Sun Microsystems Switch MDS 9134 User Manual

Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric  
Switch Hardware Release Notes  
For Installation in a SunStorage Area Network  
Sun Microsystems, Inc.  
Part No. 820-2855-10  
November 2007, Revision A  
Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback  
 
Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric  
Switch Hardware Release Notes  
This document contains important information about the Cisco MDS 9134 34-port  
Multilayer Fabric Switch hardware installed in Sun storage area networks (SANs).  
Read this document so that you are aware of issues or requirements that can affect  
the installation and operation of the Cisco MDS 9134 switch in a Sun SAN.  
Note – Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites mentioned  
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This document contains the following sections:  
“Product Features” on page 2  
“Supported Software” on page 2  
“Supported Management Software” on page 3  
“Supported Hardware” on page 4  
“Downloading and Installing the Firmware” on page 6  
“Related Documentation” on page 7  
“Service Contact Information” on page 7  
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Product Features  
The Cisco MDS 9134 32-port Multilayer Fabric Switch provides up to 32 4-Gbps  
Fibre Channel ports and two 10-Gbps Fibre Channel ports in a one rack unit (1RU)  
chassis. A port activation license allows you to add an extra eight ports to the  
original 24-port configuration for a total of 32 4-Gbps ports. Another port activation  
license will allow you to activate the two 10-Gbps Fibre Channel ports for a total of  
34 active ports.  
The Cisco MDS 9134 switch can be used as a stand-alone switch or stacked together  
via copper X2 transceivers for up to 64 4-Gbps ports.  
Note – Optical X2 transceivers can also be used to stack the Cisco MDS 9134  
switches together.  
The part numbers for the optical and copper X2 transceivers are as follows:  
Cisco 10 Gbps Fiber Channel-short wavelength X2 SFP: SG-XSWCS-10G-X2S-Z  
Cisco 10 Gbps Fiber Channel-long wavelength X2 SFP: SG-XSWCS-10G-X2L-Z  
Supported Software  
This section describes the firmware and operating system requirements for the Cisco  
MDS 9134 switch.  
Firmware Requirements  
The Cisco MDS 9134 Hardware requires SAN OS rev 3.2(1a) (minimum) which is  
delivered as patch 126488-03 and available from SunSolveSM. See “Downloading and  
Installing the Firmware” on page 6 for more information.  
Operating System Requirements  
The following operating systems running on hosts on the SAN are compatible with  
the Cisco MDS 9134 switch:  
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Solaris  
Solaris 9 Update 1 or higher for SPARC  
Solaris 10 for SPARC and x86  
Linux  
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (32-bit/64-bit)  
SuSE Linux 9 Professional Community Edition (32-bit/64-bit)  
SuSE Linux 10 Professional Community Edition (32-bit/64-bit)  
Microsoft Windows  
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32-bit/64-bit)  
Other  
HP/UX 11.i and11.23  
IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3  
IBM z/OS  
Supported Management Software  
You can manage the Cisco MDS 9134 switch using any of the following software  
management tools.  
Cisco MDS 9000 family CLI  
Cisco Quick Configuration wizard  
Cisco Fabric Manager Release 3.2(1a) or higher  
Application programming interface (API) for integration with third-party and  
user-developed management tools  
If you need information about these tools, see the Cisco product documentation at:  
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Supported Hardware  
This section lists the hardware that is compatible with the Cisco MDS 9134 switch.  
Supported Switches and Directors  
The Cisco MDS 9134 switch interoperates with the Cisco MDS 9000 family of  
products. For more information, see Cisco’s interoperability support matrix located  
Supported Storage Platforms  
The Cisco MDS 9134 switch is compatible with the following storage platforms:  
Sun StorEdge™ 3510, 3511 FC arrays  
Sun StorEdge 6120 and 6130 arrays  
Sun StorageTek™ 6140 and 6540 arrays  
Sun StorEdge 6320 system  
Sun StorageTek FlexLine™ 380 array  
Sun StorEdge Fibre Channel 9840A, 9840B, 9840C, 9940A, 9940B, LTO-2, LTO-3,  
and SDLT 600 FC tape drives  
Sun StorEdge 9910, 9960, 9970, 9980, 9985, 9990  
Sun StorEdge FC420 FC-SCSI Bridge for L25 and L100 tape libraries with the SG-  
XFCCARD2-C LVD SCSI to Fibre Channel Card Quantum or the SG-  
XFC420CARD-MOD Fibre Channel / LVD Internal Bridge  
FC Robots: L180, L700j, L1400M, SL500, L500  
Supported HBAs  
The Cisco MDS 9134 switch is compatible with the following HBAs:  
SG-XPCIE2FC-EB4-Z  
SG-XPCIE20FC-NEM-Z  
SG-XPCI2FC-QF2 and SG-XPCI2FC-QF2-Z  
SG-XPCI1FC-QF2  
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SG-XPCI1FC-QLC and SG-XPCI1FC-QLC-Z (Maximum of two cascaded switches  
between devices)  
SG-XPCI1FC-EM2 and SG-XPCI2FC-EM2  
SG-XPCI1FC-QF4 and SG-XPCI2FC-QF4  
SG-XPCIE1FC-QF4 and SG-XPCIE2FC-QF4  
SG-XPCI1FC-EM4-Z and SG-XPCI2FC-EM4-Z  
SG-XPCIE1FC-EM4 and SG-XPCIE2FC-EM4  
SG-XPCIE2FC-QB4-Z  
Supported Server Platforms  
The Cisco MDS 9134 switch is compatible with the following Sun servers:  
x64/x86 Systems  
Sun Fire™ V40z  
Sun Fire x2100  
Sun Fire x2200 (M2)  
Sun Fire x4100 (M2) and x4200 (M2)  
Sun Fire x4600 (M2)  
Sun Fire 8000 Modular System  
SPARC Servers  
Sun Fire T1000/T2000  
Sun Fire V1280/Netra 1280  
Sun Fire Netra 240  
Sun Fire V210/V240/V250  
Sun Fire V245/V445  
Sun Fire V440  
Sun Fire V480  
Sun Fire V490  
Sun Fire V880  
Sun Fire V890  
Sun Fire 4800/4810/6800  
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Sun Fire 2900  
Sun Fire 12k/15k/20k/25k  
Sun Enterprise™ 4900/6900  
Downloading and Installing the  
Firmware  
This section provides instructions for downloading and installing the Cisco MDS  
9000 SAN-OS firmware.  
Note – Download the latest version of the firmware to ensure proper compatibility.  
To Download and Install the Patch  
Use the following procedure to retrieve Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS revision.  
1. Access the SunSolve web site at:  
2. Accept the terms and conditions of the license agreement.  
3. Click Patches and Updates under the Support category.  
4. Type Patch ID 126488-xx under PatchFinder and click Find Patch.  
Do not type the -xx revision number. PatchFinder automatically finds the latest  
patch.  
5. Verify that you have retrieved the correct patch.  
6. Print the README file that contains installation instructions and any special  
guidelines.  
7. Download the patch by clicking on either HTTP or FTP in the following line:  
Download Patch (nn,nnn,nnn bytes) HTTP FTP  
8. When you have finished downloading the patch, install the patch by following  
the instructions in the patch README file.  
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Related Documentation  
For more information about the Cisco MDS 9134 switch, refer to the following  
documents:  
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.x  
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide  
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, Release 3.x  
Service Contact Information  
If you need help installing or using this product in the United States, call  
1-800-USA-4SUN, or go to:  
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