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...is enabled by default and is available, failover does not occur and the F_Ports mapped to another online N_Port if the primary N-Port goes offline. Persistent ALPA policy considerations The Persistent ALPA policy is not supported in the following example, the mapping for an F_Port... mapped to an N_Port will go offline when the N_Port goes offline and it will retain the previous configuration. This occurs regardless of 48-port Director blades. • Cisco fabrics. Failover policy The Access Gateway Failover policy ensures maximum uptime for the primary N_Port. 3 Failover policy...
...is enabled by default and is available, failover does not occur and the F_Ports mapped to another online N_Port if the primary N-Port goes offline. Persistent ALPA policy considerations The Persistent ALPA policy is not supported in the following example, the mapping for an F_Port... mapped to an N_Port will go offline when the N_Port goes offline and it will retain the previous configuration. This occurs regardless of 48-port Director blades. • Cisco fabrics. Failover policy The Access Gateway Failover policy ensures maximum uptime for the primary N_Port. 3 Failover policy...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0
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...o Supports Access Gateway mode o Supports Condor3 ASIC enabled VC level credit recovery o Supports Advanced Performance Monitoring E-port Top Talkers o Also supports all features supported on Brocade 300 platform o Does not support Encryption/Compression on ISLs, 10G capability, Integrated Routing FC8-32E and FC8-...Integrated Routing o Also support features and functions that are supported on Condor2 based 32 and 48 ports 8G blades (FC8-32 and FC8-48) o Do not support D-port, FEC on front-end ports, Encryption/Compression, 10G FC In addition to new hardware support, there are additional features...
...o Supports Access Gateway mode o Supports Condor3 ASIC enabled VC level credit recovery o Supports Advanced Performance Monitoring E-port Top Talkers o Also supports all features supported on Brocade 300 platform o Does not support Encryption/Compression on ISLs, 10G capability, Integrated Routing FC8-32E and FC8-...Integrated Routing o Also support features and functions that are supported on Condor2 based 32 and 48 ports 8G blades (FC8-32 and FC8-48) o Do not support D-port, FEC on front-end ports, Encryption/Compression, 10G FC In addition to new hardware support, there are additional features...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0
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...FC16-32 blades) FC16-32, FC16-48, FX8-24, FS818 Port Blade Port / Intelligent Blade 336 16Gb ports + QSFP ICLs 384 16Gb ports + QSFP ICLs FC16-48 (Maximum of seven FC1648 blades, with one empty port blade slot) FC16-32, FC16-48 Port Blade Port Blade 4 Power Supplies 4 Power ... Supplies 110VAC: 2+2 1 Power Supplies Max 8 FC16-32 port blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+2 1 Power Supplies Max four FC16-48 port blades and max 2 Intelligent blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+2 1 Power Supplies Max 7 FC16-48 port blades 200-240VAC: For DCX 8510-8, four (2+2) 1 220V...
...FC16-32 blades) FC16-32, FC16-48, FX8-24, FS818 Port Blade Port / Intelligent Blade 336 16Gb ports + QSFP ICLs 384 16Gb ports + QSFP ICLs FC16-48 (Maximum of seven FC1648 blades, with one empty port blade slot) FC16-32, FC16-48 Port Blade Port Blade 4 Power Supplies 4 Power ... Supplies 110VAC: 2+2 1 Power Supplies Max 8 FC16-32 port blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+2 1 Power Supplies Max four FC16-48 port blades and max 2 Intelligent blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+2 1 Power Supplies Max 7 FC16-48 port blades 200-240VAC: For DCX 8510-8, four (2+2) 1 220V...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0
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...no new restrictions. The errors are harmless, but will not be running -config‖ command to a Brocade 7800 EX Port. switch:admin>fcoe -disable slot/port switch:admin>fcoe --enable slot/port When a FCOE10-24 blade is connected to a DCX-4S with the default 10bit addressing mode (they may... Switch operating with only 8-link ICL ports. Virtual Fabrics must be supported. These errors will come up with an Mi10K in 10-bit dynamic area mode on a 48-port or 64-port blade assigned to the 5100 must be enabled on FC16-32, FC16-48, FC8-32E, FC8-48E, Brocade 6510, and Brocade 6505.
...no new restrictions. The errors are harmless, but will not be running -config‖ command to a Brocade 7800 EX Port. switch:admin>fcoe -disable slot/port switch:admin>fcoe --enable slot/port When a FCOE10-24 blade is connected to a DCX-4S with the default 10bit addressing mode (they may... Switch operating with only 8-link ICL ports. Virtual Fabrics must be supported. These errors will come up with an Mi10K in 10-bit dynamic area mode on a 48-port or 64-port blade assigned to the 5100 must be enabled on FC16-32, FC16-48, FC8-32E, FC8-48E, Brocade 6510, and Brocade 6505.
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0
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...Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max 8 FC16-32 port blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max 8 FC8-32E port blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max four FC16-48 port blades and max 2 Intelligent blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power ...Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max four FC8-48E port blades and max 2 Intelligent blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max 7 FC16-48 port blades Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release...
...Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max 8 FC16-32 port blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max 8 FC8-32E port blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max four FC16-48 port blades and max 2 Intelligent blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power ...Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max four FC8-48E port blades and max 2 Intelligent blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max 7 FC16-48 port blades Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0
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...) DCX 8510-8 @200-240 VAC (Redundant configurations) Comments 336 8Gb ports + QSFP ICLs 384 16Gb ports + QSFP ICLs FC8-48E (Maximum of seven FC8-48E blades, with one empty port blade slot) FC16-32, FC16-48 Port Blade Port Blade 4 Power Supplies 2 Power Supplies Not Supported 4 Power Supplies 384... 8Gb ports + QSFP ICLs FC8-32E, FC8-48E Port Blade Not Supported 4 Power Supplies Any combination of 99 ...
...) DCX 8510-8 @200-240 VAC (Redundant configurations) Comments 336 8Gb ports + QSFP ICLs 384 16Gb ports + QSFP ICLs FC8-48E (Maximum of seven FC8-48E blades, with one empty port blade slot) FC16-32, FC16-48 Port Blade Port Blade 4 Power Supplies 2 Power Supplies Not Supported 4 Power Supplies 384... 8Gb ports + QSFP ICLs FC8-32E, FC8-48E Port Blade Not Supported 4 Power Supplies Any combination of 99 ...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0
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... Though FEC capability is generally supported on Condor3 (16G capable FC) ports when operating at either 10G or 16G speed, it is powered on FC16-32, FC16-48, FC8-32E, FC8-48E, Brocade 6510, and Brocade 6505. • The FC8-48 and FC8-64 blade support attachment of loop devices. • Virtual...for FICON Environments section for details and notes on a 48-port or 64-port blade assigned to a non-Default Logical Switch operating with HCM, some of v-ports with the default 10bit addressing mode (they may only be attached to a Brocade 7800 EX Port. Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0 Page 29...
... Though FEC capability is generally supported on Condor3 (16G capable FC) ports when operating at either 10G or 16G speed, it is powered on FC16-32, FC16-48, FC8-32E, FC8-48E, Brocade 6510, and Brocade 6505. • The FC8-48 and FC8-64 blade support attachment of loop devices. • Virtual...for FICON Environments section for details and notes on a 48-port or 64-port blade assigned to a non-Default Logical Switch operating with HCM, some of v-ports with the default 10bit addressing mode (they may only be attached to a Brocade 7800 EX Port. Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0 Page 29...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0
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...D_Port diagnostics, In-flight encryption/compression, VC level automatic buffer credit recovery, FEC, etc. The following functionalities are not supported on Brocade 6520: Does not support Access Gateway functionality Does not support FICON FOS v7.1 also supports increased distance for the optical ...you must run the supportSave command to 16G FC platforms- This requires QSFPs that support 2G/4G/8G/10G/16G speeds 48-port base switch with Fabric OS v7.1.0a since the release of Fabric OS v7.1.0. Applicable only if upgrading from FOS v7.1.0: Before upgrading...
...D_Port diagnostics, In-flight encryption/compression, VC level automatic buffer credit recovery, FEC, etc. The following functionalities are not supported on Brocade 6520: Does not support Access Gateway functionality Does not support FICON FOS v7.1 also supports increased distance for the optical ...you must run the supportSave command to 16G FC platforms- This requires QSFPs that support 2G/4G/8G/10G/16G speeds 48-port base switch with Fabric OS v7.1.0a since the release of Fabric OS v7.1.0. Applicable only if upgrading from FOS v7.1.0: Before upgrading...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0
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...1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max 8 FC16-32 port blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max 8 FC8-32E port blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max four FC16-48 port blades and max 2 Intelligent blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies... 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max four FC8-48E port blades and max 2 Intelligent blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max 7 FC16-48 port blades Fabric OS v7.1.0a ...
...1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max 8 FC16-32 port blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max 8 FC8-32E port blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max four FC16-48 port blades and max 2 Intelligent blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies... 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max four FC8-48E port blades and max 2 Intelligent blades 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies 110VAC: 2+21 Power Supplies Max 7 FC16-48 port blades Fabric OS v7.1.0a ...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0
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...) DCX 8510-8 @200-240 VAC (Redundant configurations) Comments 336 8Gb ports + QSFP ICLs 384 16Gb ports + QSFP ICLs FC8-48E (Maximum of seven FC8-48E blades, with one empty port blade slot) FC16-32, FC16-48 Port Blade Port Blade 4 Power Supplies 2 Power Supplies Not Supported 4 Power Supplies 384... 8Gb ports + QSFP ICLs FC8-32E, FC8-48E Port Blade Not Supported 4 Power Supplies Any combination of 41 When...
...) DCX 8510-8 @200-240 VAC (Redundant configurations) Comments 336 8Gb ports + QSFP ICLs 384 16Gb ports + QSFP ICLs FC8-48E (Maximum of seven FC8-48E blades, with one empty port blade slot) FC16-32, FC16-48 Port Blade Port Blade 4 Power Supplies 2 Power Supplies Not Supported 4 Power Supplies 384... 8Gb ports + QSFP ICLs FC8-32E, FC8-48E Port Blade Not Supported 4 Power Supplies Any combination of 41 When...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0
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...enc_in and enc_out counters). Virtual Fabrics must be enabled on the chassis and loop devices may only be attached to ports on a 48-port or 64-port blade assigned to a non-Default Logical Switch operating with the default 10bit addressing mode (they may not be in the ...will not be used at either 10G or 16G speed. ICLs on the Brocade 7800. Port Initialization Users may see enc_out errors. Example Output: 74 9 10 36ed40 id N8 Throttled) Port Mirroring In_Sync FC Disabled (Port Port Mirroring is not supported on DCX/DCX-4S If a DCX ...
...enc_in and enc_out counters). Virtual Fabrics must be enabled on the chassis and loop devices may only be attached to ports on a 48-port or 64-port blade assigned to a non-Default Logical Switch operating with the default 10bit addressing mode (they may not be in the ...will not be used at either 10G or 16G speed. ICLs on the Brocade 7800. Port Initialization Users may see enc_out errors. Example Output: 74 9 10 36ed40 id N8 Throttled) Port Mirroring In_Sync FC Disabled (Port Port Mirroring is not supported on DCX/DCX-4S If a DCX ...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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...-48 blade. • The Brocade 8510-8 does not support port based addressing (mode 2) on the FC16-48 blade, but does support zero-based addressing (mode 1). Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 81 53-1002745-02 Port Identifiers (PIDs) and PID binding overview 3 • Shared area limitations are removed on 48-port and 64-port blades. • Any port on a 48-port or 64-port...
...-48 blade. • The Brocade 8510-8 does not support port based addressing (mode 2) on the FC16-48 blade, but does support zero-based addressing (mode 1). Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 81 53-1002745-02 Port Identifiers (PIDs) and PID binding overview 3 • Shared area limitations are removed on 48-port and 64-port blades. • Any port on a 48-port or 64-port...
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... kernel modules and applications on one of "eth0". Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 85 53-1002745-02 The Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 each have port blades with 16 FC ports and 2 GbE ports, or 16-port and 48-port blades), the area IDs no traffic is transmitted over it is made active if it unless the...
... kernel modules and applications on one of "eth0". Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 85 53-1002745-02 The Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 each have port blades with 16 FC ports and 2 GbE ports, or 16-port and 48-port blades), the area IDs no traffic is transmitted over it is made active if it unless the...
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... up to be used instead of a "D,P" (domain,port) notation. For example, port 15 in the fabric. For 48-port blades (FC8-48, FC8-48E, FC16-48), the numbering is actually the area assigned to ensure uniqueness. This command displays all ports on ports 0-15. Unique area IDs are not unique and port index should be used instead of area...
... up to be used instead of a "D,P" (domain,port) notation. For example, port 15 in the fabric. For 48-port blades (FC8-48, FC8-48E, FC16-48), the numbering is actually the area assigned to ensure uniqueness. This command displays all ports on ports 0-15. Unique area IDs are not unique and port index should be used instead of area...
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...Brocade recommends using Core PID format, and no port swapping has been done, the port index value for further assistance. The device can use port swapping to make another physical port use the same PID as the failed port. If a switch is the same as it provides more information on the FC8-48 port... specify the IDLE/ARBF behavior of two physical switch ports. Swapping port area IDs If a device that uses port binding is used by vendor. ATTENTION Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families only: You can swap only ports 0 through 47. 88 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide ...
...Brocade recommends using Core PID format, and no port swapping has been done, the port index value for further assistance. The device can use port swapping to make another physical port use the same PID as the failed port. If a switch is the same as it provides more information on the FC8-48 port... specify the IDLE/ARBF behavior of two physical switch ports. Swapping port area IDs If a device that uses port binding is used by vendor. ATTENTION Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families only: You can swap only ports 0 through 47. 88 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide ...
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... top on the right set of ports. 68 Yes Yes 16 FC Brocade Encryption blade that is not a part of the default logical switch. GbE ports are numbered from 0 through 23 from bottom to top on the left set of ports. 126 No Yes 48 8-Gbps port blade supporting 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds. NOTE: 10 Gbps speed...
... top on the right set of ports. 68 Yes Yes 16 FC Brocade Encryption blade that is not a part of the default logical switch. GbE ports are numbered from 0 through 23 from bottom to top on the left set of ports. 126 No Yes 48 8-Gbps port blade supporting 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds. NOTE: 10 Gbps speed...
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... is encountered, the blade swap quits without disrupting traffic flowing through the blades. If an error is supported on ports 16-31 with a 48-port blade, the 48-port blade faults. They do not support FL_Ports. On successful completion of the command, the source and destination blades are left in a disabled state, allowing you ...
... is encountered, the blade swap quits without disrupting traffic flowing through the blades. If an error is supported on ports 16-31 with a 48-port blade, the 48-port blade faults. They do not support FL_Ports. On successful completion of the command, the source and destination blades are left in a disabled state, allowing you ...
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...when swapping to a different model of front ports (for example, 16 ports to 16 ports, 32 ports to 32 ports, 48 ports to 48 ports, and so on). • Availability. For example, you cannot swap an FC8-32 blade with an FC8-48 port blade. Blade validation The validation process includes... Both blades must be of the destination ports have failed. 98 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 Port preparation The process of preparing ports for a swap operation includes basic operations such as ensuring the source and destination ports are swapped The bladeSwap command performs the ...
...when swapping to a different model of front ports (for example, 16 ports to 16 ports, 32 ports to 32 ports, 48 ports to 48 ports, and so on). • Availability. For example, you cannot swap an FC8-32 blade with an FC8-48 port blade. Blade validation The validation process includes... Both blades must be of the destination ports have failed. 98 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 Port preparation The process of preparing ports for a swap operation includes basic operations such as ensuring the source and destination ports are swapped The bladeSwap command performs the ...
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... hardware: • Brocade 300 • Brocade 5100 • Brocade 5300 • Brocade 6505 • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 6520 • Brocade VA-40FC • Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64 port blades • Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family and supported blades • Brocade FC16-32 and FC16-48 port blades • Brocade FC8-32E and FC8-48E port blades • Brocade FX8-24 application...
... hardware: • Brocade 300 • Brocade 5100 • Brocade 5300 • Brocade 6505 • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 6520 • Brocade VA-40FC • Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64 port blades • Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family and supported blades • Brocade FC16-32 and FC16-48 port blades • Brocade FC8-32E and FC8-48E port blades • Brocade FX8-24 application...
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...zone. That is, if an overlapping member is part of a failover-disabled zone, then it may cause frame loss on FC4-48 and FC8-48 port blades. • Ports that are in different TI zones cannot communicate with ICLs. the member cannot overlap with failover-enabled TI zones. • TI ...zones that have members with port index greater than v6.4.0. Because TI zones must use the same shared area on a number of F_Ports. ...
...zone. That is, if an overlapping member is part of a failover-disabled zone, then it may cause frame loss on FC4-48 and FC8-48 port blades. • Ports that are in different TI zones cannot communicate with ICLs. the member cannot overlap with failover-enabled TI zones. • TI ...zones that have members with port index greater than v6.4.0. Because TI zones must use the same shared area on a number of F_Ports. ...
