Table Of Contents

Preface

Audience

Related Documentation

Release Notes

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information

Compatibility Information

Hardware Installation

Software Installation and Upgrade

Cisco NX-OS Configuration Guides

Command-Line Interface

Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides

Troubleshooting and Reference

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Preface

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This document provides a reference to matrices of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Cisco NX-OS components and configurations tested and validated by Cisco's Data Center Interoperability Lab and/or qualified by Cisco's Partners for supporting seamless deployment of fabrics using the Cisco MDS 9000 family of Fibre Channel Switch and Director class products.

Audience

This reference document is designed for use by Cisco TAC, sales, support engineers, professional service partners, and systems administrators responsible for the design and deployment of Storage Area Networks in the data center environment.

The content of this document is frequently updated.

Related Documentation

The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the following documents. To find a document online, use the Cisco Fabric Manager and MDS NX-OS Documentation Locator at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/storage/san_switches/mds9000/roadmaps/doclocater.htm

Release Notes

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Releases

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

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Storage Services Interface Images

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 EPLD Images

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information

•Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family

Compatibility Information

•Interoperability Matrix for Cisco Nexus and MDS 9000 Products

•Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Hardware and Software Compatibility Information and Feature Lists

•Cisco MDS NX-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for Storage Service Interface Images

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switch-to-Switch Interoperability Configuration Guide

Hardware Installation

•Cisco MDS 9710 Director Hardware Installation Guide

•Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide

•Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Tech Note

•Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch Hardware Installation Guide

•Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide

•Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide

Software Installation and Upgrade

•Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide

Cisco NX-OS Configuration Guides

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Licensing Guide

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fabric Configuration Guide

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Security Configuration Guide

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS IP Services Configuration Guide

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Intelligent Storage Services Configuration Guide

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS High Availability and Redundancy Configuration Guide

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Inter-VSAN Routing Configuration Guide

Command-Line Interface

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference

Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides

•Cisco MDS 9000 I/O Acceleration Configuration Guide

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family SANTap Deployment Guide

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Data Mobility Manager Configuration Guide

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide

Troubleshooting and Reference

•Cisco NX-OS System Messages Reference

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS MIB Quick Reference

•Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS SMI-S Programming Reference

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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