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IBM SAN c-type Firmware Qualification

Release Notes


Abstract

This documents NX-OS firmware levels qualified by IBM for c-type family switches and directors. If you're running a different version, you are encouraged to upgrade to one of these levels.

The IBM recommended version is 9.4(2a) for open systems, and 9.4(1a) for FICON.

Content

Release notes 9.4(3b)

Release notes 9.4(3a)

Release notes 9.4(2a)

Release notes 9.4(1a)*

Release notes 9.3(2e)

Release notes 9.3(2a)

Release notes 9.3(1)***

Release notes 9.2(2)

Release notes 9.2(1a)***

Release notes 9.2(1)

Release notes 8.5(1)

Release notes 8.4(2f)

Release notes 8.4(2e)*

Release notes 8.4(2d)

Release notes 8.4(2c) *

Release notes 8.4(2b) *

Release notes 8.4(2a)

Release notes 8.4(2)

Release notes 8.4(1a) *  **

Release notes 8.4(1) **

Release notes 8.3(2) 1

Release notes 8.1(1b) *

* FICON qualified release. See the System z page documenting Switches and Directors qualified for IBM Z FICON and FCP channels for more information.

** Note: if running 8.4(1) or 8.4(a1) on a 9396S, 9148S or 9250i, see this notice for explanation of a serious defect that could result in an outage, and how to resolve it.

*** Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.4(3b)  - Smart licensing recommended release; Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.2(1a) - non-smart licensing recommended release.

1 NX-OS 8.3(2) is the minimum required level for the SAN32C-6 to display OEM data, such as the IBM product name, via CLI, showtech logs and DCNM.

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Product Synonym

SAN16C-R SAN32C-6 SAN48C-6 SAN50C-R SAN96C-6 SAN192C-6 SAN384C-6 SAN768C-6

Document Information

Modified date:
15 August 2025

UID

ibm10788473