New and Changed Information

New and Changed Information

This section provides information on new features and changed behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.0(4a).

Table 1. New Features and Changed Behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.0(4a)

Feature

Description

Where Documented

Support for FCoE uplink ports in Fibre Channel switch mode on the Cisco UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnect.

Cisco UCS Manager now supports FCoE uplink ports in Fibre Channel switch mode on the Cisco UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnect.

FCoE Uplink Ports

Support for 16 unified ports on the Cisco UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnect.

The Cisco UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnect supported 8 unified ports (ports 1 - 8) with Cisco UCS Manager 4.0(1) and 4.0(2), but with release 4.0(4) and later it supports 16 unified ports (ports 1 - 16).

Fabric Interconnect Port Types

New Features and Changed Behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.0(2a)

This section provides information on new features and changed behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.0(2a).

Table 2. New Features and Changed Behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.0(2a)

Feature

Description

Where Documented

Ethernet and Fibre Channel Switching Mode support for UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnects

Cisco UCS Manager now supports Ethernet and Fibre Channel Switching Mode support for UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnects.

Fabric Interconnect Switching Modes

Breakout Uplink Ports for UCS 6454

Cisco UCS Manager now supports breakout uplink ports for UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnects.

Port Breakout Functionality on Cisco UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnects

MAC Security

Cisco UCS Manager now supports MAC Security on UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnects.

Configuring a Network Control Policy

QoS Slow Drain

This feature provides various enhancements that enable you to detect slow drain devices that cause congestion in the network, and also mitigate it.

QoS Slow Drain Device Detection and Mitigation

New Features and Changed Behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.0(1a)

This section provides information on new features and changed behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.0(1a).

Table 3. New Features and Changed Behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.0(1a)

Feature

Description

Where Documented

Virtual Machine Multi-Queue (VMMQ)

Cisco UCS Manager now supports multi-queue for VMQ connection policies.

Creating a VMMQ Connection Policy

Forward Error Correction (FEC)

Cisco UCS Manager now supports Forward Error Correction for 25 Gbps tranceiver modules.

Configuring an Uplink Ethernet Port for Forward Error Correction

Reserved VLAN

Cisco UCS Manager now supports modifying the reserved VLAN ID.

Modifying the Reserved VLAN