Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback-doc@cisco.com.
xiii
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
OL-17467-02
New and Changed Information
Installation of
SFP
transceivers
Added instructions for installation and
removal of SFP transceivers and cables.
Not release
specific
The “Removing, Installing,
and Verifying Supervisor,
Switching, and Services
Modules” section on
page 2-38.
Additional UK
power cable
Added United Kingdom power cable
BS89/13, BS 1363/A, for use with
1900-W power supply.
Not release
specific
The “Power Cords” section on
page E-7.
Caching
Services
Module (CSM)
Added virtualization services for
reallocating physical resources as
virtual resources.
1.3(1) The “32-Port 2-Gbps Fibre
Channel Switching Module”
section on page 1-37.
Telco and E IA
Shelf Bracket
Kit
Allowed single-user installation and
installation in a telco rack.
Not release
specific
The “Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Telco and EIA Shelf Bracket”
section on page C-6.
Advanced
Services
Module (ASM)
Added support for up to 32 Fibre
Channel ports, provided distributed
intelligent storage services, and
enabled virtualization.
1.2(2a) The “32-Port Fibre Channel
Advanced Services Module”
section on page 1-48.
Console port to
modem
Connection
Added support for connecting the
console port on the Cisco MDS 9500
Series to a modem.
1.2(2a) The “Connecting to the
Console Port” section on
page B-2.
COM1 port to
modem
Connection
Added support for connecting the
COM1 port on the Cisco MDS 9500
Series to a modem.
1.2(1a) The “Connecting to the COM1
Port” section on page B-4.
Gigabit
Ethernet and
CWDM SFP
transceivers
Added support for Gigabit
Ethernet/Fibre Channel SFP
transceivers and CWDM SFP
transceivers.
1.1(1a) The “Supported Transceivers”
section on page 1-55.
8-port IP
Storage
Services
(IPS-8) module
Provided FCIP services and iSCSI
services capability in an 8-port Gigabit
Ethernet module.
1.1(1a) The “IP Storage Services
Modules” section on
page 1-46.
Cisco MDS
9506 Director
Added the Cisco MDS 9506 Director, a
multilayer Fibre Channel switch that
supports up to six modules.
1.1(1a) This guide.
16-port Fibre
Channel
module
Added 16-port Fibre Channel
hot-swappable switching module for
use with the Cisco MDS 9500 Series.
1.0(2a) The “Switching Modules”
section on page 1-32.
32-port Fibre
Channel
module
Added 32-port Fibre Channel
hot-swappable switching module for
use with the Cisco MDS 9500 Series.
1.0(2a) The “Switching Modules”
section on page 1-32.
Cisco MDS
9509 Switch
Added the Cisco MDS 9509 Director, a
multilayer Fibre Channel switch that
supports up to nine modules.
1.0(2a) This guide.
Table 1 Documented Features for the Cisco MDS 9500 Series (continued)
Feature Description
Changed in
Release Where Documented