New and Changed Information
New and Changed Information
As of Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2, software configuration information is available in new feature-specific configuration guides for the following information:
- System management
- Interfaces
- Fabric
- Quality of service
- Security
- IP services
- High availability and redundancy
The information in these new guides previously existed in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide and in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide. Those configuration guides remain available on Cisco.com and should be used for all software releases prior to MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1). Each guide addresses the features introduced in or available in a particular release. Select and view the configuration guide that pertains to the software installed in your switch.
For a complete list of document titles, see the list of Related Documentation in the “Preface.”
To find additional information about Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1), see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes available at the following Cisco Systems website:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/prod_release_notes_list.htm
About this Guide
The information in the new Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Fabric Configuration Guide previously existed in Part 4: Fabric of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide.
Table 1-1 lists the New and Changed features for this guide, starting with MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(1a).
Table 1-1 New and Changed Features for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9)
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Organizationally Unique Identifiers |
This feature introduces a new command which enables dynamic addition of Organizationally Unique Identifiers (OUIs) to the system OUI database. |
6.2(29) |
Chapter 11, “Advanced Features and Concepts” |
Confirm commit device-alias Confirm commit zone |
Added pending-diff display on commit for zone and device-alias. |
6.2(9) |
Chapter 5, “Distributing Device Alias Services” Chapter 2, “Configuring and Managing Zones” |
FC and FCOE Scale – Device Alias |
Added “Device Alias Configuration Best Practices” section. |
6.2(9) |
Chapter 5, “Distributing Device Alias Services” |
Fibre Channel Common Transport Management Server Query |
Configuring Fibre Channel Common Transport Management Server Query |
6.2(9) |
Chapter 12, “Configuring Fibre Channel Common Transport Management Security” |
FCNS, RSCN |
Added bulk notification feature to improve the performance of all the components listening to FCNS database changes. Added coalesced SWRSCN to improve RSCN performance. |
6.2(7) |
Chapter 8, “Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases” |
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Added “Displaying Fabric Switch Information” section. |
6.2(7) |
Chapter 2, “Configuring and Managing VSANs” |
Smart Zoning |
Added the command output. |
6.2(7) |
Chapter 2, “Configuring and Managing Zones” |
Smart Zoning |
Added the Smart Zoning section. |
5.2.6 |
Chapter 2, “Configuring and Managing Zones” |
FICON Tape Read Acceleration |
Added “FICON Tape Acceleration” section. |
5.0(1a) |
Chapter 10, “Configuring FICON” |