Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.1(2b) (OL-7411-04, September 2005)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.1(2b)
OL-7411-04
Introduction
Introduction
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches offers intelligent
fabric-switching services that realize maximum performance while ensuring high reliability levels.
These switches combine robust and flexible hardware architecture with multiple layers of network and
storage management intelligence. This powerful combination enables highly available, scalable storage
networks that provide advanced security and unified management features.
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family provides intelligent networking features such as multiprotocol and
multitransport integration, virtual SANs (VSANs), advanced security, sophisticated debug analysis
tools, and unified SAN management.
System Requirements
This section describes the system requirements for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.1(2b) and includes
the following topics:
• Components Supported, page 2
• Determining the Software Version, page 5
Components Supported
Table 1 lists the software and hardware components supported by the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
Note To use the Cisco Storage Services Enabler package, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(5) or later must
be installed on the MDS switch.
Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components
Component Part Number Description Applicable Product
Software M95S1K9-2.1.2B MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-I, SAN-OS software. MDS 9500 Series only
M92S1K9-2.1.2B MDS 9216 Supervisor/Fabric-I, SAN-OS software. MDS 9200 Series only
M91S1K9-2.1.2B MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-I, SAN-OS software. MDS 9100 Series only