Cisco MDS 9000 SAN Extension Software Release

To use the latest Cisco MDS 9000 SAN Extension over IP Package on the Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module or the Cisco MDS 9222i, Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS 3.2(1) or later must be installed on a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch. For the Cisco MDS 9000 16-Port Storage Services Node module, Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS 4.2(1) or later must be installed on a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch.

Note: Hardware-based compression and IP Security (IPsec) for FCIP are available only for the Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module, Cisco MDS 9000 16-Port Storage Services Node, and Cisco MDS 9222i.

License Information

This package is licensed on a per-engine, per-module basis. The number of licenses that a customer needs to purchase is equal to the number of engines to be enabled for the feature on the Cisco MDS 9000 16-Port Storage Services Node, or one license per Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module in a switch. The Cisco MDS 9000 SAN Extension license features are enabled by default on the embedded ports on the Cisco MDS 9222i chassis. No additional license is required to use FCIP and FCIP compression on these ports.

Ordering Information

The product numbers associated with this package are:

• M9500EXT12K9= Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN Extension over IP Package for one MSM in the Cisco MDS 9500 Series

– M9500EXT12K9= Spare

• M9200EXT12K9= Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN Extension over IP Package for one MSM in the Cisco MDS 9200 Series

– M9200EXT12K9= Spare

• M9500EXT1AK9= Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN Extension over IP Package for one Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port MSM or one Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice FIPS Module (MSFM) in Cisco MDS 9500 Series

– M9500EXT1AK9= Spare

• M9200EXT1AK9= Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN Extension over IP Package for one Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port MSM or one Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port MSFM in Cisco MDS 9200 Series

– M9200EXT1AK9= Spare

• M92EXTSSNK9= Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN Extension License (1 engine) for the Cisco MDS 9000 16-Port SSN module in the Cisco MDS 9222i, spare

• M95EXTSSNK9= Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN Extension License (1 engine) for the Cisco MDS 9000 16-Port SSN module in the Cisco MDS 9500 Series, spare