HP StorageWorks C-series Fabric Switches for NX-OS 5.0(4) Release Notes (AA-RWQBC-TE, November 2010)

2 MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Director & Multilayer Fabric Switches Release Notes
TableofContents
Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Release Notes ............................................................................ 3
Rebranding of SAN-OS to NX-OS ..................................................................................... 3
NX-OS Images and Management Software Updates .......................................................... 4
FICON Support ................................................................................................................... 4
Hardware Components........................................................................................................ 4
C-series Support Matrix with NX-OS 5.x........................................................................... 5
C-series Switch and Switching Module Bandwidth and Port Group .................................. 6
NX-OS 5.0(4) Naming Convention .................................................................................... 7
SAN-OS 3.x to NX-OS 5.x Migration ................................................................................ 8
NX-OS 4.x to NX-OS 5.x Migration .................................................................................. 9
MDS 9513 Fabric-2 Module and 8-Gbps Modules .......................................................... 10
Additional Mounting Requirements ................................................................................. 11
Serial Port.......................................................................................................................... 12
Initial Installation Recommendations/Requirements ........................................................ 12
Fabric Manager & Device Manager GUI Setup ............................................................... 14
Cisco MDS 9000 N-Port Virtualization (NPV) Mode ...................................................... 15
Cisco MDS 9000 FlexAttach ............................................................................................ 15
Qlogic HBAs and Mezzanine Cards Connected to NPIV-based Fibre Channel
Interconnects ..................................................................................................................... 16
Cisco MDS 9000 Storage Media Encryption (SME) ........................................................ 17
FC and FCIP Write Acceleration Feature Must Not Be Enabled When Implementing
Continuous Access Enterprise Virtual Array .................................................................... 18
FCIP Tape Acceleration .................................................................................................... 18
Switch Settings for HP Continuous Access Enterprise Virtual Arrays ............................ 18
HP Storageworks SN6000C Fabric Switch ...................................................................... 19
Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric switch for HP bladesystem c-Class ............................................ 19
C-series MDS 9134 Fabric Switch ................................................................................... 21
C-series MDS 9124 Fabric Switch ................................................................................... 22
C-series MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem ................................... 22
Upgrade From 2Gb Fibre Channel Switching Modules to 4Gb and/or 8Gb Fibre Channel
Switching Modules ........................................................................................................... 23
Upgrade from 14/2 Multiprotocol Services Module to 18/4 Multiservice Module .......... 25
HP Specific Known Issues ................................................................................................ 26