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Preface

This preface describes the audience, organization of, and conventions used in the Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guides. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation, and contains the following chapters:

- Audience

- Document Conventions

- Related Documentation

- Communications, Services, and Additional Information

Audience

To use this installation guide, you need to be familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices, and preferably be an electronic or electromechanical technician.

Document Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Note

Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.

Caution

Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Warnings use the following conventions:

Warning

This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each warning to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device. Statement 1071.

Related Documentation

The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches includes the following documents.

Release Notes
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/storage-networking/mds-9000-nx-os-san-os-software/products-release-notes-list.html

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/hw/regulatory/compliance/RCSI.html

Compatibility Information
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/storage-networking/mds-9000-nx-os-san-os-software/products-device-support-tables-list.html

Installation and Upgrade
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/storage-networking/mds-9000-nx-os-san-os-software/products-installation-guides-list.html

Configuration
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/storage-networking/mds-9000-nx-os-san-os-software/products-installation-and-configuration-guides-list.html

CLI
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/storage-networking/mds-9000-nx-os-san-os-software/products-command-reference-list.html

Troubleshooting and Reference
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/storage-networking/mds-9000-nx-os-san-os-software/tsd-products-support-troubleshoot-and-alerts.html

To find a document online, use the Cisco MDS NX-OS Documentation Locator at:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/storage/san_switches/mds9000/roadmaps/doclocater.html

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Chapter 1. Storage Interoperability Matrix

This chapter includes the following topics:

- Cisco Nexus 9000/7000/5000 Series Switches and Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches

- OSM Information

Cisco Nexus 9000/7000/5000 Series Switches and Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches

Table 1 lists the Cisco NX-OS software releases that support Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches, Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches, Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches, Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches. For Cisco MDS products, we recommend that customers refer to the Recommended Releases for Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches document for NX-OS release for both new and existing deployments.

The switches listed in Table 1 support the disk and tape storage products and the CNA and HBA devices listed in Table 2, Table 3, and Table 7.

Cisco NX-OS Releases Supported on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches, Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches, Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches, and Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches

Cisco MDS and Nexus Switches

Cisco NX-OS Releases

Cisco MDS 9706[1], 9710, and 9718[2] switches

9.4(1a), 9.4(1)

9.3(2a), 9.3(2), 9.3(1)

9.2(2), 9.2(1a), 9.2(1)

8.5(1)

8.4(2f), 8.4(2e), 8.4(2d), 8.4(2c), 8.4(2b), 8.4(2a), 8.4(2), 8.4(1a), 8.4(1)

8.3(2), 8.3(1)

8.2(2), 8.2(1)

8.1(1b), 8.1(1a), 8.1(1)

7.3(1)DY(1), 7.3(0)DY(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)

6.2(33), 6.2(31), 6.2(29), 6.2(27), 6.2(25), 6.2(23), 6.2(21), 6.2(19), 6.2(17), 6.2(15), 6.2(13b), 6.2(13a), 6.2(13), 6.2(11e), 6.2(11c), 6.2(11b), 6.2(11), 6.2(9b), 6.2(9a), 6.2(9), 6.2(7), 6.2(5b), 6.2(5a), 6.2(5), 6.2(3), 6.2(1)

Cisco MDS 9500 Series

7.3(1)DY(1), 7.3(0)DY(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)

6.2(33), 6.2(31), 6.2(29), 6.2 (27), 6.2(25), 6.2(23), 6.2(21), 6.2(19), 6.2(17), 6.2(15), 6.2(13b), 6.2(13a), 6.2(13), 6.2(11e), 6.2(11c), 6.2(11b), 6.2(11), 6.2(9b), 6.2(9a), 6.2(9), 6.2(7), 6.2(5b), 6.2(5a), 6.2(5), 6.2(3), 6.2(1)

Cisco MDS 9396V switch

9.4(1a), 9.4(1)

Cisco MDS 9250i switch

9.4(1a), 9.4(1)

9.3(2a), 9.3(2), 9.3(1)

9.2(1a)

8.5(1)

8.4(2f), 8.4(2e), 8.4(2d), 8.4(2c), 8.4(2b), 8.4(2a), 8.4(2), 8.4(1a), 8.4(1)

8.3(2), 8.3(1)

8.2(2), 8.2(1)

8.1(1b), 8.1(1a), 8.1(1)

7.3(1)DY(1), 7.3(0)DY(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)

6.2(33), 6.2(31), 6.2(29), 6.2(27), 6.2(25), 6.2(23), 6.2(21), 6.2(19), 6.2(17), 6.2(15), 6.2(13b), 6.2(13a), 6.2(13), 6.2(11e), 6.2(11d), 6.2(11c), 6.2(11b), 6.2(11), 6.2(9b), 6.2(9a), 6.2(9), 6.2(7), 6.2(5b), 6.2(5a), 6.2(5)

Cisco MDS 9220i switch

9.4(1a), 9.4(1)

9.3(2a), 9.3(2), 9.3(1)

9.2(2), 9.2(1a), 9.2(1)

8.5(1)

Cisco MDS 9148S and 9396S[3] switches

9.4(1a), 9.4(1)

9.3(2a), 9.3(2), 9.3(1)

9.2(1a)

8.5(1)

8.4(2f), 8.4(2e), 8.4(2d), 8.4(2c), 8.4(2b), 8.4(2a), 8.4(2)

8.3(2), 8.3(1)

8.2(2), 8.2(1)

8.1(1b), 8.1(1a), 8.1(1)

7.3(1)DY(1), 7.3(0)DY(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)

6.2(33), 6.2(31), 6.2(29), 6.2(27), 6.2(25), 6.2(23), 6.2(21), 6.2(19), 6.2(17), 6.2(15), 6.2(13b), 6.2(13a), 6.2(13), 6.2(11c), 6.2(11b), 6.2(11), 6.2(9b), 6.2(9a), 6.2(9)

Cisco MDS 9132T, 9148T[4], and 9396T[5] switches

9.4(1a), 9.4(1)

9.3(2a), 9.3(2), 9.3(1)

9.2(2), 9.2(1a), 9.2(1)

8.5(1)

8.4(2f), 8.4(2e), 8.4(2d), 8.4(2c), 8.4(2b), 8.4(2a), 8.4(2), 8.4(1a), 8.4(1)

8.3(2), 8.3(1)

8.2(2), 8.2(1)

Cisco MDS 9148v and 9124v switches

9.4(1)

9.3(2a), 9.3(2), 9.3(1)

Cisco Nexus 9300[6] Series

10.3(3)F, 10.3(2)F, 10.3(1)F

10.2(4)M, 10.2(3)F, 10.2(2) F, 10.2(1) F

10.1(2), 10.1(1)

9.3(12), 9.3(11), 9.3(10), 9.3(9), 9.3(8), 9.3(7), 9.3(6), 9.3(5), 9.3(4), 9.3(3), 9.3(2), 9.3(1)

9.2(3), 9.2(2), 9.2(1)

7.0(3)I4(1), 7.0(3)I7(3)

Cisco Nexus 7000 and 7700 Series switches

8.4(8), 8.4(7), 8.4(6a), 8.4(5), 8.4(4a), 8.4(3), 8.4(2), 8.4(1)

8.3(2), 8.3(1)

8.2(10), 8.2(9), 8.2(8), 8.2(7), 8.2(6), 8.2(5), 8.2(4), 8.2(3), 8.2(2), 8.2(1)

8.1(1)

8.(0)1

7.3(9)D1(1), 7.3(8)D1(1), 7.3(7)D1(1), 7.3(6)D1(1), 7.3(5)D1(1), 7.3(4)D1(1), 7.3(3)D1(1), 7.3(2)D1(1), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(0)DX(1), 7.3(0)D1(1)

7.2(2)D1(2), 7.2(2)D1(1), 7.2(2)D1(2), 7.2(2)D1(1), 7.2(1)D1(1), 7.2(0)D1(1)

6.2(24), 6.2(22), 6.2(20a), 6.2(20), 6.2(18), 6.2(16), 6.2(14), 6.2(12), 6.2(10), 6.2(8b), 6.2(8a), 6.2(8), 6.2(6b), 6.2(6a), 6.2(6), 6.2(2a), 6.2(2)

Cisco Nexus 5500 and 5600 Series

7.3(13)N1(1), 7.3(12)N1(1), 7.3(11)N1(1), 7.3(10)N1(1), 7.3(9)N1(1), 7.3(8)N1(1), 7.3(7)N1(1b), 7.3(7)N1(1a), 7.3(7)N1(1), 7.3(6)N1(1), 7.3(5)N1(1), 7.3(4)N1(1), 7.3(3)N1(1), 7.3(2)N1(1), 7.3(1)N1(1), 7.3(0)N1(1)

7.2(1)N1(1), 7.2(0)N1(1)

7.1(5)N1(1), 7.1(4)N1(1), 7.1(3)N1(2), 7.1(3)N1(1), 7.1(2)N1(1), 7.1(1)N1(1), 7.1(0)N1(1b), 7.1(0)N1(1a)

7.0(8)N1(1), 7.0(7)N1(1), 7.0(6)N1(1), 7.0(5)N1(1a), 7.0(5)N1(1), 7.0(4)N1(1), 7.0(3)N1(1), 7.0(2)N1(1), 7.0(1)N1(1)

[1] Cisco MDS 9706 is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and later releases.

[2] Cisco MDS 9718 is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 7.3(0)D1(1) and later releases.

[3] Cisco MDS 9396S is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(13) and later releases.

[4] Cisco MDS 9148T switch is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1) and later releases.

[5] Cisco MDS 9396T switch is supported only from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1) and later releases.

[6] The Cisco NPV feature support requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I7(3) and later releases.

OSM Information

More configuration information for host, target, switch, or optical equipment may be available on the OSM web site.

For HBA or CNA driver and firmware version and storage firmware version, see the following OSM websites to obtain their latest support matrix.

- Dell EMC—See the Dell EMC Interoperability support matrices. Refer to this matrix for comprehensive list of the latest supported Dell EMC storage arrays. https://www.delltechnologies.com/en-us/products/interoperability/elab.htm

- Hitachi Vantara—See the Product Interoperability Documentation: https://support.hitachivantara.com/en/answers/interoperability.html

- HPE—See the HPE Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website : https://www.hpe.com/storage/spock

- IBM—See http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss

- NetApp—See the Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT): http://support.netapp.com/matrix/

- Pure Storage—Seehttps://support.purestorage.com/FlashArray/Getting_Started_with_FlashArray/Compatibility_Matrix#Network_Adapters.2C_HBAs_and_Switches

The following table provides details on HBA, CNA, and Operating System support.

Note

In the following table, while choosing an adapter (CNA or HBA) of your interest, refer the adapter Release Notes first to check which operating system drivers are available and then choose from the Operating Systems column. Refer Table 5 for NVMe over FC support Matrix.

In the following “Software Support Matrix” tables:

- The term, “Yes” indicates the supported release versions.

- The “—” symbol indicates the unsupported release versions.

HBA, CNA, and Operating System Support

Vendor

HBA/CNA Model

Operating Systems

Version/ Patch

Protocol

Cisco MDS 9xxx

Cisco Nexus 9xxx

Cisco Nexus 7xxx

Cisco Nexus 5xxx

Cisco Nexus 2xxx

Cisco

VIC 1225,

VIC 1225T,

VIC 1227,

VIC1227T,

VIC 1240,

VIC 1280,

VIC 1285,

VIC 1340,

VIC 1380,

VIC 1385,

VIC 1455,

VIC 1495,

VIC 15000

Windows 2012

All

FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows 2016

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows 2019

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows 2022

All

Yes

Yes

—

—

—

Red Hat 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Red Hat 8.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE 11

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE 12

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE 15

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

VMware ESX 6.x, 7.x, 8.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Emulex[1]

LPe36000 Series HBA,

LPe35000 Series HBA,

LPe32000 Series HBA,

LPe31000 Series HBA,

LPe16000 Series HBA,

LPe1250 Series HBA,

LPe12000 Series HBA

Windows 2012

All

FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Windows 2016

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Windows 2019

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Windows 2022

All

Yes

Yes

—

—

—

Red Hat 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Red Hat 8.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

SUSE 12

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

SUSE 15

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Oracle Linux 6Ux (UEK)

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Oracle Linux 7Ux (UEK)

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Oracle Linux 8Ux (UEK)

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

VMware ESX 6.x, 7.x, 8.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

HP-UX 11.31 IA

All

Yes

—

—

—

—

Solaris 11

All

Yes

—

—

—

—

OCe 14102 Series CNA,

OCe 11102 Series CNA

Windows 2012

All

FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows 2016

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Red Hat 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE 11

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE 12

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

VMware ESX 6.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Qlogic[2]

2800 Series HBA,

2700 Series HBA,

2600 Series HBA,

2500 Series HBA

Windows 2012

All

FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Windows 2016

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Windows 2019

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Windows 2022

All

Yes

Yes

—

—

—

Red Hat 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Red Hat 8.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

SUSE 11

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

SUSE 12

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

SUSE 15

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Oracle Linux 6Ux (UEK)

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Oracle Linux 7Ux (UEK)

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Oracle Linux 8Ux (UEK)

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

VMware ESX 6.x, 7.x, 8.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

HP-UX 11.31 IA

All

Yes

—

—

—

—

AIX 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

8400 Series CNA,

8300 Series CNA,

8200 Series CNA

Windows 2012

All

FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows 2016

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Red Hat 7.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE 11

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SUSE 12

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

VMware ESX 6.x

All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

QL41262 CNA,

QL45462 CNA

Windows 2019

All

Yes

Yes

—

—

—

SLES 15

All

Yes

Yes

—

—

—

Red Hat 8.x

All

Yes

Yes

—

—

—

ATTO

CTFC-322E

Windows 2016

All

FC

Yes

—

—

—

—

Red Hat 7.x

All

Yes

—

—

—

—

SUSE 12

All

Yes

—

—

—

—

VMware ESX 6.x

All

Yes

—

—

—

—

[1] For Emulex adapter support with VIOS, IBMi, or AIX check IBM SSIC at http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss.

[2] For Qlogic adapter support with VIOS, IBMi, or AIX check IBM SSIC at http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss.

Note

For information on OEM-branded Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters from Broadcom and Marvell, see https://www.broadcom.com/ or www.marvell.com, and refer to the Cross Reference guides for the equivalent part or model numbers.

The following table provides details on Disk Storage support.

Disk Storage Support Matrix

Vendor

Model

Protocol

Cisco MDS 9xxx

Cisco Nexus 9xxx

Cisco Nexus 7xxx

Cisco Nexus 5xxx

IBM

DS8870/DS8880/DS8890

FC, FICON

Yes

—

—

Yes

DS8900

Yes

—

—

Yes

XIV Gen 3

Yes

—

—

Yes

FlashSystem 840/V840

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

SAN Volume Controller (SVC)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FlashSystem 900, 9000, 9100

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC[3]

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

FlashSystem 5000, 7200, 9200

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

Storwize 5100, 7000

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

FlashSystem 7300, 9500

FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

FlashSystem A9000

FC

Yes

—

—

—

Dell EMC

VMAX Family

FC, FCoE, FICON

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

VNX and VNXe Family

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

XtremIO

FC

Yes

—

—

Yes

DDR670

Yes

—

—

Yes

VPLEX

Yes

—

—

Yes

Unity Family

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

PowerStore Family

FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

PowerMAX

FC, NVMe/FC, FICON

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

SC Series

FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

Hitachi Vantara

Virtual Storage Platform 5100, 5100H, 5200, 5200H, 5500, 5500H, 5600, 5600H

FC, NVMe/FC, FICON

Yes

—

Yes

Yes

Virtual Storage Platform G1000/G1500/F1500

FC, FCoE, FICON

Yes

—

Yes

Yes

Virtual Storage Platform E990, E790, E790H, E590, E590H, E1090, E1090H, G900, G800, G700, G600, G400, G370, G200, F900, F800, F700, F600, F400, F370, F350

FC

Yes

—

Yes

Yes

HPE

P9500

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

3PAR StoreServ 7000/8000/9000/10000/20000

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Primera 600 Storage

Yes

—

—

Yes

Alletra 6000, 9000

FC

Yes

—

—

—

MSA 1050/1060/2040/2050/2060

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

XP7, XP8

FC, FICON

Yes

—

—

Yes

Nimble Storage CS Series

FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

Nimble Storage AFA Series

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

NetApp

AFF A-Series/C-Series

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS2000

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS3000

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS6000

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS8000

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAS9000

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

EF280, E2800

FC

Yes

—

—

Yes

EF570, EF600, E5700

FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

—

—

Yes

Pure Storage

FA-400 Series

FC

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

FlashArray//M Series

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

FlashArray//X Series

FlashArray//C Series

FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

—

—

[3] For NVMe/FC support, you need 8.2.1.x or later firmware.

The following table provides details on Cisco UCS-B Series Fabric Interconnect support.

Cisco UCS-B Series Fabric Interconnect Support Matrix

Vendor

Model

Protocol

Cisco MDS 9xxx

Cisco Nexus 5xxx/2xxx

Cisco Nexus 7xxx

HBA/CNA/Operating Systems and UCS-M Version

Cisco

Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects,

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

MDS NX-OS 6.x and above from Table 1 for 6.x

NX-OS 6.0(2)N1(1) and above from Table 1 for 6.x

NX-OS 7.0(1)N1(1) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

NX-OS 6.1(1) and above from Table 1 for 6.x

All HBA/CNA/Operating Systems and UCS releases listed in UCS HCL below are supported with Cisco MDS and Cisco Nexus products.http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/servers-unified-computing/unified-computing-system/products-technical-reference-list.html

Cisco UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects,

Cisco UCS 6400 Series Fabric Interconnects

Cisco UCS 6536 Fabric Interconnect

The following table provides details on NVMe over FC and FCoE support matrix.

Note

Refer to Storage Vendors Matrix support documents for end to end NVMe/FC support details.

NVMe over FC and FCoE Support Matrix

Cisco MDS and Nexus Switches

Vendor

HBA Model

Operating System

Cisco MDS 9xxx

Cisco Nexus 5xxx

Cisco Nexus 9xxx

Cisco MDS 97xx

Cisco MDS 9396S

Cisco MDS 9396T[4]

Cisco MDS 9220i[5],

Cisco MDS 9250i

Cisco MDS 9132T

Cisco MDS 9148S

Cisco MDS 9148T[6]

Cisco MDS 9148V[7]

Cisco MDS 9124V[8]

Cisco Nexus 56xx

Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX

Cisco Nexus 93360YC-FX2

Emulex

LPe 32000,

LPe 35000

LPe 36000

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019

SLES 12 SP4

SLES 15

RHEL 7.6 and above

RHEL 8.0 and above

OL 8.2 (UEK)

ESXi 7.0

MDS NX-OS 8.2(1) and above from Table 1 for 8.x

NX-OS 7.3(3)N1(1) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

NX-OS 7.0(3)I7(3) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

QLogic

QLE 2700, QLE 2600

SLES 12 SP4

SLES 15

RHEL 7.6

RHEL 8.0

MDS NX-OS 8.2(1) and above from Table 1 for 8.x

NX-OS 7.3(3)N1(1) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

NX-OS 7.0(3)I7(3) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

Cisco

VIC 14xx

RHEL 8.1

SLES 12 SP3

SLES 15 SP1 and above

ESX 6.x and 7.x

MDS NX-OS 8.2(1) and above from Table 1 for 8.x

NX-OS 7.3(3)N1(1) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

NX-OS 7.0(3)I7(3) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

[4] Cisco MDS 9396T switch requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1) and later.

[5] Cisco MDS 9220i switch requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.5(1) and later.

[6] Cisco MDS 9148T switch requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1) and later.

[7] Cisco MDS 9148v switches requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.3(1) and later.

[8] Cisco MDS 9124v switches requires Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.3(1) and later.

The following table provides details on Storage array support based on vendor self-certification.

Storage Array Support based on Vendor Self-certification

Vendor

Model

Protocol

Cisco MDS 9xxx

Cisco Nexus 7xxx

Cisco Nexus 5xxx

HBA/CNA

Operating System

Fujitsu

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX60 Sx, DX100 Sx, DX200 Sx, DX500 Sx, DX600 Sx, DX900 Sx, DX200F, AF150 Sx, AF250, AF250 Sx, AF650, AF650 Sx

FC

Yes

—

Yes

Table 2

Table 2

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8700 S3, DX8900 S3, DX8900 S4

Yes

—

—

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX60 S2, DX80 S2, DX90 S2

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX400 S2 Series, DX8000 S2 Series

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX60, DX80, DX90

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX400 Series

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8000 Series

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS 2000, 4000, 8000

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX100 S3, DX200 S3, DX500 S3, DX600 S3

FCOE

—

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX80 S2, DX90 S2

—

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX400 S2 Series

—

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8000 S2 Series

—

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS AX Series

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS HX2000 Series

FC, FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS HX6000 Series

FC, FCoE, NVMe/FC

Yes

Yes

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS HB1000 Series, HB2000 Series

FC

Yes

—

Yes

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS AB Series, HB5000 Series

FC, NVMe/FC

Yes

—

Yes

Tegile Systems

IntelliFlash Storage Array Family[9]

FC

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and above

—

NX-OS 6.0(2)x(x) and above from Table 1 for 6.x

NX-OS 7.0(5)x(x) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

Qlogic 2500 Series

Emulex 12000

CISCO VICM81KR

CISCO VIC122x

CISCO VIC128x

CISCO VIC13xx

Windows2012 R2,SP1

RHEL 6.5

ESXi 5.5,5.1

ESX 5.0

Infinidat

InfiniBox F-Series

FC

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and above

—

Yes

Qlogic 2600 Series

Qlogic 2700 Series

LPE16000 Series

LPE35000 Series

Windows 2016

Windows 2019

RHEL 7.9

RHEL 8.2

ESXi 6.7U3

Kaminario

K2 All Flash Array

FC

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and above

—

NX-OS 7.3(0)N1(1) and above from Table 1 for 7.x

Qlogic 2600 Series

Qlogic 2500 Series

Windows2012 R2, SP1

Solaris 11

RHEL 7.2

ESX 6.0

Vexata

VX-100F

FC

Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1) and later from Table 1 for 8.x

—

—

Qlogic 2500 Series

Qlogic 2600 Series

Qlogic 2700 Series

Emulex 12000

Emulex 16000

Emulex 32000

CISCO VIC122x

CISCO VIC 128x

Windows2012 R2,SP1

RHEL 7

SuSE 12

ESXi 5.5, ESX 6.5

[9] 8G FC only.

The following table provides details on Tape Storage support.

Tape Storage Support Matrix

Vendor

Library/Drive Model

Protocol

Cisco MDS 9xxx

Cisco Nexus 7xxx

Cisco Nexus 5xxx

Oracle/STK

SL3000(Library)

FC

Yes

—

Yes

SL500 (Library)

Yes

—

Yes

SL150(Library)

Yes

—

Yes

L700(Library)

Yes

—

Yes

L180(Library)

Yes

—

Yes

VTLplus

Yes

—

Yes

STK-9840-C

Yes

—

Yes

STK-9840-D

Yes

—

Yes

STK-9940-B

Yes

—

Yes

STK-T10K-A

Yes

—

Yes

STK-T10K-B

Yes

—

Yes

STK-T10K-C

Yes

—

Yes

STK-T 10K-D

FC/FCoE

Yes

Yes

Yes

HP LTO5

FC

Yes

—

Yes

HP LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

IBM LTO5

Yes

—

Yes

IBM LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

IBM LTO7

Yes

—

Yes

HP HH LTO5

Yes

—

Yes

HP HH LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

IBM HH LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

IBM HH LTO7

Yes

—

Yes

HPE

LTO3

FC

Yes

—

Yes

LTO4

Yes

—

Yes

LTO5

Yes

—

Yes

LTO5HH

Yes

—

Yes

LTO6HH

Yes

—

Yes

LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

LTO7

Yes

—

Yes

IBM

3584 (Library)

FC

Yes

—

Yes

3592-EO5

Yes

—

—

3952 – E08

Yes

—

—

3952 – E06

Yes

—

—

LTO3

Yes

—

Yes

LTO4

Yes

—

Yes

LTO5

Yes

—

Yes

LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

LTO7

Yes

—

Yes

LTO8

Yes

—

—

TS4300 (Library)

Yes

—

—

Quantum

I500 (Library)

FC

Yes

—

Yes

HP LTO5

Yes

—

Yes

HP LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

IBM LTO5

Yes

—

Yes

IBM LTO6

Yes

—

Yes

Spectralogic

T50e (Library)

FC

Yes

—

—

IBM HHLTO6

Yes

—

—

The following table provides details on recommended iSCSI initiators.

Recommended iSCSI initiators

iSCSI Initiators

Open iSCSI 2.0-873.29.el6

Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 6.2.9200.16813, 6.1.7601.18386 and 6.3.9600.17090

The following table provides details on Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (DWDM) support. The products have been through system verification tests.

Cisco supports all WDM networking systems that are compliant with Fibre Channel standards for distance extension and are expected to work with Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches.

DWDM Support

Vendor

Type

Data Rate (Gbps)

MDS Model

Cisco

ONS 15454, NCS 2000

4, 8, 10, 16, 32

MDS 9xxx

ADVA

FSP2000, FSP3000

Contact the WDM vendors for specific configuration guidelines or version recommendations.

Recommendations:

- FEC on Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches should be disabled on 16 Gbps links.

- Ensure that enough buffer credits are configured on MDS ports to cover the distance for the specific frame size.

- Use logical link bundling via port channels across DWDM links even in case of different path lengths. The superior technology of port channels to any other logical bundling solution in the industry makes this possible and provides the benefit of higher reliability without impacting FSPF routing decisions.

- Check with your DWDM vendor for specific configurations and setting, specifically for NOS/LOS propagation.

- Enable port-tracking on Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches.

The following table provides details on Non-Cisco Transceiver Support support.

Note

For the Part Numbers, xxxx refers to notation for frequency data. For full product description, see http://www.smartoptics.com/products/cisco-collection/.

Non-Cisco Transceiver Support of 8G SFP for the vendor Smartoptics

Part Number

Description

Required OS

Supported Platforms

Comments

DS-8G-ZR

SFP+, 8/4/2/1 Gbps FC/FICON, 1550nm, SM, DDM, 23dB, 80km

6.2(19) and later

8.2(1) and later

Cisco MDS 9148S

Cisco MDS 9250i

Cisco MDS 9396S

Cisco MDS 24/10 Port SAN Extension Module

Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 48 Port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 9132T

Cisco MDS 9148T and MDS 9396T

Cisco MDS 9220i

Cisco MDS 48 Port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1).

The Cisco MDS 9132T switch is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1).

The Cisco MDS 9148T and MDS 9396T switches are supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1).

The Cisco MDS 9220i switch is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.5(1).

DS-8G-ZR-Cxx

SFP+, 8/4/2/1 Gbps FC/FICON, CWDM, SM, DDM, 23dB, 70km

DS-8G-ZR-Dxxxx

SFP+, 8/4/2/1 Gbps FC/FICON, DWDM, SM, DDM, 23dB, 80km

Non-Cisco Transceiver Support of 16G SFP and the vendor Smartoptics

Part Number

Description

Required OS

Supported Platforms

Comments

DS-16G-ER

SFP+, 16/8/4 Gbps FC/FICON, 1550nm, SM, DDM, 13dB, 40km

6.2(19) and later

8.2(1) and later

Cisco MDS 9148S

Cisco MDS 9250i

Cisco MDS 9396S

Cisco MDS 24/10 Port SAN Extension Module

Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 48 Port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 9132T

Cisco MDS 9148T and MDS 9396T

Cisco MDS 9220i

Cisco MDS 48 Port 64 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 9124V and MDS 9148V

Cisco MDS 9396V

Cisco MDS 48 Port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1).

The Cisco MDS 9132T switch is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1).

The Cisco MDS 9148T and MDS 9396T switches are supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.3(1).

The Cisco MDS 9220i switch is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.5(1).

The Cisco MDS 48 Port 64 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.2(1).

The Cisco MDS 9124V, and MDS 9148V switches are supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.3(1)

The MDS 9396V switch is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.4(1)

DS-16G-ER-Cxx

SFP+, 16/8/4 Gbps FC/FICON, CWDM, SM, DDM, 13dB, 40km

DS-16G-ER-Dxxxx

SFP+, 16/8/4 Gbps FC/FICON, DWDM, SM, DDM, 13dB, 40km

Non-Cisco Transceiver Support of 32G SFP for the vendor Smartoptics

Part Number

Description

Required OS

Supported Platforms

Comments

DS-32G-IR-Dxxxx

SFP28, 8/16/32G FC, DWDM 100GHz, DDM, 7dB, 10km

8.4(1a) and later

Cisco MDS 48 Port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 9132T

Cisco MDS 9148T and MDS 9396T

Cisco MDS 9220i

Cisco MDS 48 Port 64 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 9124V and MDS 9148V

Cisco MDS 9396V

The Cisco MDS 9220i switch is supported starting from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.5(1).

The Cisco MDS 48 Port 64 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.2(1).

The Cisco MDS 9124V, and MDS 9148V switches are supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release9.3(1)

The MDS 9396V switch is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.4(1)

Chapter 2. Fabric Services Interoperability Matrix

This chapter lists Cisco fabric applications supported by the SSM module and tested by Cisco’s Solution-Interoperability Engineering group (iLAB) to ensure seamless installation at the end-user data center.

- Data Mobility Manager (DMM)

- Storage Media Encryption for Tape (SME-Tape)

- Storage Media Encryption for Disk

- FC-IP SAN Extension

- IOA/FCIP Write Acceleration

Data Mobility Manager (DMM)

Note

The following matrices includes configurations tested and certified by Cisco Quality Assurance labs. For more information on the configurations that are listed and that are not listed in this section including the NX-OS and SSI versions, contact your local Cisco representative. Method 3 configuration is not supported on MDS9222i.

Data Mobility Manager

Software Partner

Storage Array

EMC

Transferring Data Greater Than 2TB LUN from Existing EMC CX4 to New EMC VNX-5300

Transferring data from Existing CLARiiON 600 to New CLARiiON 700

Transferring data from Existing CLARiiON 600 to New DMX 3000

Transferring data from Existing Symmetrix-5 to New DMX 3000

Transferring Data from Existing Symmetrix 8430 to new HDS USPV

Transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new CLARiiON 600

Transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new CLARiiON 600, then from this CLARiiON 600 back to DMX-3

Under VCS control, transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new DMX-3

Under HACMP control, transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new DMX-3

Under MSCS control, transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new DMX-3

Transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new DMX-3

Transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to IBM SVC

Under Sun Cluster control, transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new DMX-3

Transferring Data from Existing DMX-1000 to new DMX-3

Transferring Data from Existing EMC CX700 to new DMX-3

Transferring Data from Existing Oracle STK D280 to new DMX-3

Transferring Data from Existing DMX-1000 to new EMC CX4

Transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new EMC CX4

Transferring Data from Existing EMC CX700 to new EMC CX4

Transferring Data from Existing Oracle STK D280 to new EMC CX4

Transferring Data from Existing EMC DMX-3 to new EMC DMX-3

Transferring Data from Existing Compellent storage to new EMC DMX-3

Transferring Data from Existing DMX3 to new EMC DMX-3

IBM

Transferring data from Existing FAStT to New DS4500

Transferring data from Existing ESS 2105 model 800 to New DS8000

Transferring data from Existing HP EVA 4000 to New IBM DS8100

Transferring data from Existing HP XP12000 to New IBM DS8100

Transferring data from Existing IBM 2105 800 (ESS Shark) to New NetApp FAS3050

Under VMware ESX environment, transferring data from Existing FAStT900 to New IBM DS4500

Under MSCS, transferring data from Existing HDS 9585v to New IBM DS8100

Tansferring Data from Existing IBM N7900 to New NetApp Fas3050

Tansferring Data from Existing IBM DS 8000 to New NetApp Fas3050

HP

Transferring data from Existing EVA 5000 to New EVA 4000/ 8000

Transferring data from Existing EVA 5000 to New XP12000

Under Oracle RAC environment, transferring data from Existing HP EVA 4000 to New HP EVA 4000

Transferring data from Existing XP1024 to New XP12000

HDS

Transferring data from Existing HDS9585 to New HDS9970v

Transferring data from Existing HDS9585 to New TagmaStore

Transferring data from Existing HDS9000 to New TagmaStore

Under MSCS and Veritas Volume Manager, transferring data from existing 9970V to new CLARiiON700

Transferring data from Existing HDS9200 to New HDS USPV

NetApp

Transferring data from Existing FAS940C to New FAS940C

SUN

Transferring data from Existing StorageTek 9985V to New Storage Tek 9990V

Transferring data from Existing Storage Tek 9900V to New Storage Tek 9990V

Compellent

Transferring data from existing EMC DMX-3 to new Compellent storage

- EMC

- IBM

- HP

- HDS

- NetApp

- SUN

- Compellent

EMC

Note

2TB LUN support available after NX-OS Release 6.2(3).

Transferring Data Greater Than 2TB LUN from Existing EMC CX4 to New EMC VNX-5300

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2008 Server R2

SP2

QLogic: QLE2562

MPIO

Windows Native

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Enterprise Linux

Red Hat 5 x86_64

Native

Transferring data from Existing CLARiiON 600 to New CLARiiON 700

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003 R2

SP1

QLogic: QLE2462

PowerPath

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Linux RedHat

AS 3.0

QLogic: QLE2462

PowerPath

LVM

Emulex: LPe11002

AS 4.0

QLogic: QLE2462

Device Mapper

LVM2

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

PowerPath

LVM2

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

PowerPath

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

PowerPath

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

PowerPath

LVM

Transferring data from Existing CLARiiON 600 to New DMX 3000

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003 R2

SP1, SP2

QLogic: QLE2462

PowerPath

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Linux RedHat

AS 3.0

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

PowerPath

LVM

AS 4.0

QLogic: QLE2462

PowerPath

LVM2

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Device Mapper

LVM2

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

PowerPath

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

PowerPath

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

PowerPath

LVM

Transferring data from Existing Symmetrix-5 to New DMX 3000

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP1

QLogic: QLE2462

PowerPath

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Linux RedHat

AS 3.0

QLogic: QLE2462

PowerPath

LVM

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

AS 4.0

QLogic: QLE2462

PowerPath

LVM2

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Device Mapper

LVM2

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

PowerPath

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

PowerPath

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

PowerPath

LVM

Transferring Data from Existing Symmetrix 8430 to new HDS USPV

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003 R2

SP2

QLogic: QLE2462

PowerPath

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Linux RedHat

AS 4.0

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

PowerPath

LVM2

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

PowerPath

LVM

Transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new CLARiiON 600

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Solaris

8

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

PowerPath

VxVm

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new CLARiiON 600, then from this CLARiiON 600 back to DMX-3

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003 R2

SP2

QLogic: QLE2462

PowerPath

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

MPIO

LVM

For VCS, the following cutover procedure need to be followed:

1. When ready for cutover first stop all application traffic from all cluster nodes

2. Wait for migration to reach 100% (This step can be eliminated once the issue is fixed in a future release)

3. Shutdown VCS

4. Click Finish in DMM GUI

5. After completing, change zoning and cutover to NS (Follow the general procedure from this step)

Under VCS control, transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new DMX-3

Operating Systems

OS Version

VCS version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Solaris

10

5.0 w/IO fencing

Emulex: LPE11002-M4

Veritas DMP

VxVm

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

5.0 w/out IO fencing

4.1 w/ IO fencing

PowerPath 4.5.1

4.1 w/out IO fencing

Under HACMP control, transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new DMX-3

Operating Systems

OS Version

HACMP version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

AIX

5.3

5.4

IBM: 03N5014

Power Path 5.1

LVM

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Under MSCS control, transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new DMX-3

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

Windows2003 R2

SP2

Emulex: LPE11002-M4

PowerPath 5.1

native

SSM[1]

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

[1] DMM Method 3 and DMM Storage Type Job are not supported with MSCS.

Transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new DMX-3

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SP4

Emulex: LPE11002-M4

PowerPath 4.5.2

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Windows 2003 R2

SP2

PowerPath 5.1

Windows 2000 Server

SP4

QLogic: QLE2462

Powerpath 5.1

Windows 2000 Advanced Server Cluster

PowerPath 5.2

Wndows 2003 Server

SP2

Powerpath 5.3

Windows 2003 Advanced Server Cluster

PowerPath 5.2

Windows 2008 Server R2

PowerPath 5.3

Windows 2008 Failover Server

Transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to IBM SVC

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

SVC Version

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

4.1.0.566

MPIO

LVM

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

VMware ESX (sanboot)

4.1

QLogic : QLA2342

Emulex : LPe11002-M4

6.1.0.8

VMware native

VMware native

VMware ESXi (sanboot)

5.0

QLogic : QLA2342

Emulex : LPe11002-M4

6.1.0.8

VMware native

VMware native

Under Sun Cluster control, transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new DMX-3

Operating Systems

OS Version

Sun Cluster Ver

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

Solaris

10

3.2

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

MPXIO

SVM

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Transferring Data from Existing DMX-1000 to new DMX-3

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

Windows 2000 Server

SP4

QLogic: QLE 2462

PowerPath 5.1

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Windows 2000 Advanced Server Cluster

PowerPath 5.2

Windows 2003 Server

SP2

PowerPath 5.3

Windows 2008 Server R2

PowerPath 5.2

Windows 2008 Failover Server

PowerPath 5.3

Transferring Data from Existing EMC CX700 to new DMX-3

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

Windows 2000 Server

SP4

QLogic: QLE 2462

PowerPath 5.1

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Windows 2000 Advanced Server Cluster

PowerPath 5.2

Windows 2003 Server

SP2

PowerPath 5.3

Windows 2003 Advanced Server Cluster

PowerPath 5.2

Windows 2008 Server R2

PowerPath 5.3

Windows 2008 Failover Server

Transferring Data from Existing Oracle STK D280 to new DMX-3

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

Windows 2000 Server

SP4

QLogic: QLE 2462

RDAC 9.1.32.30

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Windows 2000 Advanced Server Cluster

Windows 2003 Server

SP2

Windows 2003 Advanced Server Cluster

Transferring Data from Existing DMX-1000 to new EMC CX4

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

Windows 2000 Server

SP4

QLogic: QLE 2462

PowerPath 5.1

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Windows 2000 Advanced Server Cluster

PowerPath 5.2

Windows 2003 Server

SP2

PowerPath 5.3

Windows 2003 Advanced Server Cluster

PowerPath 5.2

Windows 2008 Failover Server

PowerPath 5.3

Transferring Data from Existing DMX-3 to new EMC CX4

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

Windows 2000 Server

SP4

QLogic: QLE 2462

PowerPath 5.1

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Windows 2000 Advanced Server Cluster

PowerPath 5.2

Windows 2003 Server

SP2

PowerPath 5.3

Windows 2003 Advanced Server Cluster

PowerPath 5.2

Windows 2008 Server R2

PowerPath 5.3

Windows 2008 Failover Server

Transferring Data from Existing EMC CX700 to new EMC CX4

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

Windows 2000 Server

SP4

QLogic: QLE 2462

PowerPath 5.1

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Windows 2000 Advanced Server Cluster

PowerPath 5.2

Windows 2003 Server

SP2

PowerPath 5.3

Windows 2003 Advanced Server Cluster

PowerPath 5.2

Windows 2008 Server R2

PowerPath 5.3

Windows 2008 Failover Server

Transferring Data from Existing Oracle STK D280 to new EMC CX4

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

Windows 2000 Server

SP4

QLogic: QLE 2462

RDAC 9.1.32.30

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Windows 2000 Advanced Server Cluster

Windows 2003 Server

SP2

Windows 2003 Advanced Server Cluster

Transferring Data from Existing EMC DMX-3 to new EMC DMX-3

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

Tru64 Unix

5.1b

HP: KGPSA-CA

Native

LSM

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Open VMS

7.3-1

Transferring Data from Existing Compellent storage to new EMC DMX-3

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

Windows 2003

Server SP2

QLogic: QLE 2462

Emulex: LPe11002

MPIO

WIndows Native

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Transferring Data from Existing DMX3 to new EMC DMX-3

Operating Systems

OS Version

Covergent Network Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H//W

UCS 1.1.1+

Windows 2008

Server

Cisco: M71KR-Q

PowerPath 5.3

WIndows Native

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

IBM

Operating Systems

OS Version

VCS version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Solaris

10

5.0 w/IO fencing

Emulex: LPE11002-M4

Veritas DMP

VxVm

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

5.0 w/out IO fencing

Transferring data from Existing FAStT to New DS4500

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP1

QLogic: QLE2462

RDAC

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Linux RedHat

AS 3.0

QLogic: QLA2342

RDAC

LVM

AS 4.0

QLogic: QLA2342

Device Mapper

LVM2

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

RDAC

LVM2

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

RDAC

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

RDAC

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

RDAC

LVM

Transferring data from Existing ESS 2105 model 800 to New DS8000

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP1

QLogic: QLA2342

SDD

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Linux RedHat

AS 3.0

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

SDD

LVM

AS 4.0

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Device Mapper

LVM2

SDD

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

SDD

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

SDD

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

SDD

LVM

Transferring data from Existing HP EVA 4000 to New IBM DS8100

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP2

QLogic: QLE2462

MPIO

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

HP MPIO / AIX MPIO

LVM

Transferring data from Existing HP XP12000 to New IBM DS8100

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP2

QLogic: QLE2462

MPIO

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

Transferring data from Existing IBM 2105 800 (ESS Shark) to New NetApp FAS3050

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

AIX

5.3

IBM: 10N9824

SDD PCM 2.2.0.0

LVM

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

IBM: 10N9824

SDD 1.7.2.0

IBM: 03N5014

SDD PCM 2.2.0.0

QLogic: QLA234200P4295

SDD PCM 2.2.0.0

Under VMware ESX environment, transferring data from Existing FAStT900 to New IBM DS4500

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

VMware ESX

ESX Server 3.0.1

Linux RH 4.0

QLogic: QLA2432

VMware Native

VMware Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

VMware ESX

ESX server 3.0.1

Windows 2003 Server

QLogic: QLA2432

VMware Native

VMware Native

Under MSCS, transferring data from Existing HDS 9585v to New IBM DS8100

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP2

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Transferring Data from Existing IBM N7900 to New NetApp Fas3050

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP1

QLogic: QLE2462

N/A

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM-18/4

Linux Red Hat

AS 3.0

QLogic: QLE2462

N/A

LVM2

Transferring Data from Existing IBM DS 8000 to New NetApp Fas3050

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

AIX

5.3

IBM : 03N5014

SDD PCM 2.2.2.0

LVM

AIX

5.3

QLogic: QLA234200P4295

SDD PCM 2.2.2.0

LVM

HP

Transferring data from Existing EVA 5000 to New EVA 4000/ 8000

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP1

QLogic: QLE2462

SecurePath

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Linux RedHat

AS 3.0

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

SecurePath

LVM

AS 4.0

QLogic: QLE2462

QL Failover

LVM2

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Device Mapper

LVM2

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

MPXIO

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

SecurePath

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

SecurePath

LVM

Transferring data from Existing EVA 5000 to New XP12000

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP1

QLogic: QLE2462

MPIO

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Linux RedHat

AS 3.0

QLogic: QLE2462

QL Failover

LVM

AS 4.0

QLogic: QLE2462

QL Failover

LVM2

Emulex: LPe1102-M4

Multipulse

LVM2

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

MPXIO

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

SecurePath

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

SecurePath

LVM

Under Oracle RAC environment, transferring data from Existing HP EVA 4000 to New HP EVA 4000

Operating Systems

OS Version

Oracle RAC/ Clusterware

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Linux RedHat

AS 4.0

Oracle DB 11g R1

Oracle Clusterware

11gR1

Emulex:LPe11002-M4

Emulex Multipulse

HP Multipulse

LVM2

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Transferring data from Existing XP1024 to New XP12000

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP1

QLogic: QLE2462

MPIO

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Linux RedHat

AS 3.0

QLogic: QLE2462

QL Failover

LVM

AS 4.0

QLogic: QLE2462

QL Failover

LVM2

Emulex: LPe1102-M4

Multipulse

LVM2

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

MPXIO

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

SecurePath

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

SecurePath

LVM

HDS

Transferring data from Existing HDS9585 to New HDS9970v

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP1

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Linux RedHat

AS 3.0

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

LVM

AS 4.0

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

LVM2

Emulex: LPe1102-M4

Device Mapper

LVM2

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

HDLM

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

HDLM

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

HDLM

LVM

Transferring data from Existing HDS9585 to New TagmaStore

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP1

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Linux RedHat

AS 3.0

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

HDLM

LVM

AS 4.0

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

LVM2

Emulex: LPe1102-M4

Device Mapper

LVM2

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

HDLM

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

HDLM

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

HDLM

LVM

Transferring data from Existing HDS9000 to New TagmaStore

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP1

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Linux RedHat

AS 3.0

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

LVM

AS 4.0

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

LVM2

Emulex: LPe1102-M4

Device Mapper

LVM2

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

HDLM

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

HDLM

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

HDLM

LVM

Under MSCS and Veritas Volume Manager, transferring data from existing 9970V to new CLARiiON700

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003 Cluster

SP2

Emulex

Veritas Volume Manager 4.3 M1 for MSCS

Veritas Volume Manager 4.3 M1 for MSCS[1]

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

[1] The VFS for MSCS supports active/passive mode only, so the active path has to be selected as the only path for DMM to do migration. Any failover with this path requires the DMM job to be re-created.

Transferring data from Existing HDS9200 to New HDS USPV

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP1

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Linux RedHat

AS 4.0

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

LVM2

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

HDLM

LVM

NetApp

Transferring data from Existing FAS940C to New FAS940C

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP1

QLogic: QLE2462

—

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Linux RedHat

AS 3.0

QLogic: QLE2462

—

LVM2

SUN

Transferring data from Existing StorageTek 9985V to New Storage Tek 9990V

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP1

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Linux RedHat

AS 3.0

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

HDLM

LVM

AS 4.0

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

LVM2

Emulex: LPe1102-M4

Device Mapper

LVM2

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

HDLM

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

HDLM

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

HDLM

LVM

Transferring data from Existing Storage Tek 9900V to New Storage Tek 9990V

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

SP1

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

Windows Native

SSM

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Linux RedHat

AS 3.0

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

LVM

AS 4.0

QLogic: QLE2462

HDLM

LVM2

Emulex: LPe1102-M4

Device Mapper

LVM2

Solaris

10

Emulex: LPe11002-M4 (Leadville)

Veritas DMP

VxVm

HDLM

HPUX

11iv2

HP: AB378-60101

HP PVLinks

LVM

HDLM

AIX

5.3

IBM: 03N5014

HDLM

LVM

Compellent

Transferring data from existing EMC DMX-3 to new Compellent storage

Operating Systems

OS Version

Host Bus Adapter

Multipath App.

Volume Manager

Switch H/W

Windows 2003

Server SP2

QLogic: QLE2462

PowerPath 5.2

Windows Native

MDS 9222i

MSM 18/4

Emulex: LPe11002-M4

Storage Media Encryption for Tape (SME-Tape)

The following matrices include configurations tested and certified by Cisco Quality Assurance Labs. For configurations other than listed below, contact your local Cisco representative.

Storage Media Encryption for Tape

Software Partner

Data Center Backup Application

Symantec

Veritas NetBackup

EMC

Legato Networker

HP

HP Data Protector

BakBone Software

NetVault

IBM

Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)

- Symantec

- EMC

- HP

- BakBone Software

- IBM

Symantec

Veritas NetBackup

Operating Systems

NetBackup Version

Tape Library Model

Tape Drives & Emulated Libraries Supported

Switch H/W

Windows 2000 (SP4)[1]

5.1

Sun/STK L180

STK 9840C, IBM LTO-2

SSN-16, MDS 9222i

HP Standalone Tape Drive

MSL 6060

6.0

Sun/STK L180

HP LTO-2

Sun/STK L700e

STK T10k, IBM LTO-3, IBM LTO-2, HP LTO-3

Sun/STK L8500

HP LTO-2, HP LTO-3,

IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-3

EMC CDL 4400

ADIC i2k SDLT320

Sun/STK SL500 IBM LTO-3

Quantum ADIC Scalar i2000

IBM LTO-3

IBM Standalone Tape Drive

IBM 3592

Windows 2003 (SP1)

5.1

Sun/STK L180

IBM LTO-2, STK 9840C

SSN-16

MDS 9222i

MSM-18/4

Sun/STK L700e

STK T10k, HP LTO-3,

IBM LTO-3

HP Stainable Tape Drive

HP MSL 6060

6.0

Sun/STK L180

HP LTO-2

Sun/STK L700e

STK T10k, HP LTO-3,

IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-3

Sun/STK L8500

HP LTO-2, HP LTO-3

IBM LTO-2

Quantum ADIC Scalar i2000

IBM LTO-3

EMC CDL 4400

ADIC i2k SDLT320,

Sun/STK SL500 IBM LTO-3

IBM Standalone Tape Drive

IBM 3592

Solaris 8

5.1

Sun/STK L180

HP LTO-2, STK 9840C, IBM LTO-2

SSN-16

MDS 9222i

MSM-18/4

Sun/STK L700e

HP LTO-3, STK T10k

IBM LTO-3

6.0

Sun/STK L8500

HP LTO-2, HP LTO-3,

IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-3, SDLT 600

Solaris 10

5.1

Sun/STK L180

HP LTO2, STK 9840C

SSN-16

MDS 9222i

MSM-18/4

6.0

Quantum ADIC Scalar i2000

IBM LTO-3

Sun/STK L700e

STK T10k, IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-3, STK 9940B

Sun/STK SL500

HP LTO-4

Sun/STK L700

IBM LTO-4

Sun/STK L8500

HP LTO-3, HP LTO-2,

STK T10k, IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-3,

SDLT 600

EMC CDL 4400

ADIC i2k SDLT 320

Sun/STK SL500 IBM LTO-3

IBM 3584

IBM LTO-2

IBM Stand Alone Tape

IBM 3592

SpectraLogic T120

IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-3

AIX 5.3

6.0

Sun/STK L700e

IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-3, HP LTO-3, STK T10k

SSN-16

MDS 9222i

MSM-18/4

EMC CDL 4400

Sun/STK SL500 IBM LTO-3

[1] Windows 2000 operating system is supported on SAN-OS 3.3(1c) code version only.

EMC

Legato Networker

Operating Systems

Networker Version

Tape Library Model

Tape Drives & Emulated Libraries Supported

Switch H/W

Windows 2000 (SP4)[1]

7.2.1

Sun/STK L180

HP LTO-3, IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-3

SSN-16

MDS 9222i

MSM-18/4

Quantum ADIC Scalar i2000

IBM LTO-3

EMC CDL 4400

ADIC i2k SDLT320

Sun/STK SL500 IBM LTO-3

7.3.2

Sun/STK L180

HP LTO-2, IBM LTO-2

Sun/STK L700e

STK T10k

Sun/STK L8500

IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-3

IBM Standalone Tape Drive

IBM 3592, HP MSL 6060

Windows 2003 (SP1)

7.2.1

Sun/STK L700e

IBM LTO-2, STK 9840C

SSN-16

MDS 9222i

MSM-18/4

Quantum ADIC Scalar i2000

STK T10k, HP LTO-3,

IBM LTO-3

EMC CDL 4400

ADIC i2k SDLT320

Sun/STK SL500 IBM LTO-3

7.3.2

Sun/STK L180

HP LTO-2

Sun/STK L700e

STK T10k, HP LTO-3,

IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-3

Sun/STK L8500

HP LTO-2, HP LTO-3

IBM LTO-2

IBM Standalone Tape Drive

IBM 3592, HP MSL 6060

7.4

Sun/STK SL500

HP LTO-4

Sun/STK L700

IBM LTO-4

Sun/STK L8500

HP LTO-2

Solaris 8

7.2.1

Sun/STK L700e

IBM LTO-3

SSN-16

MDS 9222i

MSM-18/4

7.3.2

Sun/STK L700

IBM LTO-3

Solaris 10

7.2.1

Sun/STK L700e

HP LTO-3, IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-3

SSN-16

MDS 9222i

MSM-18/4

7.3.2

Sun/STK L700e

STK T10k

Sun/STK L180

HP LTO2, STK 9840C, IBM LTO-2

Quantum ADIC Scalar i2000

IBM LTO-3

Sun/STK L8500

IBM LTO-3, SDLT 600

EMC CDL 4400

ADIC i2k SDLT 320

Sun/STK SL500 IBM LTO-3

IBM Stand Alone Tape

IBM 3592

AIX 5.3

7.2.1

Sun/STK L700e

IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-3, HP LTO-3

SSN-16

MDS 9222i

MSM-18/4

7.3.2

Sun/STK L700e

STK T10k

EMC CDL 4400

Sun/STK SL500 IBM LTO-3

IBM Standalone Tape Drives

IBM 3592

HP-UX 11i (ia64)

7.3.2

Sun/STK L700

IBM LTO-3

SSN-16, MDS 9222i

MSM-18/4

[1] Windows 2000 operating system is supported on SAN-OS 3.3(1c) code version only

HP

HP Data Protector

Operating Systems

Data Protector

Tape Library Model

Tape Drives & Emulated Libraries Supported

Switch H/W

Linux RedHat (version 4.0)

Linux SUSE (SLES 9.0)

6.0

ESL 322e

HP LTO-2

SSN-16, MDS 9222i MSM-18/4

MSL 2024

HP LTO-3

VLS 6105

HP LTO-2, HP LTO-3

ESL E-series

HP LTO-3

MSL 6030

Quantum SDLT 600

EML E-series

HP LTO-4

MSL 8096

HP LTO-4

Windows 2003 (Enterprise)

6.0

ESL 322e

HP LTO-2

SSN-16, MDS 9222i

MSM-18/4

MSL 2024

HP LTO-3

VLS 6105

HP LTO-2, HP LTO-3

ESL E-series

HP LTO-3

MSL 6030

Quantum SDLT 600

EML E-series

HP LTO-4

MSL 8096

HP LTO-4

HP-UX 11iv3

6.0

HP ESL 322e

HP LTO-2

SSN-16, MDS 9222i

MSM-18/4

5.5

HP ESL 322e

HP LTO-2, HP LTO-3

SUN/STK 8500

HP LTO-2, HP LTO-3

EMC CDL 4400

SL500 HP LTO-3

BakBone Software

NetVault

Operating Systems

NetVault

Tape Library Model

Tape Drives & Emulated Libraries Supported

MDS Switch H/W

Linux RHEL V4

8.0

Sun/STK L180

HP LTO-2, IBM LTO-2

SSN-16, MDS 9222i MSM-18/2

Stand Alone drive

HP LTO-4

8.2

Sun/STK L180

HP LTO-3, IBM LTO-3, HP LTO-4, IBM LTO-4

Linux RHEL V5

8.2

Linux RHEL V6

8.6.1

Sun SL3000

IBM LTO-5

Sun SL500

IBM LTO5, HP-LTO-5

NetApp FAS Series

8.0 (NDMP)

Sun/STK L180

HP LTO-2, IBM LTO-2

8.2 (NDMP)

HP LTO-3, IBM LTO-3, HP LTO-4, IBM LTO-4

8.0 (NDMP)

Stand Alone drive

HP LTO-4

EMC CDL Series

8.2 (NDMP)

Sun/STK L180

IBM LTO-3, IBM LTO-4

Sun/STK SL500

IBM

Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)

Operating Systems

TSM Version

Tape Library Model

Tape Drives & Emulated Libraries Supported

Switch H/W

Windows 200010 (SP4)[1]

5.4.0

IBM Stand-Alone Tape

IBM LTO-2, IBM TS1120

SSN-16, MDS 9222i MSM-18/2

Windows 2003 (SP2)

5.4.0

IBM Stand-Alone Tape

IBM LTO-2, IBM TS1120

Linux RH AS 4 U2 kernel 2.6.9.22

5.4.0

IBM Stand-Alone Tape

IBM LTO-2, IBM TS1120

AIX 5.3

5.4.0

SUN/STK 8500

HP LTO-2

SUN/STK SL500

HP LTO-3, IBM LTO-4, HP LTO-4

IBM Stand-Alone Tape

IBM TS1120, IBM LTO-2

EMC CDL SL500

IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-4

SUN/STK L700

IBM LTO-2, IBM LTO-3, STK9840C, STKT10000A

SUN/STK L180

IBM LTO-2

IBM 3584

IBM LTO-2

Quantum ADIC Scalar i2000

IBM LTO-3

EMC CDL 4400

IBM LTO-3

EMC CDL 4400

SL500-IBM LTO-3

5.4.2

SUN/STK SL500

HP LTO-4

SUN/STK L700

IBM LTO-4

5.5.1

SpectraLogic T120

IBM LTO-2, LTO-3

[1] Windows 2000 operating system is supported on SAN-OS 3.3(1c) code version only.

Storage Media Encryption for Disk

Note

Storage Media Encryption for Disk (SME-Disk) reached End of Life on March 10, 2013. For more information, see the EoL announcement (EOL9051) at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/ps4159/ps6409/ps6028/eol__C51-727124.html

Cisco is no longer accepting requests to qualify new arrays.

- EMC

EMC

EMC CX4-480 (FLARE v04.30.000.5.511)

Operating System

OS Version

HBA

HBA Driver

Multipath Application

Failover Mode

Windows Server 2003

SP2

Qlogic QLE 2462

9.1.8.25

PowerPath 5.5

Failover Mode: 4

AIX

5300-12

IBM FC 1905, 5758, 5760, 5761

PN 03N5014

Native OS driver

PowerPath 5.1.0

Failover Mode: 1

EMC Clarion CX700 (FLARE v02.16.700.5.010)

Operating System

OS Version

HBA

HBA/CNA Driver

Multipath Application

Failover Mode

Windows Server 2003

SP2

Qlogic QLE 2462

9.1.8.25

PowerPath 5.5

Failover Mode: 1

AIX

5300-12

IBM FC 1905, 5758, 5760, 5761

PN 03N5014

Native OS driver

PowerPath 5.1.0

Failover Mode: 1

Red Hat

5.5

Cisco M71KR-E

1.3(1n)

PowerPath 5.5

Failover Mode: 1

EMC VNX-5300 (v05.31.000.5.008)

Operating System

OS Version

HBA

HBA/CNA Driver

Multipath Application

Failover Mode

Red Hat

5.5

Cisco M71KR-E

1.3(1n)

PowerPath 5.5

Failover Mode: 1

NetApp FAS940(6.5.6)

Operating System

OS Version

HBA

HBA/CNA Driver

Multipath Application

Failover Mode

Red Hat

5.5

Cisco M71KR-E

1.3(1n)

Native

Load-balance

HDS 9585v

Operating System

OS Version

HBA

HBA/CNA Driver

Multipath Application

Failover Mode

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter

SP2

Cisco M71KR-Q

1.3(1n)

MPIO

FC-IP SAN Extension

The Cisco MDS 9250i switch, the 24/10 Port SAN Extension Module, the MSM-18/4, and SSN-16 modules support Auto, Mode1 and Mode2 compression modes. All of these modes internally use the hardware compression engine of the module. By default, Auto mode is enabled. Mode2 uses a larger batch size for compression than Auto mode, which results in higher compression throughput. However, Mode2 incurs a small latency because of the compression throughput. For the deployments where aggressive throughput is most important, Mode2 should be used. Mode1 gives the better compression ratio when compared to all other modes. For the deployments where compression ratio is most important, Mode1 should be used. Auto mode is similar to Mode2 with respect to the algorithm used for compression except that the batching is not done in Auto mode.

Note

For more information on module and version support, see Cisco MDS 9000 Series IP Services Configuration Guide.

SAN Extension InterOp Support Matrix

Cisco MDS Modules/Switches

IPSEC

FCIP-WA

HW Compression —Auto

HW Compression —Mode1

HW Compression —Mode2

FCIP-TA

24/10 Port SAN Extension Module

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

9250i

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SSN-16

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes[1]

9222i/18+4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

[1] Only Veritas NetBackup and IBM TSM backup applications are supported.

IOA/FCIP Write Acceleration

For information about Write Acceleration see the Cisco MDS 9000 Series I/O Accelerator Configuration Guide.

The following table lists SCSI write initiators tested by Cisco with NX-OS IOA/FCIP Write Acceleration. This includes initiators in array to array replication.

IOA/FCIP Write Acceleration Support

Vendor

Array

Replication Application

T10 Standard SCSI write(6)

All

All

T10 Standard SCSI write(10)

All

All

Hitachi

Virtual Storage Platform G1000/G1500/F1500

E570, E590, E990,

5100, 5100H, 5500, 5500H,

G200, G350, G400, G600, G700, G800, G900

F350, F370, F400, F600, F700, F800, F900

TrueCopy

Dell EMC

VMAX All Flash

VMAX 10K

VMAX3

PowerMax 2000, 8000

SRDF

Chapter 3. Switch Interoperability Matrix

This chapter lists the devices tested by Cisco Solution-Interoperability Engineering group (iLAB) for switch interoperability and lists firmware versions and software versions.

This matrix is created based on the configurations that Cisco has successfully tested. If some configuration is not listed in this document, it does not mean that they do not work. It only means that the configuration was not officially tested by Cisco. Cisco TAC supports only the Cisco qualified configurations. For more information, contact your local Cisco representative.

- Switch Interoperability Matrix

Switch Interoperability Matrix

The switch Interoperability test was performed per the Fibre Channel Methodologies for Interconnect (FC-MI) Technical Report version 1.92 which describes common methodologies for facilitating interoperability in a heterogeneous switch SAN environment.

Note

For information on switch interoperability that is not covered in this document, contact your local Cisco representative. When topology and functional requirements are made explicit, Cisco can propose adequate implementations to make a multivendor environment possible. Depending on your requirements, switch interoperability may or may not be required.

Note

If a major version is qualified, then all the qualified versions must also work for the switch. Also, a desired combination of a Cisco NX-OS software version and a Brocade switch may not appear in this section. In such scenarios, contact your local Cisco representative for more information.

Note

From FOS version 7.x, only interop mode 3 is supported.

Note

All Cisco data center switches including MDS, Nexus platforms, and UCS FI are interoperable among each other at all code levels released on Cisco website. If there is any feature specific code level recommendation for a release, we publish the information in Release Notes and product configuration guides.

Switch Interoperability Matrix (InterOp Mode), MDS 9000 Series

Switch Vendor

Switch Models

Firmware Version

Cisco MDS NX-OS Train

Cisco MDS NX-OS Qualified Versions

Cisco MDS InterOp Mode

Brocade

5100

7.1.x and earlier releases

6.2.x

6.2(1), 6.2(3)

3

8510

7.x

7.3(0)D1(1)

5300

8.x

8.1(1), 8.2(1), 8.3(1), 8.4(1a)

6510

Switch Interoperability Matrix (InterOp Mode), Nexus 5000, and Nexus 9000 Series

Switch Vendor

Switch Models

Firmware Version

Cisco Nexus 5000 and 9000 OS Train

Cisco NX-OS Qualified Versions

Cisco Nexus 9000 InterOp Mode

Brocade

5300 and 6510

7.x and later releases

9.3.5

9.3.5

3

Switch Interoperability Matrix (NPV Mode), MDS 9000 Series

Switch Vendor

Switch Models

Firmware Version

Cisco MDS NX-OS Train

Cisco MDS NX-OS Qualified Versions

Cisco Configuration Mode

Brocade

All switch models

7.x and later releases

6.2.x

6.2(1), 6.2(3)

NPV

8.x

8.1(1), 8.2(1), 8.3(1), 8.4(1a)

9.x

9.4(1), 9.4(1a)

Switch Interoperability Matrix (NPIV Feature), MDS 9000 Series

Switch Vendor

Switch Models

Firmware Version

Cisco MDS NX-OS Train

Cisco MDS NX-OS Qualified Versions

Cisco Switch Feature

Brocade (Access Gateway Mode)

All switch models

7.x and later releases

6.2.x

6.2(1), 6.2(3)

NPIV

8.x

8.1(1), 8.2(1), 8.3(1), 8.4(1a)

Switch Interoperability Matrix (NPV Mode), Nexus 5000 Series

Switch Vendor

Switch Models

Firmware Version

Cisco Nexus 5000 OS Train

Cisco NX-OS Qualified Versions

Cisco Configuration Mode

Brocade

All switch models

7.x and later releases

7.x

7.0(1)N1(1)

7.1(1)N1(1)

7.3(2)N1(1)

7.0(7)N1(1)

7.1(4)N1(1)

NPV

Switch Interoperability Matrix (NPV Mode), Nexus 9000 Series

Switch Vendor

Switch Models

Firmware Version

Cisco Nexus 9000 OS Train

Cisco NX-OS Qualified Versions

Cisco Configuration Mode

Brocade

All switch models

7.x and later releases

7.x and later releases

9.3.5

NPV

Note

Brocade switch in Access gateway (AG) Mode connected to Cisco MDS switch with NPIV enabled is certified, and vice versa. Brocade AG mode is equivalent to Cisco NPV mode and Brocade switch with NPIV feature enabled is equivalent to Cisco switch with NPIV feature enabled.

Switch Interoperability Matrix (NPIV Feature), MDS 9000 Series

Switch Vendor

Switch Models

Firmware Version

Cisco Nexus 9000 OS Train

Cisco NX-OS Qualified Versions

Cisco Switch Feature

HPE[1]

HPE Virtual Connects.

1.0.x and later releases

6.2.x

6.2(23), 6.2(25), 6.2(27), 6.2(29), 6.2(31)

NPIV

7.x

7.0(1)N1(1) or later releases

[1] For detailed information, see https://h20272.www2.hpe.com/spock/utility/document.aspx?docurl=Shared%20Documents/hw/switches/C-Series_FC_Switch_Connectivity_Stream.pdf.