Cisco MDS 9000 Series Troubleshooting Guide

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide
OL-5183-02, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3
Preface
Obtaining Documentation
For information on VERITAS Storage Foundation™ for Networks 1.0, Cisco software, refer to the
following Veritas documents available at http://support.veritas.com/:
• VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks Overview
• VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks Installation and Configuration Guide
• VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks Obtaining and Installing Licenses
• VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks GUI Administrator's Guide
• VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks CLI Administrator's Guide
• VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks README
For information on IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller Storage Software for Cisco MDS 9000,
refer to the following IBM documents available at http://www.ibm.com/storage/support/2062-2300
• IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller Storage Software for Cisco MDS 9000 Getting Started
• IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller Storage Software for Cisco MDS 9000 Configuration
Guide
• IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller Storage Software for Cisco MDS 9000 Command-Line
Interface User's Guide
• IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server
• IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller
• IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller for Cisco MDS 9000
• Subsystem Device Driver User's Guide
Obtaining Documentation
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resources. These sections explain how to obtain technical information from Cisco Systems.
Cisco.com
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http://www.cisco.com/univercd/home/home.htm
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Documentation CD-ROM
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package, which may have shipped with your product. The Documentation CD-ROM is updated regularly
and may be more current than printed documentation. The CD-ROM package is available as a single unit
or through an annual or quarterly subscription.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Category	Switch
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Ports	Varies by model
Protocols	Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), iSCSI
Redundancy	Redundant supervisors, power supplies, and fans
Management	Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), CLI, SNMP
Virtualization Support	VSANs (Virtual SANs)
Security Features	Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
Hot Swappable Components	power supplies, fans
Power Supply Options	AC and DC options available