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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS Fabric Manager Release 3.4(1a)Upgrading Your Version of Cisco Fabric Manager
Upgrading from Release 3.1(2c) with the PostgreSQL Patch
The Fabric Manager Installation Process Overview
Installing Fabric Manager on Solaris
Installing Fabric Manager on Windows
New Features in Cisco MDS Fabric Manager Release 3.4(1a)
N-port Virtualizer Traffic Management
Inventory Summary Detail Report
Inventory Switch Detail Report Enhancements
Mapping New Release 3.4(1a) Features to Software Licenses
Upgrading to Recover Loss of Performance Manager Data
Maximum Number of Zones Supported in Interop Mode 4
Cisco Storage Media Encryption
Cisco SME Configuration Limits
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information
Intelligent Storage Networking Services
Installation and Configuration Note
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS Fabric Manager Release 3.4(1a)
Release Date: August 5, 2008
Part Number: OL-17599-01 D0
This document describes the new features, limitations, and caveats for Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Release 3.4(1a). Use this document in conjunction with documents listed in the "Related Documentation" section.
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Cisco Fabric Manager 3.4(1a) works in conjunction with Cisco MDS SAN-OS Releases 3.1.x and higher including Release 3.3(1c). Release notes are sometimes updated with new information on restrictions and caveats. Refer to the following website for the most recent version of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/ps4159/ps4358/prod_release_notes_list.html
Table 1 shows the on-line change history for this document.
Table 1 Online History Change
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08/05/2008
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09/17/2008
Added DDTS CSCsl12611.
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11/12/2008
Added DDTS CSCso36760.
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Added a Note to the "Installing Fabric Manager on Windows" section about the effect of a Group Policy Object (GPO) in Windows on Fabric Manager Server when used with the PostgreSQL database.
Contents
This document includes the following sections:
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Introduction
Introduction
The Cisco Fabric Manager provides an alternative to the command-line interface (CLI) for most switch configuration commands. Fabric Manager provides powerful Fibre Channel troubleshooting tools such as advanced monitoring features and sophisticated debug analysis tools. These in-depth health and configuration analysis capabilities leverage unique MDS 9000 switch capabilities including the Fibre Channel Ping and Traceroute utilities.
The Cisco Fabric Manager includes these management applications:
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For detailed information on using Cisco Fabric Manager to configure a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide. For information on using the CLI to configure a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide or the Cisco MDS 9020 Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference.
Upgrading Your Version of Cisco Fabric Manager
As of Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(1), Cisco Fabric Manager is no longer packaged with a Cisco MDS 9000
Family switch. It is included on the CD-ROM that ships with the switch. You can install Fabric Manager from the CD-ROM or from files that you download.
Installing Cisco Fabric Manager is a multi-step process that involves installing a database, as well as Fabric Manager. The complete installation instructions are provided in the "Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager" section in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, and are available on-screen once you launch the Fabric Manager installer from the CD-ROM.
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Upgrading from Release 3.1(2c) with the PostgreSQL Patch
To upgrade Fabric Manager to Release 3.4(1a) from the UBS special version of 3.1.2c with the PostgreSQL patch, do the following:
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The Fabric Manager Installation Process Overview
The following section presents the flow of the installation process at a high level. Review these guidelines before you begin the installation process.
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If you are upgrading Cisco Fabric Manager in Cisco SAN-OS Releases 3.1(2b) and later, be aware that data is migrated from the Hypersonic HSQL database to either the PostgreSQL database or Oracle Database 10g Express during the installation. Data is also migrated from Oracle Database 10g Express to Oracle Database 10g Express. If you migrate the database from Oracle to Oracle, the schema is updated. Refer to Table 2 for information on the supported upgrade path.3.
If you are upgrading Fabric Manager in a Cisco SAN-OS Release prior to 3.1(2b), be aware that data is migrated from the Hypersonic HSQL database to either the PostgreSQL database or the Oracle Database 10g Express during the installation. The Fabric Manager Installer installs the PostgreSQL database on Windows. If you want to install the PostgreSQL database on Solaris or Linux, or if you want to install the Oracle Database 10g Express database, follow the instructions in the "Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager" section in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide. Refer to Table 5 for information on the supported upgrade path.4.
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If you want to use the Oracle Database 10g Express, you must install the database and create a user name and password before continuing with the Fabric Manager installation. We recommend the Oracle Database 10g Express option for all users who are running Performance Manager on large fabrics (1000 or more end devices).
If you want to install the PostgreSQL database, you must disable any security software you are running as PostgreSQL may not install certain folders or users. You must also log in as a Superuser before you start the installation.
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Installing Fabric Manager on Solaris
This section includes guidelines on installing Fabric Manager Server on Solaris from the Fabric Manager Installation CD.
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Installing Fabric Manager on Windows
To install Fabric Manager on Windows, follow these steps:
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On a Windows system, the Microsoft Active Directory applies a Group Policy Object (GPO) to the Fabric Manager Server. The GPO does not recognize the local user PostgreSQL because it is not in the GPO allow list. As a result, the GPO removes it, and the PostgreSQL database stops working.
To avoid this situation, you should move the Fabric Manager Server to its own OU and apply the same feature settings as the original OU, but remove the local user account to log in as a service.To install Device Manager on your workstation, follow these steps:
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New Features in Cisco MDS Fabric Manager Release 3.4(1a)
This section briefly describes the new Fabric Manager features introduced in this release. For detailed information about the features listed, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.x, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, and the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide. For information about new CLI commands associated with these features, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference. The "New and Changed Information" section in each of these books provides a detailed list of all new features and includes links to the feature description or new command.
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N-port Virtualizer Traffic Management
Beginning with Release 3.4(1a), Cisco Fabric Manager includes support for N-Port Virtualizer (NPV) traffic management.
FlexAttatch
Beginning with Release 3.4(1a), Cisco Fabric Manager includes support for FlexAttach.
Inventory Summary Detail Report
The Cisco Fabric Manager Server (FMS) inventory summary report provides a new more detailed version of this report. The new repport includes a number of summary statistics useful for creating a more comprehensive "SAN health report". The new summary statistics include:
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Inventory Switch Detail Report Enhancements
The Cisco Fabric Manager Server (FMS) inventory switch detail report has been enhanced to include a number of summary statistics useful for creating a more comprehensive "SAN health report". The new switch level summary statistics include:
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Mapping New Release 3.4(1a) Features to Software Licenses
Table 3 shows the licenses required for the new Release 3.4(1a) features.
Limitations and Restrictions
This section lists the limitations and restrictions for this release.
Upgrading to Recover Loss of Performance Manager Data
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Maximum Number of Zones Supported in Interop Mode 4
In interop mode 4, the maximum number of zones that is supported in an active zone set is 2047, due to limitations in the connected vendor switch.
When IVR is used in interop mode 4, the maximum number of zones supported, including IVR zones, in the active zone set is 2047. The limit for the maximum number of IVR zones per VSAN is 250 zones (two members per zone).
Java Web Start
When using Java Web Start, it is recommended that you do not use an HTML cache or proxy server. You can use the Java Web Start Preferences panel to view or edit the proxy configuration. To do this, launch the Application Manager, either by clicking the desktop icon (Microsoft Windows), or type ./javaws in the Java Web Start installation directory (Solaris Operating Environment and Linux), and then select Edit>Preferences.
If you fail to change these settings, you may encounter installation issues regarding a version mismatch. If this occurs, you should clear your Java cache and retry.
Cisco Storage Media Encryption
The following limitations are described for Cisco SME:
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Cisco SME Configuration Limits
Table 11 lists the Cisco SME configuration limits for this release.
Deleting Cisco SME Interfaces
A Cisco SME interface can be deleted from the cluster only after the interface is administratively shut-down and all related tasks associated with the interface shut-down are complete.
Emulex Driver Version
In some instances, the Emulex driver version 8.1.10.9 may set the task attribute to HEAD_OF_QUEUE instead of SIMPLE_QUEUE. Certain tape drives do not accept this attribute and may reject these commands. The Emulex driver version 8.1.10.12 does not have this issue.
SANTap
The SANTap feature allows third party data storage applications, such as long distance replication and continuous backup, to be integrated into the SAN. SANTap is not supported in Release 3.4(1a).
Caveats
This section lists the open and resolved caveats for this release. Use Table 12 to determine the status of a particular caveat. In the table, "O" indicates an open caveat and "R" indicates a resolved caveat.
Resolved Caveats
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Symptom: In Fabric Manager Release 3.3(x), zone set cloning returns an autoZoneEditing error. The option to clone a zone is missing.
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Symptom: After logging back into Fabric Manager Client, clicking on the Summary tab causes a disconnect.
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Symptom: All device aliases in Fabric Manager disappear when adding new device aliases.
Workaround: Remove the fabric and then add the fabric back into Fabric Manager.
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Symptom: Fabric Manager does not update Port Channel changes.
Workaround: Click on-demand discovery in the Fabric Manager Client or wait until full discovery begins. The maximum wait is 30 minutes.
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Symptom: The SSH key information is not consistent between the CLI and the SNMP agent. Starting with Release 3.4.1, Fabric Manager and Device Manager will only manage MDS switches running Release 3.4.1 or later for the SSH feature. SSH1(rsa1) support is removed from the CLI, Fabric Manager, and Device Manager starting with Release 3.4.1 to conform with security practices.
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Symptom: A scheduled web report fails to generate when the fabric is deleted from Fabric Manager. The log records "Fabric not found fabricID=xxx".
Workaround: Scheduled jobs whose scope is a deleted fabric, should be removed.
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Symptom: After upgrading from Fabric Manager Release 3.0(2a) to Fabric Manager Relealse 3.2(3a), the Fabric Manager client fails to reuse the map layout files produced by Release 3.0(2a). Renaming the map layout files will make them compatible with Fabric Manager Release 3.2(3a).
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Symptom: Multiple Cisco products contain either of two authentication vulnerabilities in the Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3) feature. These vulnerabilities can be exploited when processing a malformed SNMPv3 message. These vulnerabilities could allow the disclosure of network information or may enable an attacker to perform configuration changes to vulnerable devices. The SNMP server is an optional service that is disabled by default. Only SNMPv3 is impacted by these vulnerabilities.
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The United States Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) has assigned Vulnerability Note VU#878044 to these vulnerabilities. Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifier CVE-2008-0960 has been assigned to these vulnerabilities.
This advisory is posted at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00809ac83b.shtml. Workarounds are available for mitigating the impact of the vulnerabilities described in this document.
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Symptom: License records are not removed if a fabric is purged from the database. License information might be incorrect if the same fabric is added back in to Fabric Manager at a later time.
Workaround: Use the database utility to remove the record manually from the database.
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Symptom: Typing the N5K switch's ip address in the browser's address bar shows a download page which says Cisco Device Manager for MDS 9000 Series
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Symptom: Disabling Fabric Manager emails for CallHome on a port flap event through the server properties is not allowed.
Workaround: This issue is resolved.
Open Caveats
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Symptom: Using Fabric Manager Release 3.2(2), if you have an enclosure with multiple ports and you then use the Data Migration Wizard to create a job with that enclosure as the existing storage but don't select all the storage ports in the enclosure, an error is displayed in the creation wizard.
Workaround: Put the ports you plan to use as the existing storage in the migration into a separate enclosure, and use that enclosure in the wizard selection.
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Symptom: In some instances, when requests to the control virtual target (CVT) are made, Fabric Manager times out. Regardless of the timeout, the CVT is created in the specified VSAN.
Workaround: To verify this, do either of the following:
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Symptom: Fabric Manager takes 2 to 3 minutes to bring up the DMM job creation wizard in a setup with 25 switches, 400 enclosures, and 2400 entries in the name server.
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Symptom: Devices attached on a remote McData switch do not show a correct physical connection on the correct port in Fabric Manager. This occurs because the registered devices in the McData nameserver are shifted by 4 from its actual physical port and Fabric Manager looks at this port address from the nameserver to locate the physical port.
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Symptom: During an MDS 9222i switch reload, the connection from the management port (mgmt0) to the Gigabit Ethernet interface goes down. When the connection comes back up, the Gigabit Ethernet interface doesn't go into forwarding mode until 30 seconds later. The Fabric Manager server is not able to communicate to the MDS 9222i switch through SNMP during this 30 second window.
Workaround: If the switch is in the Cisco Ethernet switch family, configure port-fast to resolve the issue. On Ethernet switches from other vendors, apply a similar configuration mode.
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Symptom: Using Fabric Manager Release 3.2(2), an error is displayed in the creation wizard. This occurs when an enclosure spans multiple fabrics and not all fabrics are managed and when the Data Migration Wizard is used to create a job with that enclosure as the existing storage (selecting all ports listed in that enclosure).
Workaround: Put the ports you plan to use as the existing storage in the migration into a separate enclosure, and use that enclosure in the wizard selection.
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Symptom: When a PortChannel is created between 2 switches using the PortChannel wizard in Fabric Manager, the map might not immediately update and may not show the ISLs as part of the PortChannel. After a few discovery cycles, if the map is not updated, then the ISLs may be displayed along with the PortChannel in the map.
Workaround: Using Fabric Manager, remove the fabric and then re-discover the fabric.
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Symptom: In Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, 2003 R2, and 2008, when installing Fabric Manager, Fabric Manager Server, and Device Manager, a service may not restart and/or may not properly execute the PostreSQL installer. This may lead to an incorrect conversion of the PostreSQL database and/or the service may not start. This occurs when running Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, 2003 R2, or 2008 with Terminal Server running in Application mode.
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Workaround: Before you install Fabric Manager, Fabric Manager Server, and Device Manager when using Microsoft Terminal Server in Application mode, you must install the application for global use. This is required when a Service is installed and invoked, and when creating a local dbadmin user. To activate this setting, do the following:
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Symptom: The following Fabric Manager client components that use SSH and Telnet do not work well with NAT:
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Symptom: The signal loss counters in the output of the show interface fcx/y command are not incremented.
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Symptom: In rare cases, if a READ command issued by Cisco SME for media identification is dropped or lost, the tape is marked as a clear-text tape. Subsequently, a CHECK_CONDITION with ILI is returned when a READ is issued by the host. This can cause a backup application to mark the tape as read-only.
Workaround: Unmount and remount the tape from the backup application to resolve this issue.
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Symptom: In rare cases, when Cisco SME attempts to perform a tape device discovery of the backend tapes, a SCSI command can stall. This may cause Cisco SME to remain in the device discovery phase.
Workaround: Reload the module.
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Symptom: There is a observable performance drop for backup and restore when Cisco SME is introduced between a host and tape due to the increased latency.
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Symptom: In certain cases with the Tape Recycle policy enabled in Cisco SME, a new key is generated when a tape is recycled and the old key is not purged.
Workaround: Manually purge the older version of the key.
Related Documentation
The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the following documents. To find a document online, use the Cisco MDS SAN-OS Documentation Locator at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/products_documentation_roadmap09186a00804500c1.html.
For information on IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller Storage Software for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family, refer to the IBM TotalStorage Support website: http://www.ibm.comRelease Notes
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Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information
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Intelligent Storage Networking Services
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
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