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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Deprecated and Changed Features
XRC Acceleration License
The Cisco Extended Remote Copy (XRC) acceleration license activates FICON XRC acceleration on the Cisco MDS 9222i
switch, the Cisco MDS 9250i switch, and the SSN-16 or 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.
switch, the Cisco MDS 9250i switch, and the SSN-16 or 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
Zoning Features
LUN zoning, read-only zones, and broadcast zones are no longer supported. These features affect the following hardware:
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Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch
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Cisco MDS 9000 8-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Module
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Cisco MDS 9000 48-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module
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Cisco MDS 9000 32-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module
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Cisco MDS 9000 48-port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
You cannot bring up these modules if these features are already configured. You should completely remove all configurations
that include these features before you attempt to bring up these modules. In addition, you cannot configure these features after
you bring up these modules.
that include these features before you attempt to bring up these modules. In addition, you cannot configure these features after
you bring up these modules.
In addition, the following software features are not supported or are changed in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9):
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Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP) is currently not supported on Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch.
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Local switching is not supported on the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Director, but continues to be supported on the Cisco MDS
9500 Series.
9500 Series.
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Online Health Management System (OHMS)—The Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD) system provides diagnostics for
the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Director instead of the OHMS. In Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2, the GOLD system does not
provide any support for automation of corrective actions, such as rebooting modules based on error thresholds.
the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Director instead of the OHMS. In Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2, the GOLD system does not
provide any support for automation of corrective actions, such as rebooting modules based on error thresholds.
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OHMS is supported on Cisco MDS 9500 Series directors and Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric
Switches.
Switches.
Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2 does not support the following hardware:
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Cisco MDS 9134 Fabric Switch
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Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch
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Cisco MDS 4-Gbps Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
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Cisco MDS 4-Gbps Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter
Limitations and Restrictions
This section lists the limitations and restrictions. The following limitations are described: