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New and Changed Information

New and Changed Information

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As of Cisco Fabric Manager Release 5.0(1a), software configuration information is available in new feature-specific configuration guides for the following information:

•System management

•Interfaces

•Fabric

•Quality of service

•Security

•IP services

•High availability and redundancy

The information in these new guides previously existed in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide and in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide. Those configuration guides remain available on Cisco.com and should be used for all software releases prior to Fabric Manager Release 5.0(1a). Each guide addresses the features introduced in or available in a particular release. Select and view the configuration guide that pertains to the software installed in your switch.

Some information from the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide and the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide now appears in the following guides that are common among products that run the \/ operating system:

•Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide - Explains the licensing model and describes the feature licenses.

•Cisco NX-OS Fundamentals Guide - Describes the switch setup utility and includes general CLI, file system, and configuration information.

For a complete list of document titles, see the list of Related Documentation in the "Preface."

To find additional information about Cisco Fabric Manager Release 5.0(1a), see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes available at the following Cisco Systems website:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/prod_release_notes_list.htm

About This Guide

The information in the new Cisco Fabric Manager Security Configuration Guide previously existed in Part 5: Security of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide.

Table 1 lists the New and Changed features for this guide, starting with Fabric Manager Release 5.0(1a).

Table 1 New and Changed Features for Cisco Fabric Manager Release 5.0(1a)

Feature	New or Changed Topics	Changed in Release	Where Documented
Changes to SSH	Boot Mode SSH, Passwordfree File copy and SSH	5.0(1a)	Chapter 3, "Configuring SSH Services."
Role Distributions	Enabling Role-Based Configuration Distribution	5.0(1a)	Chapter 3, "Role Distributions."
Switch AAA Functionalities	Configuring Fallback Mechanism for Authentication, Configuring AAA Server Monitoring Parameters Globally	5.0(1a)	Chapter 4, "Switch AAA Functionalities."
Configuring TACACS+ Server Monitoring Parameters	CHAP Authentication	5.0(1a)	Chapter 4, "Configuring TACACS+ Server Monitoring Parameters."
OTP Authentication	One Time Password Support	5.0(1a)	Chapter 4, "Configuring TACACS+ Server Monitoring Parameters."
Creating Users Guidelines	Caution has been changed	5.0(1a)	Chapter 3, "Creating Users Guidelines."
Merge Guidelines for RADIUS and TACACS+ Configurations	TACACS test parameters have to be distributed via CFS a note has been changed	5.0(1a)	Chapter 4, "Merge Guidelines for RADIUS and TACACS+ Configurations."
AAA Service Configuration Options	Note has been changed	5.0(1a)	Chapter 4, "AAA Service Configuration Options."