Table 1 New and Changed Features for Release 2.x
Feature
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Description
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Changed in Release
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Where Documented
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Nondisruptive Storage Services Module (SSM) image upgrade
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Allows no disruption of Fibre Channel switching traffic when upgrading the SSI boot image on an SSM using the install ssi command.
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2.1(2)
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"Managing Modules"
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New default initial state for SSMs
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SSMs initially come up in Fibre Channel switching mode by default.
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2.1(2)
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"Managing Modules"
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Advanced Services Modules (ASMs) not supported
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ASMs are not supported in Cisco MDS SAN-OS software.
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2.1(2)
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"Managing Modules"
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VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks (VSFN) not supported
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VSFN is not supported.
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2.1(2)
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"Managing Modules"
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Persistent FC IDs for IVR
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Allows persistent FC IDs in an IVR configuration.
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2.1(2)
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"Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing"
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SCSI flow services support for interfaces
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Allows the configuration of SCSI flow services on groups of four interfaces as well as the entire module.
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2.1(2)
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"Configuring SCSI Flow Services and Statistics"
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Special characters in TACACS+ global secret keys
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Allows the use of the dollar sign ($) and the percent sign (%) in TACACS+ secret global keys.
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2.1(2)
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"Configuring RADIUS and TACACS+"
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Control for SNMP notifications for linkUp/linkDown traps
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Allows the user to configure which linkUp/linkDown trap notifications to enable for interfaces.
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2.1(2)
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"Configuring SNMP"
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NASB storage array controller support
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Allows the user to enable NASB for storage array controller devices.
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2.1(2)
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"Configuring NASB"
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NASB target rediscovery
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Allows NASB to rediscover a target device.
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2.1(2)
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"Configuring NASB"
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Multiple LUNs for NASB
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Allows up to 10 target LUNs for NASB.
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2.1(2)
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"Configuring NASB"
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iSCSI duplicate WWN check
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Allows users to check for potential WWN conflicts in the current configuration
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2.1(2)
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"Configuring iSCSI"
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Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR) Network Address Translation (NAT)
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Allows non-unique domain IDs in an IVR topology. This feature simplifies the deployment of IVR in an existing fabric.
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2.1(1a)
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"Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing"
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IVR VSAN topology auto mode
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Uses CFS configuration distribution in auto mode to learn the topology of the IVR-enabled switches in the network.
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2.1(1a)
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"Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing"
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IVR service groups
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Reduces the amount of traffic to non-IVR-enabled switches by restricting IVR-related traffic to the IVR-enabled switches.
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2.1(1a)
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"Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing"
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Multiple autonomous fabric IDs (AF IDs) for IVR
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Allows more that one VSAN in the network with the same VSAN ID.
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2.1(1a)
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"Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing"
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IVR LUN zoning
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Allows IVR to directly support LUN zoning.
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2.1(1a)
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"Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing"
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IVZ QoS
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Allows IVZ QoS to be configured separately from other zone attributes.
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2.1(1a)
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"Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing"
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SANTap
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Allows third-party data storage applications, such as long distance replication and continuous backup, to be integrated into the SAN.
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2.1(1a)
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"Configuring SANTap"
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Network-Accelerated Storage Backup (NSAB)
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Supports server-free backups in the SAN.
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2.1(1a)
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"Configuring NASB"
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Distributed configuration copy
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Instructs the other switches in the fabric to save their configurations to their local NVRAM.
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2.1(1a)
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"Initial Configuration"
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Enhanced IP compression auto mode
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Allows auto mode option to use a combination of compression modes to effectively utilize the WAN bandwidth.
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2.1(1a)
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"Configuring IP Storage"
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Zone, zone set, fcalias, and zone attribute set cloning
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Allows cloning of a new zone, zone set, fcalias, or zone attribute set can be cloned from an existing zone, zone set, fcalias, or zone attribute set.
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2.1(1a)
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"Configuring and Managing Zones"
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VSFN support on the SSM
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Provides support for VSFN on the SSM.
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2.1(1a)
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"Managing Modules"
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File system support for log:
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Allows the file system commands to support a new file system called log: for system message log files.
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2.1(1a)
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"Configuring System Message Logging"
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iSCSI enhancements
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Includes the following iSCSI features:
•iSCSI cut-thru routing mode in addition to pass-thru and store-and-forward modes.
•iSCSI immediate data
•iSCSI unsolicited data
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2.1(1a)
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"Configuring IP Storage"
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Disable interface bit error rate thresholds
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Allows the user to disable bit error rate threshold for a Fibre Channel interface.
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2.1(1a)
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"Configuring Interfaces"
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Storage Services Module (SSM)
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Provides 32 Fibre Channel ports for distributed Intelligent Storage Services and Fibre Channel switching.
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2.0(2b)
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"Product Overview"
"Managing Modules"
"Configuring SCSI Flow Services and Statistics"
"Configuring Fibre Channel Write Acceleration"
"Configuring SANTap"
"Configuring NASB"
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Fibre Channel write acceleration
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Provides support for Fibre Channel write acceleration on the Storage Services Module (SSM), which minimizes application latency or reduces transactions per second over long distances.
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2.0(2b)
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"Configuring Fibre Channel Write Acceleration"
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SCSI flow statistics
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Collects statistics for SCSI flows.
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FICON enhancements
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Provides support for FICON on MPS-14/2 modules.
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2.0(2b)
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"Product Overview"
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ELP enhancement
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Provides FELP compliance with FC-SW-3.
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2.0(2b)
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"Advanced Features and Concepts"
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14/2-port Multiprotocol Services (MPS-14/2) module
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Provides 14 Fibre Channel ports and two Gigabit Ethernet ports, which allow the use of FCIP and iSCSI features.
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2.0(1b)
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"Product Overview"
"Configuring IP Storage"
"Configuring IPsec Network Security"
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Cisco MDS 9216i Switch
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Provides one fixed integrated supervisor module with 14 Fibre Channel ports, 2 IP ports, and an expansion slot that supports up to 32 additional ports.
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Cisco MDS 9216A Switch
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Provides one fixed integrated supervisor module with 16 Fibre Channel ports and an expansion slot that supports up to 32 additional ports.
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"Product Overview"
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File system enhancements
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Allows you to use the Tab key to complete schemes, servers, and file names available in the file system
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2.0(1b)
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"Before You Begin"
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Extended ping command
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Provides additional options to verify the connectivity of a remote host or server.
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Initial setup changes
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Enhances the questions in the initial set up routine and the order in which they appear is enhanced to reflect the various changes in the Cisco SAN-OS Release 2.0(1b) software.
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2.0(1b)
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"Initial Configuration"
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show inventory command
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Displays information on the field replaceable units (FRUs) in the switch, including product IDs, serial numbers, and version IDs.
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2.0(1b)
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"Managing System Hardware"
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Cisco Fabric Services Infrastructure
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Enables efficient database distribution and fosters device flexibility
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2.0(1b)
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"Using the CFS Infrastructure"
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Dynamic VSANs
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Allows you to dynamically assign VSAN membership to ports based on the device WWN.
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2.0(1b)
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"Creating Dynamic VSANs"
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Graceful shutdown
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Allows the Cisco SAN-OS software to implicitly perform a graceful shutdown if you shut down an interface operating in the E port mode or if a Cisco SAN-OS software application executes a port shutdown as part of its function.
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2.0(1b)
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"Configuring Interfaces"
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Extended BB_credits
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Allows you to configure up to 3,500 receive BB_credits on a Fibre Channel port to facilitate BB_credits for long haul links.
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2.0(1b)
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Small form-factor pluggable (SFP)
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Replaces the term FCOT (Fibre Channel optical transmitter) with the term SFP in the Cisco SAN-OS software and in the documentation.
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2.0(1b)
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PortChannel
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Includes a new mode (ACTIVE) and a new protocol (autocreation).
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2.0(1b)
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"Configuring PortChannels"
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Zone-based QoS
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Provides an additional segregation mechanism to configure the Quality of Service (QoS) priority as a zone attribute.
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2.0(1b)
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"Configuring and Managing Zones"
"Configuring Fabric Congestion Control and QoS"
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Enhanced zoning
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Provides compliance with FC-GS-4 and FC-SW-3. Both standards support basic zoning and enhanced zoning functionalities.
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"Configuring and Managing Zones"
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Distributed Device Alias Services
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Allows you to distribute device alias names on a fabric-wide basis.
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2.0(1b)
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"Distributing Device Alias Services"
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Security
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Network operator default.
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2.0(1b)
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"Configuring Users and Common Roles"
"Configuring SNMP"
"Configuring RADIUS and TACACS+"
"Configuring IP Access Control Lists"
"Configuring IPsec Network Security"
"Configuring FC-SP and DHCHAP"
"Configuring Port Security"
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Administrator password must be configured.
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Multiple roles support.
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Advanced Encryption Standard usage.
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Unified users and passwords.
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The error-enabled command.
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The snmp-server enable traps fcdomain command
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Allows you to enable a specific SNMP trap (for example, fcdomain traps) notification.
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2.0(1b)
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RMON configuration
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Allows CLI configuration of RMON alarms and events.
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2.0(1b)
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"Configuring RMON"
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Multicast compliance
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Allows interoperability with other vendor switches. The Cisco SAN-OS software uses the lowest domain switch as the root to compute the multicast tree in interop mode.
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2.0(1b)
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"Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols"
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IP-ACL changes
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Allows you to apply IP-ACLs to Gigabit Ethernet interfaces (IPS modules) and Ethernet PortChannel interfaces.
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2.0(1b)
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"Configuring IP Services"
"Configuring IP Storage"
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IP storage
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Tape acceleration.
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2.0(1b)
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"Configuring IP Storage"
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iSNS server.
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Mutual CHAP authentication.
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FCIP compression enhancements.
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Other changes (defaults).
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AAA accounting log
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Deprecates the aaa accounting logsize command. The default size of the accounting log is increased to 250,000 bytes and cannot be changed.
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2.0(1b)
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"Configuring RADIUS and TACACS+"
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IP Security (IPsec)
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Provides security services at the IP layer, including protecting one or more data flows between a pair of hosts, between a pair of security gateways, or between a security gateway and a host.
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2.0(1b)
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"Configuring IPsec Network Security"
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Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
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Allows IPsec to use the IKE protocol to handle protocol and algorithm negotiation and to generate the encryption and authentication keys to be used by IPsec.
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Call Home enhancements
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Provides message throttling capabilities, periodic inventory messages, port syslog messages, and RMON alert messages.
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2.0(1b)
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"Configuring Call Home"
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Port tracking
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Uses information about the operational state of the link to initiate a failure in the link that connects edge device. This feature is unique to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
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2.0(1b)
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"Configuring Port Tracking"
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SAN extension (SET) tuner
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Helps you optimize FCIP performance by generating SCSI I/O commands and directing such traffic to a specific virtual target. This feature is unique to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
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2.0(1b)
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"Configuring the SAN Extension Tuner"
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Command Scheduler
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Helps you schedule configuration and maintenance jobs in any switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
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2.0(1b)
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"Scheduling Maintenance Jobs"
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WWN changes
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Uses WWNs during link initialization by the Exchange Link Protocol (ELP) and the Exchange Fabric Protocol (EFP).
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2.0(1b)
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"Advanced Features and Concepts"
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FC ID changes
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Conserves the number of FC IDs used with a special FC ID allocation scheme used by Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches.
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Enables the persistent Fibre Channel ID (FC ID) feature is enabled by default.
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"Configuring Domain Parameters"
"Initial Configuration"
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Storing the last core to flash
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Saves the last core dump (service core) automatically to the Flash memory in the /mnt/pss/ partition before the switchover or reboot occurs.
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2.0(1b)
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"Monitoring System Processes and Logs"
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