# Feature History for SME Interface

Table 1-13 lists the release history for this feature.

Table 1-17 Feature History for SME Interface

Feature Name | Releases | Feature Information
Software change | OL-25317-01 | In Release OL-25317-01, Fabric Manager is changed to DCNM for SAN (DCNM-SAN).
4.1(1c) | In Release 4.1(1b) and later, the MDS SAN-OS software is changed to MDS NX-OS software. The earlier releases are unchanged and all references are retained.
16-Port Storage Service Node (SSN-16) module | 4.2(1) | The Cisco MDS 9000 Family 16-Port Storage Services Node is new hardware that provides a high-performance, unified platform for deploying enterprise-class disaster recovery and business continuance solutions with future support for intelligent fabric applications.
Configuring and starting SME interface | 3.3(1c) | Users should create SME interfaces using Device Manager or the CLI, before using Fabric Manager to create the interfaces.

Note Read all of the Cautions carefully while configuring SME Disks.