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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4b)

Release Date: January 13, 2011

Part Number: OL-21012-04 B0

This document describes the caveats and limitations for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Use
this document in conjunction with documents listed in the “Related Documentation” section on page 37.

Note As of Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.2(1a), Fabric Manager information will no longer appear in the

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for NX-OS releases. Cisco Fabric Manager Release Notes will
include information that is exclusive to Fabric Manager as a management tool for Cisco MDS 9000
Family switches and Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches. Refer to the following website for Release Notes
for Cisco Fabric Manager:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps10495/prod_release_notes_list.html

Contents

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 Notes:

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

Table 1 shows the on-line change history for this document.

Table 1 Online History Change

Revision Date Description

A0 01/132011 Created release notes.

B0 02/09/2011 Updated the “Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages”

section.

This document includes the following:

• Introduction, page 2

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• Components Supported, page 3

• MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support, page 9

• Migrating from Supervisor-1 Modules to Supervisor-2 Modules, page 12

• Software Download Process, page 12

• Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image, page 15

• Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 21

• New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4b), page 25

• Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages, page 26

• Limitations and Restrictions, page 27

• Caveats, page 34

• Related Documentation, page 37

• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 39

Introduction

The Cisco MDS 9000 Family of Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switches provides industry-leading
availability, scalability, security, and management, allowing you to deploy high performance
storage-area networks with lowest total cost of ownership. Layering a rich set of intelligent features onto
a high performance, protocol agnostic switch fabric, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family addresses the stringent
requirements of large data center storage environments: uncompromising high availability, security,
scalability, ease of management, and seamless integration of new technologies.

Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software powers the award winning Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer
Switches. It is designed to create a strategic SAN platform with superior reliability, performance,
scalability, and features. Formerly known as Cisco SAN-OS, Cisco MDS 9000 NX Software is fully
interoperable with earlier Cisco SAN-OS versions and enhances hardware platform and module support.

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Components Supported

Table 2 lists the NX-OS software part numbers and hardware components supported by the Cisco MDS

9000 Family.

Note To use the Cisco Storage Services Enabler package, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(5) or later must

be installed on the MDS switch.

Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components

Component Part Number Description Applicable Product

Software M95S2K9-5.0.4b MDS 9500 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS software MDS 9500 Series only

M92S2K9-5.0.4b MDS 9200 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS software MDS 9222i Switch only

M91S2K9-5.0.4b MDS 9100 Supervisor/Fabric-2, NX-OS software MDS 9124 Switch and

MDS 9134 Switch

M91S3K9-5.0.4b MDS 9148 Supervisor/Fabric-3 NX-OS software MDS 9148 Switch

SSI Interface SSI-M9K9-504b Storage Services Interface for NX-OS Release 5.0(4b) MDS 9000 Family

Licenses M9500SSE184K9 Storage Services Enabler License for one MSM-18/4 module MDS 9500 Series only

M9222ISSE1K9 Storage Services Enabler License MDS 9222i Switch only

M9200SSE184K9 Storage Services Enabler License for one MSM-18/4 module MDS 9200 Series only

M95DMM184K9 Data Mobility Manager License for one MSM-18/4 module MDS 9500 Series only

M9222IDMMK9 Data Mobility Manager License for Cisco MDS 9222i MDS 9222i Switch

M92DMM184K9 Data Mobility Manager License for one MSM-18/4 module MDS 9200 Series only

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Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued)

Component Part Number Description Applicable Product

Licenses
(continued)

M95DMM184TSK9 Data Mobility Manager for one MSM-18/4 module — Time

MDS 9500 Series only

Limited to 180 days only

M9222IDMMTSK9 Data Mobility Manager — Time Limited to 180 days only MDS 9222i Switch only

M92DMM184TSK9 Data Mobility Manager for one MSM-18/4 module — Time

MDS 9200 Series only

Limited to 180 days only

M92SSESSNK9 Cisco Storage Services Enabler License for SSN-16

MDS 9200 Series only

(1 engine)

M95SSESSNK9 Cisco Storage Services Enabler License for SSN-16

MDS 9500 Series only

(1 engine)

M92SMESSNK9 Cisco Storage Media Encryption License for SSN-16

MDS 9200 Series only

(1 engine)

M95SMESSNK9 Cisco Storage Media Encryption License for SSN-16

MDS 9500 Series only

(1 engine)

M92IOASSN Cisco I/O Accelerator License for SSN-16 (1 engine) MDS 9200 Series only

M95IOASSN Cisco I/O Accelerator License for SSN-16 (1 engine) MDS 9500 Series only

M92IOA184 Cisco I/O Accelerator License for MSM-18/4 MDS 9200 Series only

M95IOA184 Cisco I/O Accelerator License for MSM-18/4 MDS 9500 Series only

M9222IIOA Cisco I/O Accelerator License for Cisco MDS 9222i base

MDS 9222i Switch only

switch

M92EXTSSNK9 Cisco SAN Extension License for SSN-16 (1 engine) MDS 9200 Series only

M95EXTSSNK9 Cisco SAN Extension License for SSN-16 (1 engine) MDS 9500 Series only

M9200XRC Cisco XRC Acceleration MDS 9200 Series only

M9500XRC Cisco XRC Acceleration MDS 9500 Series only

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Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued)

Component Part Number Description Applicable Product

Chassis DS-C9513 Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director (13-slot multilayer

director with 2 slots for Supervisor-2 modules, with 11 slots
available for switching modules — SFPs sold separately)

DS-C9509 Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director (9-slot multilayer

director with 2 slots for Supervisor modules, with 7 slots
available for switching modules — SFPs sold separately)

DS-C9506 Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Director (6-slot multilayer

director with 2 slots for Supervisor modules, with 4 slots
available for switching modules — SFPs sold separately)

DS-C9222i-K9 Cisco MDS 9222i Multilayer Fabric Switch (3-rack-unit

(3RU) semimodular multilayer fabric switch with 18 4-Gbps
Fibre Channel ports, 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports, and a modular
expansion slot for Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switching and
Services modules)

DS-C9148-K9 Cisco MDS 9148 48-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch (1RU

fixed-configuration multilayer fabric switch with 48 8-Gbps
Fibre Channel ports)

DS-C9134-K9 Cisco MDS 9134 34-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch (1RU

fixed-configuration multilayer fabric switch with 32 4-Gbps
and 2 10-Gbps Fibre Channel ports)

DS-C9124-K9 Cisco MDS 9124 24-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch (1RU

fixed-configuration multilayer fabric switch with 24 4-Gbps
Fibre Channel ports)

Supervisor
Modules

Switching
Modules

DS-X9530-SF2-K9 Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module MDS 9500 Series

DS-X9530-SF2A-K9 Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Module MDS 9500 Series

DS-X9112 Cisco MDS 9000 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Module with SFP LC connectors

DS-X9124 Cisco 24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module with

SFP LC connectors

DS-X9148 Cisco MDS 9000 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Module with SFP LC

DS-X9704 Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel

Switching Module with SFP LC

DS-X9224-96K9 Cisco MDS 9000 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Module with SFP and SFP+ LC connectors

DS-X9248-96K9 Cisco MDS 9000 48-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Module with SFP and SFP+ LC connectors

DS-X9248-48K9 Cisco MDS 9000 4/44-Port Host-Optimized 8-Gbps Fibre

Channel Switching Module with SFP and SFP+ LC
connectors

MDS 9513 Switch

MDS 9509 Switch

MDS 9506 Switch

MDS 9222i Switch

MDS 9148 Switch

MDS 9134 Switch

MDS 9124 Switch

MDS 9500 Series

MDS 9200 Series

MDS 9500 Series

MDS 9200 Series

MDS 9500 Series

MdS 9200 Series

MDS 9500 Series

MDS 9200 Series

MDS 9500 Series

MDS 9500 Series

MDS 9500 Series

MDS 9222i Switch

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Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued)

Component Part Number Description Applicable Product

Services
Modules

DS-X9316-SSNK9 Cisco MDS 9000 Family 16-Port Storage Services Node

(SSN-16) — 16 fixed 1-Gbps Ethernet ports, plus 4 service
engines that support 16 Gigabit Ethernet IP storage services
ports.

DS-X9304-18K9 Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module

(MSM-18/4) — 18-port, 4-Gbps Fibre Channel plus 4-port
Gigabit Ethernet IP services and switching module with SFP
LC connectors

External
crossbar
module

DS-13SLT-FAB1 Cisco MDS 9513 Switching Fabric1 Module MDS 9513 Switch

DS-13SLT-FAB2 Cisco MDS 9513 Switching Fabric2 Module MDS 9513 Switch

Optics DS-X2-FC10G-SR X2 SC optics, 10-Gbps Fibre Channel for short reach MDS 9500 Series

DS-X2-FC10G-LR X2 SC optics, 10-Gbps Fibre Channel for long reach (10 km) MDS 9500 Series

DS-X2-FC10G-ER X2 SC optics, 10-Gbps Fibre Channel for extended reach (40

km)

DS-X2-FC10G-CX4 X2 SC optics, 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over copper MDS 9500 Series

DS-X2-E10G-SR X2 SC optics, 10-Gbps Ethernet for short reach MDS 9500 Series

MDS 9500 Series

MDS 9222i Switch

MDS 9500 Series

MDS 9200 Series

MDS 9200 Series
MDS 9134 Switch

MDS 9200 Series
MDS 9134 Switch

MDS 9500 Series
MDS 9200 Series
MDS 9134 Switch

MDS 9200 Series
MDS 9134 Switch

MDS 9200 Series

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Table 2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued)

Component Part Number Description Applicable Product

LC-type
fiber-optic
SFP

Cisco Coarse
Wavelength­Division
Multiplexing
(CWDM)

DS-SFP-FC8G-SW SFP+ optics (LC type) for 2-, 4-, or 8-Gbps Fibre Channel for

shortwave mode

DS-SFP-FC8G-LW SFP+ optics (LC type) for 2-, 4-, or 8-Gbps Fibre Channel for

longwave mode; supports distances up to 10 km

DS-SFP-FC4G-SW SFP optics (LC type) for 1-, 2-, or 4-Gbps Fibre Channel for

shortwave mode

MDS DS-X9200 Series
switching modules

MDS DS-X9200 Series
switching modules

MDS 9124, MDS 9134,
MDS 9222i,
DS-X9100, and
DS-X9200 Series
switching modules

DS-SFP-FC4G-MR SFP optics (LC type) for 1-, 2-, or 4-Gbps Fibre Channel for

longwave mode; supports distances up to 4 km

MDS 9124, MDS 9134,
MDS 9222i,
DS-X9100, and
DS-X9200 Series
switching modules

DS-SFP-FC4G-LW SFP optics (LC type) for 1-, 2-, or 4-Gbps Fibre Channel for

longwave mode; supports distances up to 10 km

MDS 9124, MDS 9134,
MDS 9222i,
DS-X9100, and
DS-X9200 Series
switching modules

DS-SFP-FC-2G-SW SFP optics (LC type) for 1- or 2-Gbps Fibre Channel for

MDS 9000 Series
shortwave mode; not supported for use in 4-Gbps-capable
ports

DS-SFP-FC-2G-LW SFP optics (LC type) for 1- or 2-Gbps Fibre Channel for

MDS 9000 Series
longwave mode for Cisco MDS 9500, MDS 9200, and MDS
9100 Series; not supported for use in 4-Gbps-capable ports

DS-SFP-FCGE-SW SFP optics (LC type) for 1-Gbps Ethernet and 1- or 2-Gbps

MDS 9000 Series
Fibre Channel for shortwave mode; not supported for use in
4-Gbps-capable ports

DS-SFP-FCGE-LW SFP optics (LC type) for 1-Gbps Ethernet and 1- or 2-Gbps

MDS 9000 Series
Fibre Channel for longwave mode; not supported for use in
4-Gbps-capable ports

DS-SFP-GE-T SFP (RJ-45 connector) for Gigabit Ethernet over copper MDS 9000 Series

DS-CWDM-xxxx CWDM Gigabit Ethernet and 1- or 2-Gbps Fibre Channel

MDS 9000 Family
SFP LC type, where product number xxxx = 1470, 1490,
1510, 1530, 1550, 1570, 1590, or 1610 nm

DS-CWDM4Gxxxx CWDM 4-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP LC type, where product

MDS 9000 Family
number xxxx = 1470, 1490, 1510, 1530, 1550, 1570, 1590, or
1610 nm

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Component Part Number Description Applicable Product

Dense
Wavelength­Division
Multiplexing
(DWDM)

DWDM-X2-xx.xx DWDM X2 SC optics for 10-Gbps Fibre Channel

connectivity to an existing Ethernet DWDM infrastructure,
with 15xx.xx nm wavelength, where xx.xx = 60.61, 59.79,

58.98, 58.17, 56.55, 55.75, 54.94, 54.13, 52.52, 51.72, 50.92,

50.12, 48.51, 47.72, 46.92, 46.12, 44.53, 43.73, 42.94, 42.14,

40.56, 39.77, 38.98, 38.19, 36.61, 35.82, 35.04, 34.25, 32.68,

31.90, 31.12, or 30.33

DWDM-SFP-xxxx DWDM Gigabit Ethernet and 1- or 2-Gbps Fibre Channel

SFP LC type, where product number xxxx = 3033, 3112,
3190, 3268, 3425, 3504, 3582, 3661, 3819, 3898, 3977, 4056,
4214, 4294, 4373, 4453, 4612, 4692, 4772, 4851, 5012, 5092,
5172, 5252, 5413, 5494, 5575, 5655, 5817, 5898, 5979, or
6061nm

Add/Drop
Multiplexer
(ADM)

DS-CWDMOADM4A4-channel CWDM optical ADM (OADM) module (Cisco

CWDM 1470, 1490, 1510, or 1530 NM Add/Drop Module)

DS-CWDMOADM4B4-channel CWDM OADM module (Cisco CWDM 1550,

1570, 1590, or 1610 NM Add/Drop Module)

DS-CWDM-MUX8A ADM for 8 CWDM wavelengths MDS 9000 Family

CWDM

DS-CWDMCHASSIS2-slot chassis for CWDM ADMs MDS 9000 Family
Multiplexer
Chassis

Power
Supplies

DS-CAC-300W 300W AC power supply MDS 9100 Series

DS-C24-300AC 300W AC power supply MDS 9124 Switch

DS-CAC-845W 845W AC power supply for Cisco MDS 9200 Series MDS9200 Series

DS-CAC-3000W 3000W AC power supply for Cisco MDS 9509 MDS 9509 Switch

DS-CAC-2500W 2500W AC power supply MDS 9509 Switch

DS-CDC-2500W 2500W DC power supply MDS 9509 Switch

DS-CAC-6000W 6000W AC power supply for Cisco MDS 9513 MDS 9513 Switch

DS-CAC-1900W 1900W AC power supply for Cisco MDS 9506 MDS 9506 Switch

CompactFlash MEM-MDS-FLD512MExternal 512-MB CompactFlash memory for supervisor

module

Port Analyzer
Adapter

DS-PAA-2, DS-PAA A standalone Fibre Channel-to-Ethernet adapter that allows

for simple, transparent analysis of Fibre Channel traffic in a
switched fabric

Smart Card

DS-SCR-K9 Storage Media Encryption (SME) Smart Card Reader MDS 9000 Family
Reader

Smart Card DS-SC-K9 SME Smart Card MDS 9000 Family

CD-ROM M90FM-CD-441 Cisco MDS 9000 Management Software and Documentation

CD-ROM for Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release

4.1(3a)

MDS 9500 Series

MDS 9200 Series

MDS 9000 Family

MDS 9000 Family

MDS 9000 Family

MDS 9500 Series

MDS 9000 Family

MDS 9000 Family

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Table 3 lists the MDS hardware chassis supported by Cisco MDS NX-OS 5.x.

Table 3 Cisco MDS NX-OS 5.x Chassis Support Matrix

Switch NX-OS 5.x Support

MDS 9513 Yes

MDS 9509 Yes

MDS 9506 Yes

MDS 9222i Yes

MDS 9148 Yes

MDS 9134 Yes

MD S 9124 Yes

Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem and
Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter

Yes

Note As of Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(1a), support for the MDS 9216i switch is discontinued.

Table 4 lists the MDS hardware modules supported by Cisco MDS NX-OS 5.x. For the list of MDS

hardware modules supported by Cisco MDS SAN-OS 4.x, see Table 5. For the list of MDS hardware
modules supported by Cisco MDS SAN-OS 3.x, see Table 6.

Note As of Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(1a), support for the following Generation 1 modules is

discontinued:

• DS-X9302-14K9, 14/2-port Multiprotocol Services (MPS-14/2) Module

• DS-X9016, 16-port 1-, 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

• DS-X9032, 32-port 1-, 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

• DS-X9032SSM, 32-port Storage Services Module (SSM)

Generation 1 modules should be removed from a switch chassis before the installation of NX-OS Release

5.0(4b) begins.

Table 4 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS NX-OS 5.x

Module Description MDS 9500 Series MDS 9222i

DS-X9530-SF2-K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor-2 Module Yes N/A

DS-X9530-SF2A-K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor-2A Module Yes N/A

DS-13SLT-FAB2 MDS 9513 Fabric Module 2 Yes N/A

DS-13SLT-FAB1 MDS 9513 Fabric Module 1 Yes N/A

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Table 4 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS NX-OS 5.x (continued)

Module Description MDS 9500 Series MDS 9222i

DS-X9224-96K9 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Module

DS-X9248-96K9 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Module

DS-X9248-48K9 4/44-port Host Optimized8-Gbps Fibre

Channel Switching Module

DS-X9316-SSNK9 16-port Storage Services Node (SSN-16) Yes Yes

DS-X9304-18K9 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4) Yes Yes

DS-X9112 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Module

DS-X9124 24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Module

DS-X9148 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Module

DS-X9704 4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Module

1. Requires DS-13SLT-FAB2 in the MDS 9513.

1

Yes

Yes

2

No

No

Yes Yes

Yes Yes

Yes Yes

Yes Yes

Yes Yes

Table 5 lists the MDS hardware modules supported by Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x. For the list of MDS

hardware modules supported by Cisco MDS SAN-OS 3.x, see Table 6.

Table 5 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x

Module Description MDS 9500 Series MDS 9222i MDS 9216i

DS-X9530-SF2-K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor-2 Module Yes N/A N/A

DS-X9530-SF2A-K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor-2A Module Yes

1

N/A N/A

DS-X9530-SF1-K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor-1 Module No N/A N/A

DS-13SLT-FAB2 MDS 9513 Fabric Module 2 Yes N/A N/A

DS-13SLT-FAB1 MDS 9513 Fabric Module 1 Yes N/A N/A

DS-X9224-96K9 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Yes

DS-X9248-96K9 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Yes

DS-X9248-48K9 4/44-port Host Optimized8-Gbps Fibre Channel

2

2

No No

No No

Yes Yes No

Switching Module

DS-X9316-SSNK9 16-port Storage Services Node (SSN-16) Yes Yes Yes

DS-X9304-18K9 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4) Yes Yes Yes

DS-X9112 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Yes Yes Yes

DS-X9124 24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Yes Yes Yes

DS-X9148 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Yes Yes Yes

DS-X9704 4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Yes Yes Yes

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Table 5 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x (continued)

Module Description MDS 9500 Series MDS 9222i MDS 9216i

DS-X9302-14K9 14/2-port Multiprotocol Services (MPS-14/2)

Module

DS-X9016 16-port 1-, 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Module

DS-X9032 32-port 1-, 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Module

DS-X9032-SSM 32-port Storage Services Module (SSM) Yes Yes Yes

DS-X9308-SMIP 8-port 1-, 2-Gbps IP Switching Module No No No

DS-X9304-SMIP 4-port 1-, 2-Gbps IP Switching Module No No No

1. In software releases earlier than Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(7a), the Supervisor-2A module appears as unsupported hardware in Device Manager, but the
Supervisor-2A module does work with Cisco NX-OS release 4.x software.

2. Requires DS-13SLT-FAB2 in the MDS 9513.

Table 6 lists the MDS hardware modules supported by Cisco MDS SAN-OS 3.x.

Yes No Yes

Yes No Yes

Yes No Yes

Table 6 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS SAN-OS 3.x

Module Description

MDS 9500
Series

MDS
9222i

MDS
9216i

MDS
9216A

MDS
9216

DS-X9530-SF2-K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor-2 Module Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A

DS-X9530-SF2A-K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor-2A Module Yes

1

N/A N/A N/A N/A

DS-X9530-SF1-K9 MDS 9500 Supervisor-1 Module Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A

DS-13SLT-FAB2 MDS 9513 Fabric Module 2 Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A

DS-13SLT-FAB1 MDS 9513 Fabric Module 1 Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A

DS-X9224-96K9 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

No No No No No

Module

DS-X9248-96K9 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

No No No No No

Module

DS-X9248-48K9 4/44-port Host Optimized8-Gbps Fibre

No No No No No

Channel Switching Module

DS-X9316-SSNK9 16-port Storage Services Node (SSN-16) No No No No No

DS-X9304-18K9 18/4-Port Multiservice Module

(MSM-18/4)

2

DS-X9112 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Yes Ye s Ye s Ye s N o

Yes Ye s Ye s Ye s N o

Module

DS-X9124 24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Yes Ye s Ye s Ye s N o

Module

DS-X9148 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Yes Ye s Ye s Ye s N o

Module

DS-X9704 4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Yes Ye s Ye s Ye s N o

Module

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Table 6 Module Support Matrix for Cisco MDS SAN-OS 3.x (continued)

MDS 9500

Module Description

DS-X9302-14K9 14/2-port Multiprotocol Services

(MPS-14/2) Module

DS-X9016 16-port 1-, 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Module

DS-X9032 32-port 1-, 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching

Module

DS-X9032-SSM 32-port Storage Services Module (SSM) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

DS-X9308-SMIP 8-port 1-, 2-Gbps IP Switching Module Yes No Yes Yes Yes

DS-X9304-SMIP 4-port 1-, 2-Gbps IP Switching Module Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

1. In software releases earlier than Cisco NX-OS Release 3.3(5a), the Supervisor-2A module appears as unsupported hardware in Device Manager, but the
Supervisor-2A module does work with Cisco NX-OS release 3.x software.

2. Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(1) and later support the 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4).

Series

Yes N o Ye s Yes Ye s

Yes N o Ye s Yes Ye s

Yes N o Ye s Yes Ye s

MDS
9222i

MDS
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Migrating from Supervisor-1 Modules to Supervisor-2 Modules

As of Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.0(1), the Cisco MDS 9509 and 9506 Directors support both
Supervisor-1 and Supervisor-2 modules. Supervisor-1 and Supervisor-2 modules cannot be installed in
the same switch, except during migration. Both the active and standby supervisor modules must be of
the same type, either Supervisor-1 or Supervisor-2 modules. For Cisco MDS 9513 Directors, both
supervisor modules must be Supervisor-2 modules.

Caution Migrating your supervisor modules is a disruptive operation.

Note Migrating from Supervisor-2 modules to Supervisor-1 modules is not supported.

To migrate from a Supervisor-1 module to a Supervisor-2 module, refer to the step-by-step instructions
in the Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Release 4.1(x) and SAN-OS 3(x) Software Upgrade and Downgrade

Guide.

Software Download Process

Use the software download procedure to upgrade to a later version, or downgrade to an earlier version,
of an operating system. This section describes the software download process for the Cisco MDS NX-OS
software and includes the following topics:

• Determining the Software Version, page 13

• Determining Software Version Compatibility, page 13

• Downloading Software, page 13

• Selecting the Correct Software Image for an MDS 9100 Series Switch, page 14

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4b)

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