Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1) (OL-29201-01, April 12, 2013)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1)
OL-29201-01
Deprecated and Changed Features
separate license for each engine on which you want to run IOA. Each SSN-16 engine that you configure
for IOA checks out a license from the pool managed at the chassis level. SSN-16 IOA licenses are
available as single licenses.
XRC Acceleration License
The Cisco Extended Remote Copy (XRC) acceleration license activates FICON XRC acceleration on the
Cisco MDS 9222i switch and on the MSM-18/4 in the Cisco MDS 9500 Series directors. One license per
chassis is required. You must install the Mainframe Package and the SAN Extension over FCIP Package
before you install the XRC acceleration license. The Mainframe Package enables the underlying FICON
support, and the FCIP license or licenses enable the underlying FCIP support.
Deprecated and Changed Features
The following software features are not supported or are changed in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1):
• Fibre Channel Redirect (FCR) is currently not supported on the Cisco MDS 9710 Director, but
continues to be supported on other Cisco MDS 9000 Family devices.
• Fibre Channel Redirect on FCoE for Data Mobility Manager – support for moving data from an FC
to an FCoE target is currently not supported.
• Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP) is currently not supported on the Cisco MDS 9710
Director.
• Local switching is not supported on the Cisco MDS 9710 Director, but continues to be supported on
the Cisco MDS 9500 Series.
• Online Health Management System (OHMS) – The Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD) system
provides diagnostics for the Cisco MDS 9710 Director instead of the OHMS. In Cisco NX-OS
Release 6.2(1), the GOLD system does not provide any support for automation of corrective actions
such as rebooting modules based on error thresholds.
Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2(1) does not support the following hardware:
• Cisco MDS 9134 Fabric Switch
• Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch
• Cisco MDS 4-Gbps Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
• Cisco MDS 4-Gbps Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter
Limitations and Restrictions
This section lists the limitations and restrictions. The following limitations are described:
• FCoE on the Cisco MDS 9710 Director, page 28
• ASCII File Can Be Copied to the Startup Configuration, page 28
• Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FCSP) Not Supported, page 28
• Install Module Command Changes, page 28
• Fabric Binding Error Message, page 28