Cisco Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.2 Release Notes
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Release Notes for Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.2(7a)
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Compatibility with Unified Computing System Software
Compatibility with Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switches
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Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.2(7a) can manage MDS 9000 switches that are running any NX-OS
4.x release or any SAN-OS 3.3.x release.
4.x release or any SAN-OS 3.3.x release.
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Any Fabric Manager 3.x release cannot fully manage switches that are running any MDS 9000
NX-OS 4.x release because Fabric Manager Release 3.x cannot manage features that are specific to
the MDS 9000 NX-OS 4.x release series. Fabric Manager Release 3.3(x) can manage all legacy
features in any SAN-OS 3.x, 2.x, and 1.x release.
NX-OS 4.x release because Fabric Manager Release 3.x cannot manage features that are specific to
the MDS 9000 NX-OS 4.x release series. Fabric Manager Release 3.3(x) can manage all legacy
features in any SAN-OS 3.x, 2.x, and 1.x release.
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In terms of testing and support, future releases of Cisco Fabric Manager 4.x will be backwards
compatible with the two previous releases of MDS NX-OS 4.x and with the two highest releases in
the SAN-OS 3.x release series.
compatible with the two previous releases of MDS NX-OS 4.x and with the two highest releases in
the SAN-OS 3.x release series.
Compatibility with Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.2(7a) has limited support for Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches running
versions earlier than Release 4.0(1a)N1, because it does not support FCoE features on Cisco Nexus 5000
Series switches running versions earlier than Release 4.0(1a)N1.
versions earlier than Release 4.0(1a)N1, because it does not support FCoE features on Cisco Nexus 5000
Series switches running versions earlier than Release 4.0(1a)N1.
lists Cisco Fabric Manager versions and the software products they support.
Compatibility with Unified Computing System Software
Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.2(7a) has limited support for Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
software. Fabric Manager can identify a UCS 6100 Fabric Interconnect with a special icon.
software. Fabric Manager can identify a UCS 6100 Fabric Interconnect with a special icon.
Software Download Site
To download the latest Cisco Fabric Manager software, access the Software Center at this URL:
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Version Compatibility Matrix
Current Software Version
Tested With and Supports
Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.2(7a)
MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(5), 4.2(3a), 4.2(3), 4.2(1b),
4.2(1a), 4.1(3a), 4.1(1c), and 4.1(1b)
4.2(1a), 4.1(3a), 4.1(1c), and 4.1(1b)
SAN-OS Release 3.3(5), 3.3(4), 3.3(3), 3.3(2), and
3.3(1c)
3.3(1c)
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series releases later than 4.0(1a)N1
and up to and including 4.1(3)N2(1a)
and up to and including 4.1(3)N2(1a)
Cisco Unified Computing System Release 1.0(1) and
1.0(2)
1.0(2)
Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.1(3)
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release 4.0(1a)N1
Cisco Fabric Manager Release 3.4(1a)
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release 4.0(0)N1