Release Notes HP C-series FC Switches for NX-OS_5.2(6b)(5697-2551, April 2013)

11 MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Director & Multilayer Fabric Switches Release Notes
SN8000C 13-SLOT SUPERVISOR 2A DIRECTOR AND MDS 9513
DIRECTORS FABRIC3 MODULE AND 8-Gbps ADVANCED
SWITCHING MODULES
The SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A Directors and the HP Cisco MDS 9513 Director Switch support the
HP SN8000C Fabric 3 Director Module (QW926A). These crossbar modules provide 512 Gbps active
backplane full duplex bandwidth per slot as required for specific switching modules in the MDS 9513 and
SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A Directors. The HP SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A Fabric 3 Director
Switch (QW927A) includes the Fabric-3 Modules.
NX-OS Release 5.2(2) or later supports the following Generation 4 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel switch
modules:
• HP SN8000C 8Gb 48-Port Advanced Fibre Channel Module (QW925A)
• HP SN8000C 8Gb 32-Port Advanced Fibre Channel Module (QW924A)
The HP SN8000C 8Gb Advanced Fibre Channel Modules are supported by the following:
• HP SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A Fabric 2 Director Switch (AJ905C)
• HP SN8000C 6-Slot Supervisor 2A Director Switch (AE388C)
• HP SN8000C 9-Slot Supervisor 2A Director Switch (AE389C)
• HP Cisco MDS 9513 Director Switch (AJ905B, AJ905A, AE376A)
• HP Cisco MDS 9509 Director Switch with Supervisor-2 Modules (AE389B, AE389A)
• HP Cisco MDS 9506 Director Switch with Supervisor-2 Modules (AE388B, AE388A)
The HP SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A Fabric 2 Director Switch and the HP Cisco MDS 9513 Director
Switch running NX-OS Release 5.2(2) or later can use the Fabric 2 or Fabric 3 modules to support the HP
SN8000C 8Gb 48-Port Advanced Fibre Channel Module and the HP SN8000C 8Gb 32-Port Advanced
Fibre Channel Module. With the HP SN8000C Fabric 3 Director Module, the 8-Gbps Advanced modules in
the SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A Fabric 2 Director Switch or the HP Cisco MDS 9513 Director Switch
will provide 512 Gbps active backplane full duplex bandwidth with complete connectivity. With the HP
MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules, the 8-Gbps Advanced modules in the HP Cisco MDS 9513 Director provide
192-Gbps active backplane full duplex bandwidth.
When used in the SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A Fabric 3 Director Switch, or the SN8000C 13-Slot
Supervisor 2A Fabric 2 Director Switch and the HP Cisco MDS 9513 Director Switch upgraded with HP
SN8000C Fabric 3 Director Modules, up to 24 ports of the HP SN8000C 8Gb 32-Port Advanced Fibre
Channel Module or the HP SN8000C 8Gb 48-Port Advanced Fibre Channel Module can be configured to
10Gb/s for use as ISLs. These 10-Gbps interfaces enable reduced cabling for ISLs as they provide 50
percent higher data rate than 8-Gbps interfaces.
The HP SN8000C 9-Slot Supervisor 2A Director Switch, HP SN8000C 6-Slot Supervisor 2A Director
Switch, HP Cisco MDS 9509 Director Switch with Supervisor-2 Modules, and HP Cisco MDS 9506
Director Switch with Supervisor-2 Modules also support the Generation 4 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel
switching modules. The switches require Supervisor-2A or Supervisor-2 modules and NX-OS Release
5.2(2) or a later release to support the Generation 4 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel switching modules.
However, these directors support only up to 192-Gbps Gbps active backplane full duplex bandwidth.