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Release Notes for Cisco SN 5428 Storage Router
Release 3.5.3
August 31, 2004
These release notes support Cisco SN 5428 Storage Router software release 3.5.3. This software release
supersedes release 3.4.1. There was no SN 5428 Storage Router software release 3.5.1 or 3.5.2.
For a list of software caveats that apply to Release 3.5.3, see the “Caveats” section. The caveats are
updated for every maintenance release and are located on Cisco.com and the Documentation CD-ROM.
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Introduction Introduction The Cisco SN 5428 Storage Router provides universal access to storage over IP networks. The storage router software controls the operation of the Cisco SN 5428 Storage Router. You can configure the software to provide one of two types of access to storage over IP networks; either SCSI routing or Transparent SCSI routing. SCSI routing provides IP hosts with access to Fibre Channel (FC) storage devices, using iSCSI protocol. The iSCSI protocol is an IETF-defined protoco
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System Requirements • High Availability (HA)—provides the ability to group storage routers in a cluster for intelligent failover and other cluster-related functions (for SCSI routing only) • E_Port with FC Fabric Zoning—provides the ability to connect FC ports to FC switches and participate in fabric zoning, manage zoning, and support zone mergers • SNMP/MIB support—provides network management of the SN 5428 through SNMP using selected MIBs • Gigabit Ethernet Interface features—provides the ab
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System Requirements Network Equipment • The Gigabit Ethernet interfaces on the SN 5428 Storage Router use a flow control mechanism for stopping and starting traffic that prevents the loss of data. Flow control should also be turned on at the router’s Gigabit Ethernet interfaces where the SN 5428 Storage Router is connected. • If the SN 5428 Storage Router is participating in a cluster (SCSI routing only), and the HA or management interfaces are plugged into a switch that has Spanning Tree Prot
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New and Changed Information A Cisco SN 5428 Storage Router running software release 3.5.3 or later is also interoperable with an IP host running Microsoft Windows® 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator package, version 1.03 or higher. You can download the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator package, which includes the Microsoft iSCSI initiator service and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator software driver, from http://www.microsoft.c
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Installation Notes New CLI Commands By default, the sending of LUN Change Async events is disabled for SCSI routing instances. You can enable this function at the target level, using the following CLI command: scsirouter name target name lunasyncevent enable Use the no form of this command to disable this function. New and Changed GUI Functionality • The all option for tracing SCSI routing instances was removed. • An all option was added to allow the deletion of all SCSI routing instances from
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Installation Notes Determining the Storage Router Software Version To determine the version of SN 5428 software running on the storage router, establish a Telnet or console port session with the storage router, and enter the CLI show version command. (See Example 1.) The Application field displays the version of software currently running on the storage router. The System Bootstrap field displays the software version that will run the next time the storage router is restarted. You can also che
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Installation Notes Step 6 At Select next boot version, select the new software version. If you have made configuration changes to the storage router that have not been saved, click the Save unsaved changes? checkbox to save any configuration changes that have been made but not saved to the storage router’s bootable configuration Step 7 Click Reset System. Step 8 After the storage router has rebooted, verify that it is running the new software. (See the “Determining the Storage Router Software
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Limitations and Restrictions on SN 5428 Storage Router Clusters Command Description Step 6 show version Verify that the storage router is now running the correct software. Step 7 delete software version 3.5.3 (Optional) Remove the updated software from the storage router. To return to a previous software release and remove the updated storage router software using the web-based GUI, follow these instructions: Step 1 In the web-based GUI, log in as “admin”. To access the GUI, enter the URL for
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Documentation Updates Within the sections, the caveats are sorted alphanumerically by caveat number. Note If you have an account with Cisco.com, you can use Bug Navigator II to find caveats of any severity for any release. You can reach Bug Navigator II on Cisco.com at Service & Support: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/launch_bugtool.pl. Open Caveats There are no open caveats in SN 5428 software release 3.5.3. Resolved Caveats The caveats listed in this section are resolved in SN
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Related Documentation Changes The following command has been added to the CLI: • To enable the sending of LUN Change Async events for the specified SCSI routing instance and target combination, use the scsirouter target lunasyncevent enable command. To disable this function at the target level, use the no form of this command. scsirouter name target name lunasyncevent enable By default, the sending of LUN async events is disabled for all SCSI routing instances and targets. You can enable this
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Service and Support Service and Support For service and support for a product purchased from a reseller, contact the reseller, who offers a wide variety of Cisco service and support programs described in “Service and Support” of Cisco Information Packet shipped with your product. Note If you purchased your product from a reseller, you can access Cisco.com as a guest. Cisco.com is Cisco Systems' primary real-time support channel. Your reseller offers programs that include direct access to Cisco
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Documentation Feedback Ordering Documentation You can find instructions for ordering documentation at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/es_inpck/pdi.htm You can order Cisco documentation in these ways: • Registered Cisco.com users (Cisco direct customers) can order Cisco product documentation from the Ordering tool: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/ordering/index.shtml • Nonregistered Cisco.com users can order documentation through a local account representative by calling Ci
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Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Submitting a Service Request Using the online TAC Service Request Tool is the fastest way to open S3 and S4 service requests. (S3 and S4 service requests are those in which your network is minimally impaired or for which you require product information.) After you describe your situation, the TAC Service Request Tool automatically provides recommended solutions. If your issue is not resolved using the recommended resources, your service request
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Obtaining Additional Publications and Information • The Cisco Product Catalog describes the networking products offered by Cisco Systems, as well as ordering and customer support services. Access the Cisco Product Catalog at this URL: http://cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/pcat/ • Cisco Press publishes a wide range of general networking, training and certification titles. Both new and experienced users will benefit from these publications. For current Cisco Press titles and other information, go
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Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Release Notes for Cisco SN 5428 Storage Router Release 3.5.3 16 OL-6542-01
