Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS and SAN-OS Software

Collections

Licensing

• Cisco MDS 9000 Licensing Information 25-Aug-2024

Release

• Cisco MDS 9000 Congestion Alerting 25-Aug-2024

Data Sheets and Product Information

At-a-Glance

• Cisco NX-OS - Networking Software 17-Jul-2012 (PDF - 43 KB)

End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices

• English

  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco MDS NX-OS 9.2(2) 29-Aug-2025
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco MDS NX-OS 8.4(2f), 9.2(1), 9.2(1a) 22-Jul-2025
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco MDS NX-OS 8.4.2, 8.4(2a), 8.4(2b),8.4(2c),8.4(2d), 8.4(2e) 03-Jul-2025
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco MDS Traditional Software Licenses 19-Dec-2024
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco MDS NX-OS 8.1(1), 8.1(1a), 8.1(1b), 8.2(1),8.2(2), 8.3(1),8.3(2), 8.4(1),8.4(1a),8.5(1) 11-Sep-2024
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Data Mobility Manager 02-Dec-2019
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco NXOS 7.x 25-Sep-2019
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco NXOS 6.x 04-Sep-2019
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software Release 3.x 06-Jan-2010

Security Notices

Field Notices

• Field Notice: FN - 72115 - Nexus Product Line: QuoVadis Root CA 2 Decommission Might Affect Smart Licensing and Smart Call Home Functionality - Software Upgrade Recommended 02-Aug-2022
• Field Notice: FN - 72015 - Specific Releases of Data Center Network Manager Release 7.X Affected by Adobe Flash End-of-Life - Software Upgrade Recommended 19-Jan-2021

Release and Compatibility

Compatibility Information

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 9.x

  • Cisco MDS 9000 Series Compatibility Matrix, Release 9.x 08-Aug-2025

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.x

  • Cisco MDS 9000 Series Compatibility Matrix, Release 8.x 22-Jul-2025

Release Notes

• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmare, Release 8.5(1) 05-Oct-2025
• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmare, Release 8.4(2f) 05-Oct-2025
• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmare, Release 8.4(2e) 05-Oct-2025
• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmare, Release 8.4(2d) 05-Oct-2025
• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmare, Release 8.4(2c) 05-Oct-2025
• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmare, Release 8.4(2b) 05-Oct-2025
• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmare, Release 8.4(2a) 05-Oct-2025
• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmware, Release 9.4(4) 04-Oct-2025updated
• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmware, Release 9.4(3b) 04-Oct-2025
• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmware, Release 9.4(3a) 04-Oct-2025
• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmware, Release 9.4(3) 04-Oct-2025
• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmware, Release 9.4(2a) 04-Oct-2025
• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmware, Release 9.4(2) 04-Oct-2025
• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmware, Release 9.4(1a) 04-Oct-2025
• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Firmware, Release 9.4(1) 04-Oct-2025

Reference

Command References

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 9.x

  • Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference, Release 9.x 08-Aug-2025

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.x

  • Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference, Release 8.x 18-Aug-2022

Documentation Roadmaps

• Cisco MDS 9000 - Release 9.x Documentation Suite 08-Aug-2025
• Cisco MDS 9000 - Release 8.x Documentation Suite 14-Feb-2020

Licensing Information

• Applicable to Multiple Releases

  • Cisco MDS 9000 Series Licensing Guide, Release 9.x 08-Aug-2025
  • Cisco MDS 9000 Series Licensing Guide, Release 8.x 01-May-2020

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 9.4

  • Open Source Used In Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.4(1) 18-Aug-2023 (PDF - 22 MB)

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 9.3

  • Open Source Used In Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.3(2a) 18-Aug-2023 (PDF - 8 MB)
  • Open Source Used In Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.3(1) 17-Mar-2023 (PDF - 6 MB)
  • Open Source Used In Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.3(2) 17-Mar-2023 (PDF - 6 MB)

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 9.2

  • Open Source Used In Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.2(1a) 17-Mar-2023 (PDF - 6 MB)
  • Open Source Used In Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.2(2) 17-Mar-2023 (PDF - 7 MB)
  • Open Source Used In Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.2(1) 13-Sep-2021 (PDF - 6 MB)

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.5

  • Open Source Used In Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.5(1) 12-Aug-2021 (PDF - 6 MB)

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.4

  • Open Source Used In Cisco MDS NXOS Software 8.4(2) 03-Jun-2020 (PDF - 6 MB)
  • Open Source Used In Cisco MDS NXOS Software 8.4(1) 22-Jun-2019 (PDF - 2 MB)

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.3

  • Open Source Used In Cisco MDS NXOS Software 8.3(1) 21-May-2019 (PDF - 6 MB)

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.2

  • Open Source Used In Cisco MDS NXOS Software 8.2(1) 02-Oct-2017 (PDF - 4 MB)

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.1

  • Open Source Used In Cisco MDS NXOS Software 8.1(1) 18-Apr-2017 (PDF - 6 MB)

Technical References

• Applicable to Multiple Releases

  • Interoperability Matrix for Cisco Nexus and MDS 9000 Products 10-Aug-2022

• Interoperability Matrix

  • Interoperability Matrix for Cisco Nexus and MDS 9000 Products 30-May-2025

• MIB Reference Guide

  • Cisco MDS 9000 Series MIB Reference Guide 29-Aug-2025new

Design

Design Guides

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family SANTap with EMC RecoverPoint Migration Guide 19-Aug-2009

Install and Upgrade

Install and Upgrade Guides

• Regulatory Compliance and Safety

  • Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches 13-Nov-2023

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 9.x

  • Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software and Firmware Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 9.x 15-Aug-2025

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.x

  • Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 8.x 26-Mar-2025

Configuration

Configuration Examples and TechNotes

• SSH into NX-OS Switches Using Key-Based Authentication 07-Apr-2017
• Configure MDS LDAP 09-Nov-2016

Configuration Guides

• Cisco MDS NX-OS Configuration Limits, Release 9.x 09-Sep-2025
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fabric Configuration Guide, Release 9.x 08-Aug-2025
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series I/O Accelerator Configuration Guide, Release 9.x 08-Aug-2025
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series IP Services Configuration Guide, Release 9.x 08-Aug-2025
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series Intelligent Storage Services Configuration Guide, Release 9.x 08-Aug-2025
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series Inter-VSAN Routing Configuration Guide, Release 9.x 08-Aug-2025
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 9.x 08-Aug-2025
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series Quality of Service Configuration Guide, Release 9.x 08-Aug-2025
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series Security Configuration Guide, Release 9.x 08-Aug-2025
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series System Management Configuration Guide, Release 9.x 08-Aug-2025
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series FCoE Configuration Guide, Release 9.x 06-Dec-2024
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fibre Channel Zone Driver - OpenStack Configuration Guide, Release 9.x 06-Dec-2024
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 9.x 06-Dec-2024
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series High Availability Configuration Guide, Release 9.x 06-Dec-2024
• Cisco MDS 9000 Series SAN Analytics and SAN Telemetry Streaming Configuration Guide, Release 9.x 06-Dec-2024

Programming Guides

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Ansible Modules

  • Cisco MDS 9000 Series Ansible Modules 12-Jul-2019

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-API on DevNet

  • Cisco MDS 9000 Series NX-API Reference Guide on DevNet

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 9.x

  • Cisco MDS 9000 Series Programmability Guide, Release 9.x 08-Aug-2025

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.x

  • Cisco MDS 9000 Series Programmability Guide, Release 8.x 10-Aug-2020

Troubleshooting

Error and System Messages

• Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches NX-OS System Messages Reference 30-Jan-2024

Troubleshooting TechNotes

• Perform an MDS 9000 Series Switch Non-Disruptive NX-OS Upgrade 04-Sep-2025
• Validate the Integrity of a Downloaded Software File 08-Apr-2025
• Recover MDS9000 Boot Loader Prompt 19-Jun-2024
• Troubleshoot MDS 9000 Trunking/Port-Channel Links that Fail to Come Up 22-Feb-2022
• MDS 9148 Slow Drain Counters and Commands 03-Oct-2013

Literature

Solution Overviews

• Cisco N-Port Virtualizer and FlexAttach: Simplify Large-Scale Blade Server Fibre Channel SAN Deployments 22-Jan-2014