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Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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New and Changed Information
This Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide applies to Cisco MDS NX-OS Release
4.1(1b) and earlier Cisco MDS SAN-OS releases.
Table 1 lists the new and changed features available with each supported Cisco MDS NX-OS release and
SAN-OS release for the Cisco MDS 9500 Series, with the latest release first.
Note As of NX-OS Release 4.1(1b), SAN-OS has been changed to NX-OS. References to SAN-OS releases
before 4.1(1b) still apply.
Ta b l e 1 Documented Features for the Cisco MDS 9500 Series
Feature Description
Changed in
Release
Where Documented
48-port 8-Gbps
Fibre Channel
switching
module
Added 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel
switching module. The switching
module offers 48 autosensing 1-, 2-, 4-
and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and
can be used in the Cisco MDS 9500
Series Switches.
4.1(1b) The “48-port 8-Gbps Fibre
Channel Switching Module”
section on page 1-33 and the
“Technical Specifications”
section on page D-1.
24-port 8-Gbps
Fibre Channel
switching
module
Added 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel
switching module. The switching
module offers 24 autosensing 1-, 2-, 4-
and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and
can be used in the Cisco MDS 9500
Series Switches.
4.1(1b) The “24-port 8-Gbps Fibre
Channel Switching Module”
section on page 1-33 and the
“Technical Specifications”
section on page D-1.
4/44-port
8-Gbps
Host-Optimize
d Fibre
Channel
switching
module
Added 4/44-port 8-Gbps
Host-Optimized Fibre Channel
switching module. The switching
module offers 48 autosensing 1-, 2-, 4-
and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and
can be used in any of the Cisco MDS
9500 Series chassis and in the Cisco
MDS 9222i Switches.
4.1(1b) The “4/44-port 8-Gbps
Host-Optimized Fibre
Channel Switching Module”
section on page 1-33 and the
“Technical Specifications”
section on page D-1.