HP StorageWorks C-series Fabric Switches for NX-OS 5.0(4b) Release Notes (AA-RWQBD-TE, March 2011)
4 MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Director & Multilayer Fabric Switches Release Notes
NX-OS IMAGES AND MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
UPDATES
Customers can receive updates faster and more efficiently via electronic download by using HP
Software Update Manager (SUM). This is a feature available as part of the support agreement
available online within the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) at http://www.itrc.hp.com/.
SUM provides online access to view support entitlements, manage release notification profiles,
and download available new software updates as they are available. Customers can receive e-
mail notifications of updates by registering and selecting the e-mail notification method. HP
strongly recommends customers register in SUM and select e-mail as a notification option.
Customers with a software support agreement can obtain the most current NX-OS software from
the HP SUM website: http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/sum/home.do
1. Register with the ITRC at http://www.itrc.hp.com to obtain an ITRC User ID. This
step is performed once per user.
2. Link support agreements to an ITRC User ID at
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/entitlements/linkSupportAgreement.do
The System Handle(s) or SAID (Service Agreement Identifier), as identified in
support agreements is required. This step is performed once per support
agreement.
3. Navigate to “software update manager” at
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/sum/home.do to manage the software updates for
the support agreements linked to your ITRC user ID.
Consult the appropriate Cisco MDS 9000 release notes for instructions on how to determine the
current NX-OS version on your switch.
FICON SUPPORT
FICON is supported with NX-OS on the MDS 9100, 9200 and 9500 series switches. For
supported versions and configurations refer to the C-series FICON Connectivity Stream on
SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to be
granted access.
HARDWARE COMPONENTS
The following Cisco MDS 9000 Family hardware component is not supported by HP:
16-Port Storage Services Node (SSN-16)