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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Documentation Roadmap, Release 3.x to 6.x
Available Features and Topics for Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Release 6.x
Available Features and Topics for Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Release 5.x
Available Features and Topics for Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Release 4.x
Available Features and Topics for Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN-OS Release 3.x
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information
Software Installation and Upgrade
Cisco NX-OS Configuration Guides
Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Documentation Roadmap, Release 3.x to 6.x
Updated: May 13, 2013
This document describes the Cisco MDS 9000 Family documentation that is available online; and includes the following sections:
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Available Features and Topics for Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Release 6.x
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Available Features and Topics for Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Release 6.x
This section lists available features and topics in Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release 6.x documentation. To find content about a specific topic online, use the links in this list.
Available Features and Topics for Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Release 5.x
This section lists available features and topics in Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release 5.x documentation. To find content about a specific topic online, use the links in this list.
SME Disk
This is a new feature that encrypts the data contained in a disk.
5.2(1) - (New)
Disk Key Replication (DKR) feature
Is used to manage crypto keys of disks involved in a replication relationship.
5.2(1) - (New)
Call Home HTTP Proxy Server Support
Added the HTTP proxy server support details.
5.2(1) - (New)
AAM support
Added "Enabling AAM Support for IVR" section.
5.0(1a) - (New)
Configuring FCIP
FCIP Compression
5.0(1a) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS IP Services Configuration Guide - FCIP Compression, page 34
Changes to SSH
Passwordless file copy and SSH
5.0(1a) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Security Configuration Guide - Chapter 3, "Configuring SSH Services."
Configuring TACACS+ Server Monitoring Parameters
Enabling CHAP Authentication
5.0(1a) - (New)
Fabric Switches
Added information about different Fabric switches and how to configure them.
5.0(1a) - (New)
FICON Tape Read Acceleration
Added "FICON Tape Acceleration" section.
5.0(1a) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fabric Configuration Guide - Chapter 11, "Configuring FICON"
IOA is supported with IVR
Added IVR flows support with IOA.
5.0(1a) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family I/O Accelerator Configuration Guide - Chapter 3, "Deployment Considerations"
IOA support
Updated "Enabling Advanced Fabric Services on IVR Flows" section.
5.0(1a) - (Enhanced)
ISAPI enhancements
Added information about ISAPI enhancements.
5.0(1a) - (New)
Multiple SMTP Server Support
Added Multiple SMTP Server Support details. Added Verifying Callhome Transport Commands.
5.0(1a) - (New)
OTP Authentication
One Time Password Support
5.0(1a) - (New)
SFP Diagnostic Information
Added information on displaying SFP diagnostic information.
5.0(1a) - (New)
Available Features and Topics for Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Release 4.x
This section lists available features and topics in Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Release 4.x documentation. To find content about a specific topic online, use the links in this list.
Advanced IVR configuration
Reorganized advanced IVR configuration information.
4.2(1) - (Enhanced)
Added "Working with Existing IVR Topologies" section.
Added "Advanced Configuration Task List" section.
Added IVR Zone configuration guidelines.
AAA enhancements
Added information on authentication and authorization.
4.2(1) - (New)
Basic IVR configuration
Reorganized basic IVR configuration information.
4.2(1) - (Enhanced)
Call Home HTTPs support
Added Call Home HTTPs enhancement.
4.2(1) - (New)
Call Home
Added the HTTPS support for Call Home.
4.1(b) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Chapter 53, "Configuring Call Home"
CCP and IP Route
Added procedure to configure an IP Route using Fabric Manager.
4.2(1) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS IP Services Configuration Guide - Chapter 5, "Configuring IP Services."
Command history
Provides changes to the show cli history command.
4.2(1)
Command modes
Allows saving and restoring of command modes.
4.2(1)
Confirmation prompts
Allows enabling and disabling for command confirmation prompts.
4.2(1)
Command aliases
Can be used in show command searching and filtering. Allows command aliases for users sessions.
4.2(1)
Crossbar management with Fabric 2 modules
Updated crossbar management section for Generation 3 modules.
4.1(b) - (Enhanced)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Chapter 11, "Managing System Hardware"
diff utility
Allows comparison of command outputs.
4.2(1)
DPVM configuration
Added DPVM configuration commands and guidelines
4.1(b) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Chapter 22, "Creating Dynamic VSANs"
Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
New chapter on configuring Embedded Event Manager (EEM) has been added.
4.1(3) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Chapter 54, Configuring Embedded Event Manager
Feature configuration commands
feature { cimserver | cluster | crypto | dpvm | fabric-binding | fcip | fcrxbbcredit | fcsp | ficon | iscsi | ivr | npiv | port-security | port-track | san-ext-tuner | scheduler | sdv | sme | ssh | tacacs+ | telnet } command replaces the existing enable commands. For example, enable fcip is deprecated and replaced by feature fcip. All the other feature configuration commands are unchanged.
4.1(b) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Chapter 2, "Before You Begin" and related chapters
F Port Trunking
Added information about configuring F port trunking across the chapter including key concepts, guidelines and restritions, upgrade and downgrade considerations, trunking and channeling protocols, trunk modes, and allowed VSAN lists.
4.1(3) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Chapter 16, Configuring Trunking
F and TF PortChanneling
Added information about configuring F and TF PortChannels including guidelines and restrictions, interface addition, and compatibility check.
4.1(3) - (Enhanced)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Chapter 17, Configuring PortChannels
Generation 3 48-Port, 24-Port, and 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel modules configuration
Added configuration guidelines that includes port groups, port rate modes, BB_credit buffer allocation, port speed configuration, over-subscription ratio restrictions, combining with earlier generation modules, upgrade and downgrade considerations, crossbar management, port channel interface configuration, example configurations, and default settings.
4.1(b) - (New)
I/O module commands
Allows sending commands directly to a module from the supervisor module session.
4.2(1)
Initial Setup Routine
Updated initial switch bootup configuration steps.
4.1(b) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Chapter 5, "Initial Configuration"
IP Static Peers for CFS over IP
Added IP static peers configuration steps for CFS distribution over IP.
4.1(b) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Chapter 7, "Using the CFS Infrastructure"
IPv6 support on GigE ports
Added IPv6 support on GigE ports of MS 18+4 and 9222i for FCIP and ISCSI.
4.1(b) - (New)
IPv4 and IPv6 Access Control Lists
Added a section on applying an IP-ACL to mgmt0.
4.1(b) - (New)
MSCHAPv2
Added information on MSCHAP version 2 for authentication on a RADIUS server.
4.2(1) - (New)
MSM 18+4 and MDS 9222i support
Added SSI support on MSM 18+4, and MDS 9222i.
4.1(b) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Chapter 12, "Managing Modules"
Per-command authorization with TACACS+ without roles support
Added information for user authorization on a TACACS+ server.
4.2(1) - (New)
Port Group Monitor
Added information about configuring policies and monitoring port groups.
4.2(1) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide - Chapter 2, "Configuring Interfaces"
Port Guard
Added port guard configuration guidelines for multiple types of port failure causes.
4.2(1) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide - Chapter 2, "Configuring Interfaces"
Port Guard and Port Owner
Added port guard and port owner configuration procedures.
4.1(3) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Chapter 13, Configuring Interfaces
SNMP Central Infra feature
Added the new SNMP Central Infra feature details.
4.2(1) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide - Chapter 9, "Configuring SNMP"
Software change
As of Release 4.1(1b) and later, the MDS SAN-OS software is changed to MDS NX-OS software. The earlier releases are unchanged and all references are retained.
4.1(b) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide.
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SSM (SSI) Upgrade Delay
Added a topic on SSI upgrade delay timer configuration for SSMs and MSMs.
4.1(b) - (Enhanced)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Chapter 12, "Managing Modules"
Scheduler Job Configuration
Updated the scheduler job configuration command syntax and guidelines.
4.1(b) - (Enhanced)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Chapter 19, "Scheduling Maintenance Jobs"
SAN Device Virtualization
Updated with automatic failover and fallback configuration information.
4.1(b) - (Enhanced)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Chapter 21, "SAN Device Virtualization"
SANTap support on MSM 18+4 and MDS 9222i
Added the SANTap support on Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4).
4.1(b) - (New)
show command output redirection
You can change the format of the show command output when you redirect it to a file. The format can be ASCII or zipped.
4.2(1)
Streaming secure copy (sscp)
Allows redirection of command outupt to SSH sessions on remote servers.
4.2(1)
Terminal colors
Allows changes to the colors used for CLI elements in the terminal display.
4.2(1)
TrustSec FC LE
Added information for the link-level encryption between MDS switches.
4.2(1) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Security Configuration Guide - Chapter 8, "Configuring FC-SP and DHCHAP"
X2 DWDM
Added information about configuring X2 DWDM transceiver frequency.
4.2(1) - (New)
XRC Acceleration
Added information about configuring XRC Acceleration.
4.2(1) - (New)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fabric Configuration Guide - Chapter 11, "Configuring FICON"
Available Features and Topics for Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN-OS Release 3.x
This section lists available features and topics in Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN-OS Release 3.x documentation. To find content about a specific topic online, use the links in this list.
About SAN Ext Tuner
Added a note on SAN support for Multiservice Module (MSM) and the Multiservice Modular Switch.
3.3(1a)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 42, Configuring the SAN Extension Tuner
Configuring Generation 2 Switches and Modules
Updated table Bandwidth and Port Groups for Generation 2 FC Modules and Fabric Switches in Port Groups section.
3.3(1a)
Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing
Updated for no IVR support on MDS 9134 Fabric Switch.
3.3(1a)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 23, "Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing" s
Configuring SNMP Users from the CLI
Removed des from the command snmp-server user user1 role1 auth md5 0xab0211gh priv 0x45abf342 localizedkey in to create or modify passwords for SNMP users from the CLI.
3.3(1a)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 33, Configuring SNMP
Common Information Model
Added commands for displaying Common Information Model.
3.3(1a)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 60, Monitoring System Processes and Logs
Configuring iSCSI
Added the enable and disable command for modules in the iSCSI feature.
3.2(2b)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 43, "Configuring iSCSI"
CFS enhancements
Support for CFS regions.
3.2(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 7, "Using the CFS Infrastructure"
Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch
Added updates about support or non-support of the switch throughout the book.
3.2(1)
Chapter 3, "Obtaining and Installing Licenses"
Cisco CompactFlash CRC Checksum Test
Enables users to run the CompactFlash CRC Checksum test and update CompactFlash firmware.
3.1(3)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 11, "Managing System Hardware"
Cisco 32-port switching module
Added a new guideline for copying a saved configuration that contains the no system default switchport shutdown command, and the effect that has on E-port configuration.
3.1(3)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 17, "Configuring PortChannels"
Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem and Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter
Added updates about support or non-support of the switches throughout the book.
3.1(2)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 4, "On-Demand Port Activation Licensing"
Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch support
Updates throughout the book to reflect support of the Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch.
3.1(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 1, "Product Overview"
Command scheduler remote user support
Allows remote users to configure command scheduler jobs.
3.0(3)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 19, "Scheduling Maintenance Jobs"
Distributing Device Alias Services
Updated the second bullet in Database Merge Guidelines.
3.3(1a)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 25, "Distributing Device Alias Services"
EMC Email Home
EMC Email Home configuration information was added to the CallHome chapter.
3.3(3)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 55, Configuring Call Home
Enable/disable up/down link
Allows users to enable or disable SNMP link-state traps on specific interfaces.
3.1(2)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 33, "Configuring SNMP"
Enabling the Buffer-to-Buffer State Change Number
Added information on BB_SCN on ISLs.
3.3(1a)
First and Last Core
Added updates on First and Last core commands and Verification.
3.3(1a)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 30, Advanced Features and Concepts
FlexAttach Virtual pWWN
Added new chapter for this new feature.
3.3(1a)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 6, Configuring FlexAttach Virtual pWWN
FICON Tape Acceleartion
Provides acceleration for FICON tape write operations over FCIP for the IBM Virtual Tape Server (VTS) and tape libraries that support the 3490 command set.
3.1(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 29, "Configuring FICON"
IP Network Simulator
Added a note on IP Network Simulator support for Multiservice Module (MSM) and the Multiservice Modular Switch.
3.3(1a)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 59, Troubleshooting Your Fabric
IP Network Simulator
Allows users to simulate network conditions to test the impact of network latency for FCIP or iSCSI.
3.1(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 59, "Troubleshooting Your Fabric"
Migrating from Supervisor-1 Modules to Supervisor-2 Modules
Updated the steps for migrating from Supervisor-1 modules to Supervisor-2 modules on a Cisco MDS 9509 or 9506 switch.
3.3(1a)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 8, "Software Images"
NPV Traffic Management
Added inforamton on NPV Traffic Managment throughtout the NPV chapter.
3.3(1a)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 14, Configuring N Port Virtualization
Non-disruptive upgrades on the Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch
Describes non-disruptive upgrades on the Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch.
3.1(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 8, "Software Images"
Obtaining and Installing Licenses
Removed the prefix "VDH=" from HostID serial number.
3.2(2b)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 3, "Obtaining and Installing Licenses"
On-Demand Port Activation Licensing
Added port naming conventions f and switch behavior of Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem and Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter.
3.1(2)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 4, "On-Demand Port Activation Licensing"
On-demand port activation licensing
Allows users to buy additional licenses for ports in the Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch, and to also move licenses among ports.
3.1(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 4, "On-Demand Port Activation Licensing"
Running the CompactFlash Report
Enables users to run the CompactFlash Check utility to generate a report that shows the status of CompactFlash on certain line cards.
3.1(2)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 11, "Managing System Hardware"
SANTap enhancements
Provides for 32-bit support and dynamic LUNs.
3.2(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 50, "Configuring SANTap"
System default port mode F
Added information about the system default switchport mode F feature and command.
3.1(3)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 5, "Initial Configuration"
SAN device virtualization
Allows you to create virtual devices that represent physical end devices when configuring switches.
3.1(2)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 21, "SAN Device Virtualization"
TACACS+ password expiry notification
Password aging notification is initiated when the TACACS+ server authenticates access to the switch through Telnet or SSH.
3.2(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 34, "Configuring RADIUS and TACACS+"
Removal of restrictions on oversubscription ratios
Allows users to remove any restrictions on maximum oversubscription ratios.
3.1(1)
Generation 2 switching modules
Provides default support for Fibre Channel ACL adjacency sharing on Generation 2 switching modules.
3.0(3)
IVR zones and zone members
Increases the limits for IVR zones to 8000 and for IVR zone members to 20,000
3.0(3)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 23, "Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing"
show tech-support command
Allows you to specify new options for the show tech-support command for specific features.
3.0(3)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 59, "Troubleshooting Your Fabric"
RLIR messages
Allows you to specify a server to receive Registered Link Incident Report (RLIR) frames.
3.0(3)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 29, "Configuring FICON"
User configuration limit
Sets the maximum number of users on a switch to 256.
3.0(3)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 39, "Configuring Users and Common Roles"
Domain manager fast restart
Allows the domain manager to quickly recover from a principal link failure when a backup link is available.
3.0(2)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 18, "Configuring Domain Parameters"
FICON port prohibiting default
Allows you to change the default setting for port prohibiting.
3.0(2)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 29, "Configuring FICON"
install ssi command
Copies the SSI boot image file to the SSM modflash:
3.0(2)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 12, "Managing Modules"
AAA server enhancements
Includes the following AAA server enhancements:
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3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 34, "Configuring RADIUS and TACACS+"
Auto port mode support change
Disallows configuring auto port mode on Storage Services Module (SSM) Fibre Channel interfaces.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 13, "Configuring Interfaces"
boot auto-copy command enabled by default
Changes the default state for the boot auto-copy command to enabled.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 10, "Configuring High Availability"
Call Home enhancement
Allows customization of alert group messages.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 55, "Configuring Call Home"
CFS over IP
Allows CFS distributions over IP connections.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 7, "Using the CFS Infrastructure"
CFS support for allowed domain ID lists
Allows the allowed domain ID lists to be distributed in the fabric using the CFS infrastructure.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 18, "Configuring Domain Parameters"
Certificate authorities and digital certificates
Describes interoperating with certificate authorities and using digital certificates for secure communication with peers.
3.0(1)
CFS support for RCSN
Allows the RSCN timer value to be distributed in the fabric using the CFS infrastructure.
3.0(1)
Change to show ip access-list command
Deprecates the usage option.
3.0(1)
CLI enhancements
Includes the following CLI enhancements:
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3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 2, "Before You Begin"
Configuration check
Describes the changes to the show incompatibility system command that indicate the commands to use to disable features before downgrading to an earlier release of the system image.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 8, "Software Images"
Configuration format change
Describes the multiple entry format for displaying interface configuration information in the show running-config and show startup-config command outputs.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 2, "Before You Begin"
Crossbar removal procedures
Provides the recommended procedures to prepare to remove crossbars from Cisco MDS 9500 Series Directors.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 11, "Managing System Hardware"
Device alias rename
Allows existing device aliases to be renamed.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 25, "Distributing Device Alias Services"
Dynamic initiator modes
Allows configuration of dynamic initiator modes iSCSI, iSLB, and deny log in to the MDS switch.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 43, "Configuring iSCSI"
Fabric binding for Fibre Channel
Supports fabric binding for Fibre Channel VSANs as well as FICON VSANs.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 40, "Configuring Fabric Binding"
fcid-last-byte command deprecated
Does not support the fcid-last-byte command.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 29, "Configuring FICON"
FCIP read tape acceleration
Supports tape read acceleration over FCIP interfaces as well as tape write acceleration.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 41, "Configuring FCIP"
FICON port numbering
Provides information on the changed default port numbering scheme for Generation 2 hardware and how to assign port numbers when a switch has more than 255 ports.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 29, "Configuring FICON"
FICON port swapping
Provides the ability to port swap using the interface identifier when there are duplicate port numbers on a switch.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 29, "Configuring FICON"
Generation 2 switching module support
Describes how to configure interfaces on the Generation 2 Fibre Channel switching modules.
3.0(1)
IKE digital certificate support
Allows IKE to use digital certificates for authentication instead of using preshared keys.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 37, "Configuring IPsec Network Security"
IKE fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
Includes using FQDNs, as well as IPv4 addresses, for the following IKE features:
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3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 37, "Configuring IPsec Network Security"
In-order-delivery enhancement
Ensures that frames are delivered in order within the switch latency drop period.
3.0(1)
Increased zone limit per VSAN
Increases the maximum number of zones per VSAN from 2000 to 8000.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 24, "Configuring and Managing Zones"
IPv6
Provides support for IP version 6 (IPv6).
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 44, "Configuring IP Services"
Chapter 47, "Configuring IPv6 for Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces"
IPv6 access control lists (IPv6-ACLs)
Describes the support for IPv6-ACLs.
3.0(1)
iSCSI server load balancing (iSLB)
Provides information on how to easily configure large iSCSI deployments.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 43, "Configuring iSCSI"
iSNS cloud discovery
Provides information to iSNS on the various interfaces reachable from an initiator by partitioning the interfaces on a switch into disjointed IP clouds.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 43, "Configuring iSCSI"
IVR enhancements
Includes the following IVR enhancements:
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3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 23, "Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing"
MSCHAP
Provides support for the Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (MSCHAP).
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 34, "Configuring RADIUS and TACACS+"
N-port identifier virtualization (NPIV)
Provides support for multiple N port identifiers to support multiple applications on a server accessing an MDS switch.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 13, "Configuring Interfaces"
SAN extension tuner enhancement
Describes how to assign tape read and write commands to N ports.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 42, "Configuring the SAN Extension Tuner"
SFP diagnostic information
Describes the show interface transceiver command change to display SFP diagnostic information on Generation 2 modules.
3.0(1)
SSH authentication enhancement
Provides digital certificate support for host authentication.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 39, "Configuring Users and Common Roles"
Supervisor-2 module support
Includes support for the following Supervisor-2 module features:
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3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 5, "Initial Configuration"
Supervisor module management procedures
Includes the following recommended supervisor module management procedures:
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3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 8, "Software Images"
RMON high capacity alarms
Provides the show rmon high capacity alarms command to display RMON high capacity alarm values.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 52, "Configuring RMON"
RSCN timer configuration
Allows the RSCN timer value to be configured.
3.0(1)
QoS behavior
Provides information about the behavior of QoS with different combinations of Generation 1 and Generation 2 switching modules.
3.0(1)
Zone analysis
Provides a means to analyze zone characteristics using the show zone analysis command.
3.0(1)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Chapter 24, "Configuring and Managing Zones"
Related Documentation
The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the documents listed in this section. To find a document online, access the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
The documentation set for Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager is available from the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9369/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
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