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Port Guard and Port Owner |
New Interface Port Guard tab and updated General tab. |
Added port guard and port owner configuration procedures. |
4.1(3) |
Chapter 20, "Configuring Interfaces" |
F Port Trunking |
Trunking GUI accepts F ports and NP ports. |
Added information about configuring F port trunking across the chapter including key concepts, guidelines and restritions, upgrade and downgrade considerations, trunking and channeling protocols, trunk modes, and allowed VSAN lists. |
4.1(3) |
Chapter 24, "Configuring Trunking" |
F and TF PortChanneling |
Channel creation dialogs accept F ports and NP ports. |
Added information about configuring F and TF PortChannels including guidelines and restrictions, interface addition, and compatibility check. |
4.1(3) |
Chapter 23, "Configuring PortChannels" |
SAN virtual device automatic failover and fallback |
Create Virtual Device Dialog |
Added information about automatic failover and fallback configuration. |
4.1(3) |
Chapter 27, "SAN Device Virtualization" |
Table menu enhancements |
Table menu enhancements |
Added information on changes in Switch Table, ISL Table and End Devices menu options. |
4.1(3) |
Chapter 5, "Fabric Manager Client" |
Edit Full Zone Database |
Backup and Restore operations |
Added information on changes in backup and restore operations. |
4.1(3) |
Chapter 30, "Configuring and Managing Zones" |
Flow Configuration Wizard Enhancement |
Flow Configuration Wizard Enhancement |
Added new screen in the Flow Configuration Wizard. |
4.1(3) |
Chapter 8, "Performance Manager" |
Web Client enhancements |
Interactive Performance Manager charts display and realtime status. |
Changes in charts display and realtime status information. |
4.1(3) |
Chapter 7, "Fabric Manager Web Client" |
NX-OS Software |
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As of Release 4.1(1a) and later, the MDS SAN-OS software name is changed to MDS NX-OS software. The earlier release names are unchanged and all refrerences are retained. |
4.1(1a) |
All chapters |
Supported Platforms Information and FM Express Install |
Installation options and screens |
The server platforms supported for Cisco Fabric Manager have been revised in this release. |
4.1(1a) |
Chapter 2, "Installing Cisco MDS NX-OS and Fabric Manager" |
Server Admin Tool |
A perspective view filters out menu items, buttons, tabs, tables, and configuration options that are not relevant to the server admin. |
The Server Admin perspective view limits the scope of Fabric Manager to FlexAttach configuration and relevant data |
4.1(1a) |
Chapter 5, "Fabric Manager Client" |
Inventory Report Enhancements |
SAN Health Report and Template |
The FMS inventory switch detail report has been enhanced to include a number of summary statistics useful for creating a more comprehensive "SAN health report". |
4.1(1a) |
Chapter 7, "Fabric Manager Web Client" |
FlexAttach Configuration by Server Administrators |
New FlexAttach Pre-Configure Server, Move Server, and Replace Server wizards |
Procedures to use the FlexAttach wizards for pre-configuring all or selected ports, moving a server to a different port or switch, and replacing a server in the same or different port or switch. |
4.1(1a) |
Chapter 14, "Configuring FlexAttach Virtual pWWN" |
IP Static Peers for CFS over IP |
New NPV CFS Setup wizard |
Added IP static peers configuration steps for CFS distribution over IP. |
4.1(1a) |
Chapter 13, "Using the CFS Infrastructure" |
SSM Global Upgrade Delay |
New SSM Globals tab |
Added SSM global upgrade delay timer configuration details. |
4.1(1a) |
Chapter 19, "Managing Modules" |
Generation 3 48-Port, 24-Port, and 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel modules |
New Quick Bandwidth Reservation Configuration window in Device Manager for 8-Gbps modules and the Port Rate Mode Configuration window in Fabric Manager supports 8-Gbps speed modes. |
Added configuration guidelines that includes port groups, port rate modes, BB_credit buffer allocation, port speed configuration, over-subscription ratio restrictions, combining with earlier generation modules, upgrade and downgrade considerations, crossbar management, port channel interface configuration, example configurations, and default settings. |
4.1(1a) |
Chapter 22, "Configuring Generation 2 and Generation 3 Switching Modules" |
DPVM Wizard |
DPVM Wizard |
New screens added. |
4.1(1a) |
Chapter 28, "Creating Dynamic VSANs" |
Call Home |
Delayed Traps for EMC Call Home configuration window in Fabric Manager. |
Added the delayed traps enhancements for EMC Call Home. |
4.1(1a) |
Chapter 62, "Configuring Call Home" |
Performance Manager |
Flow Creation Wizard in Fabric Manager. |
Added the flow creation wizard for performance manager. |
4.1(1a) |
Chapter 8, "Performance Manager" |
Configuring NPV Traffic Management |
NPV Traffic Map tab, Load Balance tab, and NPV Setup Wizard |
New tabs and setup wizard steps are added to map external interfaces to the server interface and to enable disruptive load balancing. |
4.1(1a) |
Chapter 21, "Configuring N Port Virtualization" |
Configuring SANTap DVT MSM |
SANTap DVT MSM tab |
New tabs are added to configure SANTap DVT MSM 18+4 and 9222i. |
4.1(1a) |
Cisco MDS 9000 Family SANTap Deployment Guide |
Configuring RMON 32 and 64 bit Alarm |
RMON 32 and 64 bit Alarm tab |
New tabs are added to configure RMON 32 and 64 bit alarm. |
4.1(1a) |
Chapter 59, "Configuring RMON" |
Inventory Summary Detail ReportS |
Report tab. An additional option to see detailed reports in the summary section. |
Inventory switch detail report has been enhanced to include a number of summary statistics useful for creating a more comprehensive SAN health reports |
4.1(1a) |
Chapter 7, "Fabric Manager Web Client" |