Cisco Systems MDS 9500 Series manual Feature Description Release Where Documented

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New and Changed Information

This Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide applies to Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b) and earlier Cisco MDS SAN-OS releases.

Table 1 lists the new and changed features available with each supported Cisco MDS NX-OS release and SAN-OS release for the Cisco MDS 9500 Series, with the latest release first.

Note As of NX-OS Release 4.1(1b), SAN-OS has been changed to NX-OS. References to SAN-OS releases before 4.1(1b) still apply.

Table 1	Documented Features for the Cisco MDS 9500 Series
			Changed in
Feature		Description	Release	Where Documented
48-port 8-Gbps		Added 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel	4.1(1b)	The “48-port8-Gbps Fibre
Fibre Channel		switching module. The switching		Channel Switching Module”
switching		module offers 48 autosensing 1-, 2-, 4-		section on page 1-33and the
module		and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and		“Technical Specifications”
		can be used in the Cisco MDS 9500		section on page D-1.
		Series Switches.
24-port 8-Gbps		Added 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel	4.1(1b)	The “24-port8-Gbps Fibre
Fibre Channel		switching module. The switching		Channel Switching Module”
switching		module offers 24 autosensing 1-, 2-, 4-		section on page 1-33and the
module		and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and		“Technical Specifications”
		can be used in the Cisco MDS 9500		section on page D-1.
		Series Switches.
4/44-port		Added 4/44-port 8-Gbps	4.1(1b)	The “4/44-port8-Gbps
8-Gbps		Host-Optimized Fibre Channel		Host-Optimized Fibre
Host-Optimize		switching module. The switching		Channel Switching Module”
d Fibre		module offers 48 autosensing 1-, 2-, 4-		section on page 1-33and the
Channel		and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and		“Technical Specifications”
switching		can be used in any of the Cisco MDS		section on page D-1.
module		9500 Series chassis and in the Cisco
		MDS 9222i Switches.

Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide

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