Cisco Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 6.2 Release Notes

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(11e)
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  New Hardware Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(11e)
New Hardware Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(11e)
There are no new hardware features introduced in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(11e).
New Software Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(11e)
This section lists the new software features introduced in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(11e).
Cisco MDS 9250i Power Redundancy Enhancements
Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch Hardware 
Installation Guide
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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, and Data Mobility Manager package. On-demand ports activation licenses are 
also available for the Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch, and the Cisco MDS 8-Gb Fabric Switch for HP c-Class 
Blade System. 
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) and the Cisco MDS 48-Port 10- Gigabit Fibre Channel over Ethernet Module 
(DS-X9848-480K9).
Additional information about licensed Cisco NX-OS software packages is available at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/storage-networking/mds-9000-software-licensing/datasheet-listing.html
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FICON Nondisruptive Downgrade Paths
To Release with FICON Enabled
Downgrade Path
NX-OS Release 6.2(11d)
You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 6.2(11e). 
NX-OS Release 6.2(11c)
You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 6.2(11e). 
NX-OS Release 6.2(5b) 
You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 6.2(11e). 
NX-OS Release 6.2(5a) 
You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 6.2(11e). 
NX-OS Release 5.2(2) and 5.2(2s) 
You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 6.2(5b). 
NX-OS Release 4.2(7b) 
You can nondisruptively downgrade directly from NX-OS Release 5.2(2) or 
5.2(2s). 
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).