Cisco Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 5.0 Notas de publicación
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4)
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Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages
Discontinued Software Features
As of NX-OS Release 5.0(1a), support for Fabric Congestion Control (FCC) is discontinued. If you are
currently using FCC in your SAN environment, you should turn it off before upgrading to NX-OS
Release 5.0(1a) or later. Use the no fcc enable command to turn off the FCC feature.
currently using FCC in your SAN environment, you should turn it off before upgrading to NX-OS
Release 5.0(1a) or later. Use the no fcc enable command to turn off the FCC feature.
Hardware Changes
Starting with Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(4), the behavior of the management port on the active and
standby supervisors has changed as follows:
standby supervisors has changed as follows:
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On the active supervisor, the management port is up and the status LED is green which indicates that
it is up.
it is up.
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On the standy supervisor, the management port is down and the status LED is off which indicates
that it is down.
that it is down.
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Following a supervisor switchover, the management port comes up on the new active supervisor and
the LED is turned on and is green.
the LED is turned on and is green.
Prior to NX-OS Release 5.0(4), the status of the standby supervisor was incorrect. The correct behavior
is as described in this section.
is as described in this section.
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, Fabric Manager
Server (FMS) package, Storage Services Enabler (SSE) package, Storage Media Encryption package,
and Data Mobility Manager package. On-demand ports activation licenses are also available for the
Cisco MDS Blade Switch Series and 4-Gbps Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric switches.
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, Fabric Manager
Server (FMS) package, Storage Services Enabler (SSE) package, Storage Media Encryption package,
and Data Mobility Manager package. On-demand ports activation licenses are also available for the
Cisco MDS Blade Switch Series and 4-Gbps Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric switches.
Enterprise Package
The standard software package that is bundled at no charge with the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches
includes the base set of features that Cisco believes are required by most customers for building a SAN.
The Cisco MDS 9000 family also has a set of advanced features that are recommended for all enterprise
SANs. These features are bundled together in the Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise package. Refer to the
Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise package fact sheet for more information.
includes the base set of features that Cisco believes are required by most customers for building a SAN.
The Cisco MDS 9000 family also has a set of advanced features that are recommended for all enterprise
SANs. These features are bundled together in the Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise package. Refer to the
Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise package fact sheet for more information.
SAN Extension over IP Package
The Cisco MDS 9000 SAN Extension over IP package allows the customer to use FCIP to extend SANs
over wide distances on IP networks using the Cisco MDS 9000 family IP storage services. Refer to the
Cisco MDS 9000 SAN Extension over IP package fact sheet for more information.
over wide distances on IP networks using the Cisco MDS 9000 family IP storage services. Refer to the
Cisco MDS 9000 SAN Extension over IP package fact sheet for more information.