Support For The New Generation 3 Modules - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Release Note

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Support for the New Generation 3 Modules

Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.1(1b) supports the following new Generation 3 8-Gbps modules:
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In addition, Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.1(1b) supports two fabric modules, which are also known as crossbar
modules, for the MDS 9513 Director:
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Table 1-3
Table 1-3
Generation 3 Module
MDS 9000 4/44-port 8-Gbps
Host-optimized module, DS-X9248-48K9
MDS 9000 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel
module, DS-X9248-96K9
MDS 9000 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel
module, DS-X9224-96K9
The MDS 9513 Director requires Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.1(1b) and the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules to
support the MDS 9000 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module and the MDS 9000 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre
Channel module.
The MDS 9513 Director requires Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.1(1b), but does not require the MDS 9513 Fabric
2 modules to support the MDS 9000 4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-optimized Fibre Channel module.
The MDS 9509 Director and the MDS 9506 Director also support the Generation 3 8-Gbps modules. The
switches require Supervisor-2 modules and Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.1(1b) to support the Generation 3
8-Gbps modules.
For information on the tasks associated with readying the MDS 9500 Series to support Generation 3
8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules, refer to the Migrating to Generation 3 Modules appendix in
the
8-Gbps modules, provides usage guidelines for the modules, and describes three procedures for
migrating hardware and upgrading software to enable use of these modules in an MDS 9513 Director.
For information on replacing the MDS 9513 Fabric 1 modules with Fabric 2 modules, refer to the
Migrating to Generation 3 Modules appendix in the
Guide. It provides information on installing new Fabric 2 modules while running NX-OS Release 4.x
and SAN-OS Release 3.x. It also provides information on installing the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 modules and
activating higher bandwidth.
OL-17675-02
MDS 9000 4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel module (DS-X9248-48K9)
MDS 9000 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module (DS-X9224-96K9)
MDS 9000 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module (DS-X9248-96K9)
MDS 9513 Fabric 2 module (DS-13SLT-FAB2)
MDS 9513 Fabric 1 module (DS-13SLT-FAB1)
lists the types of Generation 3 modules that the MDS 9513 Director supports.
Module Support Matrix for the MDS 9513 Director
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation
Fabric Module
MDS 9513 Fabric 1 module or
MDS 9513 Fabric 2 module
MDS 9513 Fabric 2 module
MDS 9513 Fabric 2 module
Guide. It presents an overview of the Generation 3
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b)
Support for the New Generation 3 Modules
Software Release
Cisco NX-OS 4.1(1b)
Cisco NX-OS 4.1(1b)
Cisco NX-OS 4.1(1b)
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