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Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS and SAN-OS Software
Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.1
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Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS and SAN-OS Software
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Release and Compatibility
Compatibility Information
Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.1
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Compatibility Matrix, Release 8.x
14-Jun-2020
Release Notes
Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.1
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03-Jun-2024
Cisco MDS 9000 Series EPLD Release Notes, Release 8.1(x), 8.2(x), 8.3(x)
02-Jan-2018
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Release Notes, Release 8.x
03-Apr-2023
Reference
Command References
Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.1
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference, Release 8.x
18-Oct-2017
Licensing Information
Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.1
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Licensing Guide, Release 8.x
01-May-2020
Open Source Used In Cisco MDS NXOS Software 8.1(1)
18-Apr-2017
(PDF - 6 MB)
Technical References
Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.1
Interoperability Matrix for Cisco Nexus and MDS 9000 Products
10-Aug-2022
Configuration
Configuration Guides
Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.1
Cisco MDS 9000 Series FCoE Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
30-Sep-2019
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fibre Channel Zone Driver - OpenStack Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
30-Sep-2019
Cisco MDS 9000 Series I/O Accelerator Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
01-Oct-2019
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Intelligent Storage Services Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
03-Feb-2019
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Quality of Service Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
01-Jul-2019
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
22-Apr-2020
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fabric Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
31-Jan-2019
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
31-Jan-2019
Cisco MDS 9000 Series High Availability Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
31-Jan-2019
Cisco MDS 9000 Series IP Services Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
06-Apr-2020
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Inter-VSAN Routing Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
29-Jul-2020
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
29-Jan-2019
Cisco MDS 9000 Series SAN Analytics and SAN Telemetry Streaming Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
30-Mar-2023
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Security Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
05-May-2023
Cisco MDS 9000 Series System Management Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
30-Sep-2020
Cisco MDS NX-OS Configuration Limits, Release 8.x
15-Apr-2024
Programming Guides
Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 8.1
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Programmability Guide, Release 8.x
19-Jun-2019
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