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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS VSFN Release 1.3(5)Determining the Software Version
Virtualization Documentation for ASM
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Cisco Technical Support Website
Definitions of Service Request Severity
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS VSFN Release 1.3(5)
CCO Date: August 13, 2004
Text Part Number: OL-6223-02
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 the documents listed in the "Related Documentation" section.
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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 Note: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/ps4159/ps4358/prod_release_notes_list.html
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 sections:
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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:
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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(5) and includes the following topics:
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Components Supported
Table 1 lists the software and hardware components supported by the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
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Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components
Software
M95SK9-1.3.5
MDS 9500 Series supervisor/fabric-I, enterprise software
MDS 9500 Series only
M92S1K9-1.3.5
MDS 9216 enterprise software
MDS 9216 only
Not orderable
MDS 9000 ASM add-on image.
MDS 9500 Series and 9216
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M9500SSE1K9
Storage services enabler package
MDS 9500 series with ASM
M9500SSE1K9
Storage services enabler package
MDS 9200 serires with ASM
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 16 1-Gbps/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 1-Gbps/2-Gbps Fibre Channel module (SFPs sold separately)
MDS 9500 Series and 9216
DS-X9032
MDS 9000 32-port 1-Gbps/2-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
1Gbps/2Gbp Fibre Channel — short wave SFP
MDS 9000 Family
DS-SFP-FC-2G-LW
1Gbps/2Gbp Fibre Channel — long wave SFP
DS-SFP-FCGE-SW
1-Gbps Ethernet and 1-Gbps/2-Gbps Fibre Channel—short wave SFP
DS-SFP-FCGE-LW
1-Gbps Ethernet and 1-Gbps/2-Gbps Fibre Channel — long wave SFP
CWDM2
CWDM-SFP-xxxx-2G
Gigabit Ethernet and 1-Gbps/2-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 4 CWDM wavelengths
CWDM-MUX-8
Add/drop multiplexer for 8 CWDM wavelengths
CWDM-CHASSIS-2
Two slot chassis for CWDM add/drop multiplexer(s)
Power supplies
DS-CAC-300W
300-W AC power supply
MDS 9100 Series only
DS-CAC-845W
845-W3 AC power supply
MDS 9216 only
DS-CAC-2500W
2500-W AC power supply
MDS 9509 only
DS-CDC-2500W
2500-W DC power supply
DS-CAC-4000W-US
4000-W AC power supply for US (cable attached)
DS-CAC-4000W-INT
4000-W AC power supply international (cable attached)
DS-CAC-1900W
1900-W AC power supply
MDS 9506 only
DS-CDC-1900W
1900-W DC power supply
CompactFlash
MEM-MDS-FLD512M
MDS 9500 supervisor Compact Flash disk, 512 MB
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
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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, from the Switches tab in the information pane, locate the switch using its the IP address, logical name, or WWN, and then 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=USNew Features
VSFN Release 1.3(5) is a patch release for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. See the "Caveats" section section for details on closed and outstanding caveats and limitations.
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The VSFN Release 1.3(5) add-on image is compatible with the SAN-OS Release 1.3(5) image.
VSHA Failover Resolution
Under certain conditions in VSFN Release 1.3(4b), the volume server high availability (VSHA) failover may not succeed due to a disk group import failure. This issue is resolved in VSFN Release 1.3(5).
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.
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
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Caveats
This section lists the caveats and corrected caveats for this release. Use Table 2 to determine the status of a particular caveat. In the table, "R" indicates a resolved caveat, and "O" indicates an open caveat.
Table 2 VSFN Release Caveats and Caveats Corrected Reference
Severity 1
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Severity 2
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Severity 3
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Resolved Caveats
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Symptom: A change in the service-group state triggers a syslog message being generated by the VSHA code with a reason code and a reason message. This happens during the transition from the CLUSTER_STANDBY state to the ISOLATED state. In this rare case, the high availability process, VSHA, may terminate and cause the module to fail. This issue is resolved in VSFN Release 1.3(5).
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Symptom: The VSHA process fails and reloads the module if it encounters one of these situations:
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This issue is resolved in the VSFN Release 1.3(5).
Workaround: None.
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Symptom: Under rare conditions, reservation updates to the VLUN are not reflected in the VLUN state potentially causing incorrect behavior. This issue affects only applications using SCSI reservation on a VSFN VLUN. It is resolved in the VSFN Release 1.3(5).
Workaround: None.
Related Documentation
The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the following documents:
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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/ website:
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Obtaining Documentation
Cisco documentation and additional literature are available on Cisco.com. Cisco also provides several ways to obtain technical assistance and other technical resources. These sections explain how to obtain technical information from Cisco Systems.
Cisco.com
You can access the most current Cisco documentation at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/home/home.htm
You can access the Cisco website at this URL:
You can access international Cisco websites at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/public/countries_languages.shtml
Ordering Documentation
You can find instructions for ordering documentation at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/es_inpck/pdi.htm
You can order Cisco documentation in these ways:
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/ordering/index.shtml
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Documentation Feedback
You can send comments about technical documentation to mdsfeedback-doc@cisco.com.
You can submit comments by using the response card (if present) behind the front cover of your document or by writing to the following address:
Cisco Systems
Attn: Customer Document Ordering
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134-9883We appreciate your comments.
Obtaining Technical Assistance
For all customers, partners, resellers, and distributors who hold valid Cisco service contracts, Cisco Technical Support provides 24-hour-a-day, award-winning technical assistance. The Cisco Technical Support Website on Cisco.com features extensive online support resources. In addition, Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) engineers provide telephone support. If you do not hold a valid Cisco service contract, contact your reseller.
Cisco Technical Support Website
The Cisco Technical Support Website provides online documents and tools for troubleshooting and resolving technical issues with Cisco products and technologies. The website is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Access to all tools on the Cisco Technical Support Website requires a Cisco.com user ID and password. If you have a valid service contract but do not have a user ID or password, you can register at this URL:
http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do
Submitting a Service Request
Using the online TAC Service Request Tool is the fastest way to open S3 and S4 service requests. (S3 and S4 service requests are those in which your network is minimally impaired or for which you require product information.) After you describe your situation, the TAC Service Request Tool automatically provides recommended solutions. If your issue is not resolved using the recommended resources, your service request will be assigned to a Cisco TAC engineer. The TAC Service Request Tool is located at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/techsupport/servicerequest
For S1 or S2 service requests or if you do not have Internet access, contact the Cisco TAC by telephone. (S1 or S2 service requests are those in which your production network is down or severely degraded.) Cisco TAC engineers are assigned immediately to S1 and S2 service requests to help keep your business operations running smoothly.
To open a service request by telephone, use one of the following numbers:
Asia-Pacific: +61 2 8446 7411 (Australia: 1 800 805 227)
EMEA: +32 2 704 55 55
USA: 1 800 553 2447For a complete list of Cisco TAC contacts, go to this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/techsupport/contacts
Definitions of Service Request Severity
To ensure that all service requests are reported in a standard format, Cisco has established severity definitions.
Severity 1 (S1)—Your network is "down," or there is a critical impact to your business operations. You and Cisco will commit all necessary resources around the clock to resolve the situation.
Severity 2 (S2)—Operation of an existing network is severely degraded, or significant aspects of your business operation are negatively affected by inadequate performance of Cisco products. You and Cisco will commit full-time resources during normal business hours to resolve the situation.
Severity 3 (S3)—Operational performance of your network is impaired, but most business operations remain functional. You and Cisco will commit resources during normal business hours to restore service to satisfactory levels.
Severity 4 (S4)—You require information or assistance with Cisco product capabilities, installation, or configuration. There is little or no effect on your business operations.
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
Information about Cisco products, technologies, and network solutions is available from various online and printed sources.
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http://www.cisco.com/go/marketplace/
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http://cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/pcat/
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http://www.cisco.com/go/iqmagazine
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/learning/index.html
