Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(8), (OL-27554-04, December 10, 2012)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(8)
OL-27554-04
New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(8)
FICON Downgrade Paths
Table 16 lists the downgrade paths for FICON releases. Find the image release number that you want to
downgrade to in the To Release with FICON Enabled column of the table and follow the recommended
downgrade path.
New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(8)
Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(8) is a maintenance release that includes bug fixes. It does not include
new features.
Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages
Most Cisco MDS 9000 family software features are included in the standard package. However, some
features are logically grouped into add-on packages that must be licensed separately, such as the Cisco
MDS 9000 Enterprise package, SAN Extension over IP package, Mainframe 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.
Note A license is not required to use the Cisco MDS 9000 8-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
module (DS-X9708-K9).
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.
Table 16 FICON Downgrade Path
To Release with FICON Enabled Downgrade Path
NX-OS Release 4.2(7b) You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 5.2(2)
NX-OS Release 4.2(1b) You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 4.2(7b).
NX-OS Release 4.1(1c) You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 4.2(1b).
SAN-OS 3.3(1c) You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 4.1(1c).
SAN-OS 3.2(2c) First downgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c) and then downgrade to Release
3.2(2c).
SAN-OS 3.0(3b) First downgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c) and then downgrade to Release
3.0(3b).
SAN-OS 3.0(2) First downgrade to SAN-OS Release 3.3(1c) and then downgrade to Release
3.0(2).