address lt VBUS ID OxB Target ID OxE LUN 0x0 gt Workaround This issue is resolved Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a lt OL 17675 05 Caveats W Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com CSCsr69 166 Symptom Solaris Windows Manager does not resize windows correctly which effects some Device Manager screens Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsu23984 Symptom Starting with MDS NX OS 4 1 1 a password security feature was introduced that allowed a user to enable a secure password standard However this feature was not being enforced for SNMP users Workaround This issue has been resolved CSCsu30034 Symptom During and In Service Software Upgrade ISSU throughput statistics will not be available from the switch undergoing an upgrade This information will be not able available from the CLI or Device Manager via SNMP Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsu37199 Symptom Errors on the management port mgmt0 or eth1 may be seen in the output of the show logging log command SKERN 3 SYSTEM_MSG ethl error in ethGetNextRxBuf KERN 3 SYSTEM_MSG eth1 stop internals failed KERN 3 SYSTEM_MSG eth1l error in rx KERN 3 SYSTEM_MSG ethl error in rx KERN 3 SYSTEM_MSG ethl error in rx KERN 3 SYSTEM_MSG ethl error in rx SKERN 3 SYSTEM_MSG ethl error in rx In rare case
82. ons cannot be made and the existing links may not come up if they flap after a switchover Workaroud With the F PortChannel feature enabled reload the standby supervisor module and then perform the switchover e CSCsy73212 Symptom Under rare conditions a port may drop data after the port flaps in the presence of congestion The output of the show hardware internal packet flow dropped command shows the dropped data as RX receive frame drops on a module In such instances the following type 1 type 2 and possibly type 3 errors may be seen Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a lt OL 17675 05 Related Documentation W Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Type 1 errors are internal ASIC parser CRC errors Type 2 errors are internal ASIC overflow or ECC parity errors Type 3 errors may occur when ports on a DS X9124 or DS X9148 module are put into a hardware failure state by the software If all ports fail in this fashion then the software reloads the module If only some of the ports fail the module is not reloaded For this issue to occur the port must have frames held in the port buffer at the time that the port is brought down and up A port normally has time to empty its buffers when it is shut down However in unusual cases such as if there is congestion on the port at the time of the shutdown or in rare cases frames can still be held in the buffers whil
83. ote A downgrade from NX OS Release 4 1 3a to SAN OS Release 3 3 1x is not supported on MDS switches when FC Redirect based applications such as Data Mobility Manager or Storage Media Encryption are configured in the fabric if either of the following conditions are satisfied 1 A target for which FC Redirect is configured is connected locally and there are Generation 1 modules with ISLs configured in the switch 2 A host for which FC redirect is configured is connected locally on a Generation 1 module If these conditions exist remove the application configuration for these targets and hosts before proceeding with the downgrade Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN OS Software Image Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com amp Use Table 13 to determine the nondisruptive downgrade path from Cisco NX OS Release 4 1 3a Find the SAN OS image you want to downgrade to in the To SAN OS Release column of the table and use the path recommended Note The software downgrade information in Table 13 applies only to Fibre Channel switching traffic Downgrading system software disrupts IP and SSM intelligent services traffic Table 13 To SAN OS Release Nondisruptive Downgrade Path from NX OS Release 4 1 3a Nondisruptive Downgrade Path NX OS 4 1 1c You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX OS Rel
84. ps Fibre Channel Switching Module with MDS 9500 Series SFP LC connectors MDS 9200 Series DS X9148 Cisco MDS 9000 48 port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching MDS 9500 Series Module with SFP LC MdS 9200 Series DS X9704 Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4 Port 10 Gbps Fibre Channel MDS 9500 Series Switching Module with SFP LC MaS 9200 Series DS X9224 96K9 Cisco MDS 9000 24 Port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching MDS 9500 Series Module with SFP and SFP LC connectors DS X9248 96K9 Cisco MDS 9000 48 Port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching MDS 9500 Series Module with SFP and SFP LC connectors DS X9248 48K9 Cisco MDS 9000 4 44 Port Host Optimized 8 Gbps Fibre MDS 9500 Series Channel Switching Module with SFP and SFP LC MDS 9222i Switch connectors Services DS X9304 18K9 Cisco MDS 9000 18 4 Port Multiservice Module MDS 9500 Series Modules MSM 18 4 18 port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel plus 4 port MDS 9200 Series Gigabit Ethernet IP services and switching module with SFP LC connectors DS X9302 14K9 Cisco MDS 9000 14 2 Port Multiprotocol Services Module MDS 9500 Series 14 port 2 Gbps Fibre Channel plus 2 port Gigabit MDs 9216i Switch Ethernet IP services and switching module with SFP LC connectors DS X9032 SSM Cisco MDS 9000 32 Port Storage Services Module MDS 9500 Series 32 port 2 Gbps storage services module with SFP LC MDs 9200 Series connectors External DS 13SLT FAB 1 Cisco MDS 9513 Switching Fabric Module MDS 9513 Switch Soa DS 13SLT FAB2 Cisco MDS 9513 Switching F
85. roperability does not fail if the IP ACL uses IP as the protocol as in the following example switch config ip access list acl name permit ip local gige ip address local mask remote gige ipaddress remote mask Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsw78035 Symptom When FlexAttach is enabled on the switch the physical pW WN in the FCNS registration response is not rewritten with the virtual pWWN Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsx39090 Symptom When you click Resyne Open Fabric in Fabric Manager the fabric configuration appears to be saved to the startup configuration when in fact it is not saved The same situation occurs when you exit Fabric Manager the fabric configuration is not saved to the startup configuration Workaround This issue is resolved OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a WE Caveats Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Open Caveats CSCtc65441 Symptom A watchdog timeout error may cause a Cisco MDS 9124 switch to fail and reload This symptom may occur when there is excessive traffic or errors on the mgmt0 port Workaround Avoid overloading the mgmt0 port CSCsz21804 Symptom After you perform an in service software upgrade ISSU from SAN OS Release 3 x to NX OS Release 4 x the show fcs database command does not display the attached pWWNs Workaround Enter a shut command followed by a no shut command on the Fi
86. rsion is running If you perform the upgrade from the CLI this situation does not occur Workaround None CSCsy35135 Symptom Installing Fabric Manager and then installing Device Manager from Fabric Manager Server causes the Cisco Fabric Manager desktop shortcut and menu item to be changed to the Cisco Device Manager desktop shortcut and Cisco Device Manager menu item OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a WE Caveats Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Workaround To work around this issue follow these steps 1 On a Microsoft Windows machine go to Add or Remove Programs and remove Cisco Device Manage and Cisco Fabric Manager if both programs are listed there 2 Delete the Device Manager shortcut from your desktop 3 Select Start gt All Programs gt Cisco Fabric Manager right click and delete Cisco Fabric Manager 4 Go to C Program Files Cisco Systems and delete the dem folder 5 Go to C Documents and Settings user name and delete the cisco_mds9000 folder 6 Select Start gt Control Panel gt Java gt General gt Temporary Internet Files gt View gt Delete Device Manager and Fabric Manager gt OK 7 Install Fabric Manager from the web client download window 8 Open your fabric and go to Map Click one of the switches to install Device Manager from the switch To avoid this problem we recommend you do one of the following
87. s this issue may result in a kernel panic which causes a supervisor switchover Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsu38297 Symptom When performing a Veritas Netbackup database backup such as a NB Catalog Backup that requires a separate tape cartridge from the scratch pool other than regular data backup tapes the tape barcode is shown as Unknown in the Cisco Key Management Center Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsu41818 Symptom Following a system reload with a startup configuration that had scheduler configurations none of the scheduler CLI commands are available When upgrading to Cisco SAN OS 3 2 1c from a earlier version the scheduler is enabled by default Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsu42003 Symptom When an FCIP tunnel is configured with IPsec between an MDS 9222 switch and an MDS 92161 switch it fails to come up if an ACL with TCP permit is configured This causes a mismatch and causes the security association SA policy creation to fail in IPsec on the supervisor Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsu53299 Symptom When reloading a switch a timing condition may cause CFS to enter the handshake before the Routing Information Base RIB does In this instance CFS will not see any peers and as a result CFS based applications will not communicate with the rest of the fabric Workaround This issue is resolved OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Relea
88. se 4 1 3a Caveats Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a CSCsu56780 Symptom A Solaris iSCSI host generates this error iscsi ID 498442 kern warning WARNING iscsi session 5 protocol error received unknown itt 0x0 protocol error Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsu63218 Symptom In some cases there may be duplicate entries of a global pWWN and virtual pWWN as identified in the following scenarios Switch 1 has a vland pl entry and p1 is connected to one of the server interfaces on switch 1 Switch 2 also has a vland p1 entry along with a v2 and p2 entry and switch 2 is in a different CFS region While using Replace on different switch option in the FA wizard if v1 and p2 is provided in the step4 then the expected operation won t be performed Workaround This issue is Resolved CSCsu73264 Symptom Data Mobility Manager DMM uses VSAN 1 for IP communication and it requires interface cpp lt module gt 1 1 to be configured If another CPP IP Fibre Channel interface is configured in the same module in a different VSAN then DMM will not work Workaround This issue is resolved CSCsu84511 Symptom When a Cisco MDS switch is configured to use an AAA server using TACACS and with enabling the directed request option a login using lt user gt lt server gt provides the network operator privilege instead
89. t0 stats e show hardware internal eobc stats e show tech e show tech details e show tech support e tac pac In NX OS Release 4 1 x and Release 4 2 x there are two additional commands that may cause this issue e show tech support sysmgr e show tech support ha Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 E WE Caveats Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com In a dual supervisor switch entering one of these commands will force a supervisor switchover In single supervisor systems the switch will reload This issue does not affect switches with a nonremovable Supervisor 2 module such as the MDS 9222i or MDS 9124 Workaround There are three ways that you can work around this issue e Do not enter the show hardware internal mgmt0 stats command or the show hardware internal eobc stats command e Upgrade to one of the following software releases when it becomes available Cisco SAN OS Release 3 3 4a or above Cisco NX OS Release 4 2 3 or above e Before running the show tech support command the show tech support details command or the tacpac command from the CLI or from Cisco Fabric Manager or Device manager download a plug in from the Software Download Center to patch the commands Load the plug in on the active and standby supervisor as described in the following steps The plug in is not persistent across switchovers and should be loaded any time a swi
90. tchover occurs To download and install the plug in follow these steps 1 Download the plug in from http tools cisco com support downloads go Redirect x mdfid 282764 109 2 Select release 1 0 3 Make a copy of the downloaded gplug by entering the following command switch copy bootflash m9500 sup2 showtech FN63288 plugin 1 0 bin bootflash gplug_copy 4 Copy the copy of the gplug to the standby supervisor by entering the following command switch copy bootflash gplug_copy bootflash sup remote 5 Load the gplug on the active supervisor by entering the following command switch load bootflash gplug_copy 6 Attach to the standby supervisor by entering the following command switch attach module lt standby sup slot gt 7 Load the gplug onthe standby supervisor by entering the following command switch load bootflash gplug_copy For additional information see the Field Notice FN 63288 that is available at these links Guest http www cisco com en US ts fn 632 fn63288 html Customer http www cisco com en US customer ts fn 632 fn63288 html e CSCtd16646 Symptom Bit errors occurred on frames received from the Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter on slots 1 through 4 Workaround Upgrade to NX OS Relase 4 2 3 where this issue is resolved e CSCs063465 Symptom FCP CMD for example Inquiry frames targeted to LUN 0x45F0 or LUN 0x50F0 are dropped by an MDS switch when traffic flows egresses through Generati
91. the NP link and greater resiliency It also reduces the need for link reconfiguration triggered by broken links failed ports or module maintenance Channeling is supported between NPV and core switches The port owner feature is intended for environments where there is more than one administrator Port owner allows an administrator to mark some ports so that they appear as reserved in Device Manager This feature can be used by one administrator to signal to another administrator that certain ports have been reserved Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a OL 17675 05 New Features in Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a W Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Port Guard Starting from NX OS 4 1 3a you can hold a port down after a failure or a series of flaps that are rapid enough to exceed a configured threshold This capability can help keep the malfunctioning port down to avoid a flood of error reports Cisco Data Mobility Manager Enhancements Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a includes several enhancements to Cisco Data Mobility Manager DMM Cisco Data Mobility Manager Method 3 Cisco Data Mobility Manger DMM is a feature that enables online migration of data from an existing storage array LUN to a new storage array LUN Currently there are two different methods available for the administrator to use this feature method 1 and method 2 Method 1 provides synchronous rep
92. the flapped ISL could remain in a down state because of a domain overlap This issue was resolved in Cisco SAN OS Release 2 1 2b you must upgrade to Release 2 1 2b before upgrading to Release 3 3 1c An upgrade from Cisco SAN OS Releases 2 1 1a 2 1 1b or 2 1 2a to Release 2 1 2b when IVR is enabled requires that you follow the procedure below and then follow the upgrade guidelines listed in the Upgrading Your Version of Cisco Fabric Manager section on page 16 If you have VSANs in interop mode 2 or 3 you must issue an IVR refresh for those VSANs To upgrade from Cisco SAN OS Releases 2 1 1a 2 1 1b or 2 1 2a to Release 2 1 2b for all other VSANSs with IVR enabled follow these steps Configure static domains for all switches in all VSANs where IVR is enabled Configure the static domain the same as the running domain so that there is no change in domain IDs Make sure that all domains are unique across all of the IVR VSANs We recommend this step as a best practice for IVR non NAT mode Issue the fedomain domain id static vsan vsan id command to configure the static domains amp Note Complete Step 1 for all switches before moving to Step 2 OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a E Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step7 Issue the no
93. then upgrade to NX OS Release 4 1 x Table 10 Supported Fabric Manager Upgrade Paths Current Upgrade Path 3 0 x 3 1 x 3 1 x HSQL 3 2 x Oracle 3 1 x HSQL 3 2 x PostgreSQL 3 1 x Oracle 3 2 x Oracle 3 2 x Oracle 3 3 x Oracle 3 2 x PostgreSQL 3 3 x PostgreSQL 3 3 x Oracle 4 1 x Oracle 3 3 x PostgreSQL 4 1 x PostgreSQL amp Note Fabric Manager Server can not be installed on an Active Directory Server when using PostgreSQL Fabric Manager servers are domain controllers and can not create local PostgreSQL user accounts The Fabric Manager Installation Process Overview The following section presents the flow of the installation process at a high level Review these guidelines before you begin the installation process A Caution Windows 2000 is incompatible with Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4 1 3a If you are currently running Windows 2000 we strongly recommend that you update your environment before you begin the installation of Fabric Manager This section lists the supported software that has been tested with Cisco Fabric Manager See Table 10 for the supported upgrade paths for Cisco Fabric Manager Step 1 Verify supported software Cisco Fabric Manager and Device Manager have been tested with the following software Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a Pie E OL 17675 05 Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Imag
94. tion is deleted because it is not compatible with the new image and the ASCII startup configuration file is applied when the switch comes up with the new upgraded image When the ASCII startup configuration file is applied there may be errors Because of this we recommend that you follow the nondisruptive upgrade path Note You cannot upgrade an MDS 9120 switch or an MDS 9140 switch to Cisco NX OS 4 x See Table 3 for the list of switches that support Cisco NX OS 4 x OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a E HI Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN OS Software Image Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN OS Software Image This section lists the guidelines recommended for downgrading your Cisco MDS SAN OS software image and includes the following topics e General Downgrading Guidelines page 30 e Downgrading the SSI Image on Your SSM page 33 General Downgrading Guidelines Use the following guidelines to nondisruptively downgrade your Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a e Install and configure dual supervisor modules e Issue the system no acl adjacency sharing execute command to disable acl adjacency usage on Generation 2 and Generation 1 modules If this command fails reduce the number of zones IVR zones TE ports or a combination of these in the system and issue the command again e Disable all features not supported by
95. wing command switch copy running config startup config Upgrading the SSI Image on Your SSM Use the following guidelines to nondisruptively upgrade the SSI image on your SSM e Install and configure dual supervisor modules e SSM intelligent services traffic on SSM ports is disrupted during upgrades Fibre Channel switching traffic is not disrupted under the following conditions Upgrade the SSI boot images on the SSMs on the switch to a release version supported by your Cisco SAN OS release Refer to the Cisco MDS NX OS Release Compatibility Matrix for Storage Service Interface Images OL 17675 05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX OS Release 4 1 3a E Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX OS Software Image Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com All SSM applications are disabled Use the show ssm provisioning command to determine what applications are configured Use the no ssm enable feature command to disable these applications No SSM ports are in auto mode See the Reconfiguring SSM Ports Before Upgrading to NX OS Release 4 1 3a section on page 26 The EPLD version on the SSM is at 0x07 or higher Use the show version module slot epld command to determine your EPLD version Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 EPLD Images to upgrade your EPLD image Refer to the Cisco Data Center Interoperability Support Matrix and the Managing Modules
96. y58106 Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems Inc 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose CA 95134 1706 USA 2009 Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved HI Contents Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback doc cisco com Table 1 Online History Change Revision Date Description HO 04 16 2009 Added FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths Revised FICON Downgrade Paths 10 04 24 2009 Added DDTS CSCsz01738 Added the Compatibility of Fabric Manager and Data Mobility Manager limitation JO 05 07 2009 Added DDTS CSCsz21804 Added a statement not to use Java 1 6 Update 13 to the The Fabric Manager Installation Process Overview section KO 06 04 2009 Added SAN OS Release 3 3 3 to the Nondisruptive Software Upgrade Path information in Table 11 and to the Nondisruptive Software Downgrade Path information inTable 13 Added DDTS CSCsx32050 LO 08 03 2009 Added DDTS CSCsu33302 and CSCtb00005 Updated Table 10 with upgrade path from 3 3 x to 4 1 x MO 08 3 1 2009 Added a Note to the Installing Fabric Manager on Windows section on page 18 about the effect of a Group Policy Object GPO in Windows on Fabric Manager Server when used with the PostgreSQL database NO 09 21 2009 Added DDTS CSCsy23429 00 11 11 2009 Added DDTS CSCtc48338 PO 11 18 2009 Added DDTS CSCtb28442 CSCtb77695 and CSCtc20849 QO 12 10 2009 Added DDTS CSCsz59152 RO 12

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