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Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS and SAN-OS Software

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS VSFN Release 1.3(4b)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS VSFN Release 1.3(4b)

Contents

Introduction

System Requirements

Components Supported

Determining the Software Version

Image Upgrade

New Features in VSFN Release 1.3(4b)

VSFN Add-On Image

High Availability

Limitations

LUN Zoning Support

Read-Only Zoning Support

Compatibility Matrix

Caveats

Resolved Caveats

Unsupported Binaries

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Virtualization Documentation for ASM

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS VSFN Release 1.3(4b)


CCO Date: June 10, 2004

Text Part Number: OL-6223-01

This document describes the caveats and limitations for the VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks (VSFN) software for the Cisco MDS Advanced Services Module (ASM). Use this document in conjunction with documents listed in the "Related Documentation" section.


Note The previous VSFN release was concurrent with SAN OS Release 1.3(1) and the caveats were included in that release note. The VSFN caveats are now tracked in this VSFN release notes.


For information on VERITAS Storage Foundation™ for Networks for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family, refer to the http://support.veritas.com/ website.

Contents

This document includes the following section:

Introduction

System Requirements

Image Upgrade

New Features in VSFN Release 1.3(4b)

Limitations

Compatibility Matrix

Caveats

Related Documentation

Introduction

The ASM provides virtualization services for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family and supports up to 32 Fibre Channel ports. It provides the following distributed intelligent storage services:

Network-based volume management

Management and copy services

32 autosensing 1-Gbps/2-Gbps Fibre Channel interfaces.

Hot-swappable Fibre Channel small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver connectivity

Short wavelength (SWL) for connectivity up to 500 m

Long wavelength (LWL) for connectivity up to 10 km.

Coarse wavelength-division multiplexing (CWDM) for connectivity up to 100 km and aggregation of up to 8 ports onto a single optical fiber.

Refer to the documents listed in the "Virtualization Documentation for ASM" section.

System Requirements

This section describes the system requirements for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(4b) and includes the following topics:

Hardware Supported, page 2

Determining the Software Version

Components Supported

Table 1 lists the software hardware components supported on the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.

Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components

Component
Part Number
Description
Applicable Products

Software

M95S1K9-1.3.4b

MDS 9500 Series supervisor/fabric-I, enterprise software

MDS 9500 Series only

M92S1K9-1.3.4b

MDS 9216 enterprise software

MDS 9216 only

Not orderable

MDS 9000 ASM add-on image.

MDS 9500 Series and 9216

Chassis

DS-C9509

MDS 9509 director, base configuration (9-slot modular chassis includes 7 slots for switching modules and 2 slots for supervisor modules—SFPs sold separately)

MDS 9509 only

DS-C9506

MDS 9506 director (6-slot modular chassis includes 4 slots for switching modules and 2 slots for supervisor modules—SFPs sold separately.

MDS 9506 only

DS-C9216-K9

MDS 9216 16-port semi-modular fabric switch (includes sixteen 1 / 2-Gbps Fibre Channel ports, power supply, and expansion slot—SFPs sold separately)

MDS 9216 only

Supervisor modules

DS-X9530-SF1-K9

MDS 9500 supervisor/fabric-I, module

MDS 9500 Series only

Switching modules

DS-X9016

MDS 9000 16-port 2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel module (SFPs sold separately)

MDS 9500 Series and 9216

DS-X9032

MDS 9000 32-port 2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel module (SFPs sold separately)

Services modules

DS-X9308-SMIP

8-port Gigabit Ethernet IP storage services module.

DS-X9304-SMIP

4-port Gigabit Ethernet IP storage services module.

DS-X9032-SMV

32-port Fibre Channel Advanced Services Module (ASM).

LC-type fiber-optic SFP1

DS-SFP-FC-2G-SW

2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel — short wave SFP

MDS 9000 Family

DS-SFP-FC-2G-LW

2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel — long wave SFP

DS-SFP-FCGE-SW

1-Gbps Ethernet and 2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel—short wave SFP

DS-SFP-FCGE-LW

1-Gbps Ethernet and 2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel — long wave SFP

CWDM2

CWDM-SFP-xxxx-2G

Gigabit Ethernet and 2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP LC interface xxxx nm, where xxxx = 1470, 1490, 1510, 1530, 1550, 1570, 1590, or 1610 nm

MDS 9000 Family

CWDM-MUX-4

Add/drop multiplexer for four CWDM wavelengths

CWDM-MUX-8

Add/drop multiplexer for eight CWDM wavelengths

CWDM-CHASSIS-2

Two slot chassis for CWDM add/drop multiplexer(s)

Power supplies

DS-CAC-300W

300W AC power supply

MDS 9100 Series only

DS-CAC-845W

845W3 AC power supply

MDS 9216 only

DS-CAC-2500W

2500W AC power supply

MDS 9509 only

DS-CDC-2500W

2500W DC power supply

DS-CAC-4000W-US

4000W AC power supply for US (cable attached)

DS-CAC-4000W-INT

4000W AC power supply international (cable attached)

DS-CAC-1900W

1900W AC power supply

MDS 9506 only

DS-CDC-1900W

1900W DC power supply

CompactFlash

MEM-MDS-FLD512M

MDS 9500 supervisor CompactFlash disk, 512MB

MDS 9500 Series only

Port analyzer adapter

DS-PAA

A standalone Fibre Channel-to-Ethernet adapter that allows for simple, transparent analysis of Fibre Channel traffic in a switched fabric.

MDS 9000 Family

DS-PAA-2

1 SFP = small form factor pluggable

2 CWDM = coarse wave division multiplexing

3 W = Watt


Determining the Software Version


Note We strongly recommend that you use the latest available software release supported by your vendor for all Cisco MDS 9000 Family products.


To determine the version of the Cisco SAN-OS software currently running on a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch using the CLI, log into the switch and enter the show version EXEC command.

To determine the version of the Cisco SAN-OS software currently running on a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch using the Fabric Manager, view the Switches tab in the information pane, locate the switch, using the IP Address, Logical Name, or WWN, and check its version in the Release column.

Image Upgrade

When ASMs are present in a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch, several kinds of upgrade may be performed as required—a previous provider package upgrade, upgrading the SAN-OS Image or reformatting the ASM add-on image.

Refer to the VERITAS Storage Foundation ™ for Networks Installation and Configuration Guide. You can access this document at http://support.veritas.com/.

A printed version of this document is also available through the VERITAS web store:
http://webstore.veritas.com/webstore/en/index.jsp?lang=en&country=US

New Features in VSFN Release 1.3(4b)

VSFN Release 1.3(4b) is a patch release for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. See the "Caveats" section for details on closed and outstanding caveats and limitations.


Note The Release Notes are specific to this patch release. For the rest of the SAN-OS and VSFN Release 1.3 documentation, see the "Related Documentation" section.


This section includes the following topics:

VSFN Add-On Image

High Availability

VSFN Add-On Image

The VSFN Release 1.3(4b) add-on image is compatible with the SAN-OS Release 1.3(4a) image and the SAN-OS Release 1.3(4b) image.

High Availability

VSFN Release 1.3(4b) introduces the VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks support for high availability (HA). The HA feature in Storage Foundation for Networks is enabled through several concepts, one of which is a Service Group, a collection of entities that failover as a unit in a highly available cluster of ASMs. Service Groups are used to manage a cluster of volume servers for the purpose of providing data redundancy, or allowing objects such as virtual LUNs (VLUNs) to be highly available.

Refer to the VERITAS Storage Foundation ™ for Networks Installation and Configuration Guide. You can access this document at http://support.veritas.com/.

A printed version of this document is also available through the VERITAS web store:
http://webstore.veritas.com/webstore/en/index.jsp?lang=en&country=US

Limitations

This section includes the following topics:

LUN Zoning Support

Read-Only Zoning Support

LUN Zoning Support

Prior to Release 1.3(4b) the LUN zoning feature was not supported for a host that was directly connected to a front-panel port of an ASM accessing a VSFN VLUN.

In Release 1.3(4b) LUN zoning is supported for this configuration.

Read-Only Zoning Support

In Release 1.3(4b) and earlier, the read-only zoning feature is not supported for a host that is directly connected to a front-panel port of an ASM accessing a VSFN VLUN.

Compatibility Matrix

The latest Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks Software is available in the following Cisco Systems website.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/ps4159/ps4358/products_device_support_tables_list.html


Note We reccommend that you upgrade to VSFN Release 1.3(4b).


Caveats

The ASM was introduced in SAN_OS Release 1.3(1). To ensure a complete report of caveats, the ASM caveats from Release 1.3(1) are repeated in this section.

In this table, "R" indicates a resolved caveat, and "O" indicates an open caveat.

Table 2 VSFN Release Caveats and Caveats Corrected Reference

DDTS Number
VSFN Software Release (Resolved or Open)
VSFN 1.3(1)
VSFN 1.3(4b)

Severity 1

CSCeb13329

R

R

Severity 2

CSCec46067

R

R


VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks product enhancement is an ongoing process. To check for any additional information about this release, also refer to the Storage Foundation for Networks VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks Release Notes.

Resolved Caveats

CSCeb13329

Symptom: Under certain configuration scenarios, the VXSVC daemon in the Application Services Module (ASM) may run out of memory.

Workaround: None.

CSCec46067

Symptom: During relayout or recovery operations, the I/O performance of the ASM was lower than expected.

Workaround: None.

Unsupported Binaries

Table 3 lists the caveats were found only in VSFN Release 1.3.4a. VSFN Release 1.3.4a is not supported. We reccommend that you upgrade to VSFN 1.3.4b (see the "Compatibility Matrix" section).

In this table, "R" indicates a resolved caveat, and "O" indicates an open caveat.

Table 3 VSFN Release Caveats and Caveats Corrected Reference

DDTS Number
VSFN Software Release (Resolved or Open)
VSFN 1.3(4a)—Not Supported
VSFN 1.3(4b)—Supported

Severity 2

CSCee72659

O

R

CSCee63731

O

R


CSCee72659

Symptom: Host traffic to Data Path Processors (DPPs) through multiple Inter-Switch Links (ISLs) result in out-of-order frames.

Workaround: None.

CSCee63731

Symptom: Potential data mismatch error for IOs that cross concatenation or stripe boundaries.

Workaround: None.

Related Documentation

The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the following documents:

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Releases

Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide

Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN Volume Controller Configuration Guide

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Switch Configuration Guide

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide

Cisco MDS 9000 Family System Messages Guide

Cisco MDS 9000 Family MIB Quick Reference

Cisco MDS 9000 Family CIM Programming Reference Guide

For information on VERITAS Storage Foundation™ for Networks for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family, refer to the VERITAS website: http://support.veritas.com/

Refer to the documents listed in the "Virtualization Documentation for ASM" section.

Virtualization Documentation for ASM

For ASM information, refer to the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide or the Cisco MDS 9500 Family Hardware Installation Guide.

For SAN-OS CLI commands, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference.

For information on VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks 1.1, Cisco, refer to the following Veritas documents available at http://support.veritas.com/

VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks Overview

VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks Installation and Configuration Guide

VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks Obtaining and Installing Licenses

VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks GUI Administrator's Guide

VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks CLI Administrator's Guide

VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks README

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