Software change
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OL-25317-01
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In Release OL-25317-01, Fabric Manager is changed to DCNM for SAN (DCNM-SAN).
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4.1(1c)
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In 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.
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Enabling Clustering Using Fabric Manager
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3.3(1c)
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The enable feature allows the user to enable clustering
using the Fabric Manager.
In 3.3(1c), the command menu of the Control tab
was changed to enable clustering using the Fabric Manager.
The following commands are introduced or modified:
enable command.
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Enabling SME Using Fabric Manager
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3.3(1c)
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The SME enable feature allows the user to enable
the SME using the Fabric Manager.
In 3.3(1c), the command menu of the Control tab
was changed to enable the SME using the Fabric Manager.
The following commands are introduced or modified:
enable command.
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Enabling SSH Using Fabric Manager
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3.3(1c)
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An error message dialog box displays if the Fabric
Manager GUI is used to enable SSH before using the Device Manager or
the CLI to generate the SSH keys.
In 3.3(1c), the Error dialog box in Fabric Manager
was changed to display an error message dialog box.
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Enabling SSH Using Device Manager
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3.3(1c)
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In 3.3(1c), the SSH Telnet windows were modified
to support this feature. The users should first create and then enable
SSH using the Device Manager.
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SME Roles
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4.1(1c)
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The SME feature provides two primary roles: SME
Administrator and the SME Recovery Officer. The SME Administrator role
also includes the SME Storage Administrator and SME KMC Administrator
roles.
In 4.1(1c), the Cisco Storage Administrator and
Cisco SME KMC Administrator roles were added.
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Key Management
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4.1(1c)
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In 4.1(1c), the Cisco KMC can be separated from
Fabric Manager for multisite deployments.
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Key Manager Settings
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4.1(1c)
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A key manager needs to be selected before configuring
Cisco SME. There are three options for key manager available now.
In 4.1(1c), a new option ‘None’ is added to
the Key Manager Settings page in the DCNM-SAN web client.
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FC-Redirect and CFS Regions
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4.1(1c)
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In 4.1(1c), the support for CFS Regions and SME
are available.
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16 port Storage Service Node (SSN-16) module
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4.2(1)
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The Cisco MDS 9000 Family 16-Port Storage Services
Node is new hardware that provides a high-performance, unified platform
for deploying enterprise-class disaster recovery and business continuance
solutions with future support for intelligent fabric applications.
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High Availability KMC server
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4.1(3)
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High availability KMC can be configured by using
a primary and secondary servers.
In 4.1(3), HA settings are available on the Key
Manager Settings page.
The primary and secondary servers can be chosen
during cluster creation.
The primary and secondary server settings can be
modified in the Cluster detail page.
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