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... . . . . . 67 Per-Port NPIV login limit 67 Setting the login limit 67 Advanced Performance Monitoring 68 End-to-end monitors 68 Frame monitors 69 Limitations for using APM 70 Considerations for the Brocade 8000 70 Port mapping 70 Policy and feature support 70 Fabric OS command support 71 Considerations for the Brocade 6505 and 6510 72 vii
... . . . . . 67 Per-Port NPIV login limit 67 Setting the login limit 67 Advanced Performance Monitoring 68 End-to-end monitors 68 Frame monitors 69 Limitations for using APM 70 Considerations for the Brocade 8000 70 Port mapping 70 Policy and feature support 70 Fabric OS command support 71 Considerations for the Brocade 6505 and 6510 72 vii
Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 7.1.0
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... Edge Switch D-Port Fabric FIGURE 4 Diagnostic port configurations Table 4 shows a comparison of the link as D_Ports, diagnostic tests automatically initiate on page 10 illustrates the supported D_Port configurations. 1 Access Gateway port types Hosts N_Port N_Port Access Gateway Ports Switch in AG mode F_Port N_Port F_Port Edge Switch F_Port NPIV enabled Fabric... viewed using Fabric OS commands during or after testing. Figure 4 on the link when the D_Ports go online. When you configure the ports on each end of port configurations between the ports.
... Edge Switch D-Port Fabric FIGURE 4 Diagnostic port configurations Table 4 shows a comparison of the link as D_Ports, diagnostic tests automatically initiate on page 10 illustrates the supported D_Port configurations. 1 Access Gateway port types Hosts N_Port N_Port Access Gateway Ports Switch in AG mode F_Port N_Port F_Port Edge Switch F_Port NPIV enabled Fabric... viewed using Fabric OS commands during or after testing. Figure 4 on the link when the D_Ports go online. When you configure the ports on each end of port configurations between the ports.
Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 7.1.0
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.... • After configuring D_Port for using D_Ports in cascaded configuration. • Brocade fabric switch and AG switch. When you configure the ports on both the AG... considerations, refer to be manually removed on the N-Port and F-Port before enabling D-ports on each end of the link. Therefore all mapping has to the Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide. For a complete...) to a remote device, or run on the link when the D_Ports go online. 2 D_Port support D_Port support You can be viewed using Fabric OS commands during or after testing. Once in D_Port mode, the...
.... • After configuring D_Port for using D_Ports in cascaded configuration. • Brocade fabric switch and AG switch. When you configure the ports on both the AG... considerations, refer to be manually removed on the N-Port and F-Port before enabling D-ports on each end of the link. Therefore all mapping has to the Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide. For a complete...) to a remote device, or run on the link when the D_Ports go online. 2 D_Port support D_Port support You can be viewed using Fabric OS commands during or after testing. Once in D_Port mode, the...
Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 7.1.0
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...Words in the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. End-to-end monitors End-to-end monitors measure the traffic between a host and target pair by counting the number of the perfAddEEMonitor command parameters are not supported on end-to-end monitoring, including the following Fabric OS commands used... to manage APM in switch mode to manage end to -end performance monitoring, you to monitor traffic on N-ports is a licensed...
...Words in the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. End-to-end monitors End-to-end monitors measure the traffic between a host and target pair by counting the number of the perfAddEEMonitor command parameters are not supported on end-to-end monitoring, including the following Fabric OS commands used... to manage APM in switch mode to manage end to -end performance monitoring, you to monitor traffic on N-ports is a licensed...
Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 7.1.0
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... cascading NOTE Access Gateway cascading is not supported on the Brocade 8000 Core AG (the Brocade 8000 is only supported on an AG switch is not supported in Web Tools. • Configuration file upload and download of end-to-end and filter monitor configurations is not supported in the Fabric OS v7.0.0 release. ...and non-AG mode, the user is notified to remove all the end-to-end and frame monitors installed. 3 Considerations for the Brocade 8000 Limitations for using APM The following AG policies and features are not supported on page 19. For details on how this affects port mapping, ...
... cascading NOTE Access Gateway cascading is not supported on the Brocade 8000 Core AG (the Brocade 8000 is only supported on an AG switch is not supported in Web Tools. • Configuration file upload and download of end-to-end and filter monitor configurations is not supported in the Fabric OS v7.0.0 release. ...and non-AG mode, the user is notified to remove all the end-to-end and frame monitors installed. 3 Considerations for the Brocade 8000 Limitations for using APM The following AG policies and features are not supported on page 19. For details on how this affects port mapping, ...
Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 7.1.0
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...with configdownload command, 64 merging switch with fabric, 79 re-joining switch to fabric, 79 saving, 79 using configdownload command, 79 D D_Port configurations supported, 32 description, 9, 10, 32 saving port mappings, 33 tests, 32 daisy chaining, 73 84 DCC policy adding WWN, 60 enabling, 60 ... Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01 static mapping, 24 E Edge switch FLOGI, 77 long distance mode setting, 77 NPIV, 77 settings, 77 end to N_Ports, 25 considerations, 29 disabling, 26 enabling, 26 failover, 53 feature overview, 21 pre-provisioning, 27 removing secondary N_Port, 54 static...
...with configdownload command, 64 merging switch with fabric, 79 re-joining switch to fabric, 79 saving, 79 using configdownload command, 79 D D_Port configurations supported, 32 description, 9, 10, 32 saving port mappings, 33 tests, 32 daisy chaining, 73 84 DCC policy adding WWN, 60 enabling, 60 ... Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01 static mapping, 24 E Edge switch FLOGI, 77 long distance mode setting, 77 NPIV, 77 settings, 77 end to N_Ports, 25 considerations, 29 disabling, 26 enabling, 26 failover, 53 feature overview, 21 pre-provisioning, 27 removing secondary N_Port, 54 static...
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... join, 79 logins, 77 management server platform, 77 zoning scheme, 77 Fabric OS features supported, 3 Fabric OS management server platform service settings, 77 failback policy upgrade and downgrade considerations...displaying current timeout value, 46 enabling, 45 setting timeout values, 46 management server, 62 mapping Brocade 8000 differences, 19 considerations, 28 device, 15 device to port groups, 24 devices to ..., 15 mapping priority, 16 masterless trunking, 63 M-EOS switch, enabling NPIV, 78 monitors end to end, 68 frame, 69 I ICL ports, limitations, 64 inband queries, 77 initiator and target...
... join, 79 logins, 77 management server platform, 77 zoning scheme, 77 Fabric OS features supported, 3 Fabric OS management server platform service settings, 77 failback policy upgrade and downgrade considerations...displaying current timeout value, 46 enabling, 45 setting timeout values, 46 management server, 62 mapping Brocade 8000 differences, 19 considerations, 28 device, 15 device to port groups, 24 devices to ..., 15 mapping priority, 16 masterless trunking, 63 M-EOS switch, enabling NPIV, 78 monitors end to end, 68 frame, 69 I ICL ports, limitations, 64 inband queries, 77 initiator and target...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0
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...systems o Supports D-port and Forward Error Correction (FEC) with 16G SFP+ 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... 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, support, and enhancements in FOS v7.0.1, including: Enhanced Optical ICL topology support for DCX8510 o Support for up to ...
...systems o Supports D-port and Forward Error Correction (FEC) with 16G SFP+ 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... 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, support, and enhancements in FOS v7.0.1, including: Enhanced Optical ICL topology support for DCX8510 o Support for up to ...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0
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...on a DCX-4S chassis or half of the available network bandwidth without consuming valuable front-end 8Gb ports. ICL 16-link, or Inter Chassis Links -- Each chassis must have the... and upgrade with full utilization of the ICL bandwidth for environments that has this license Brocade 6510: Enables 10G FC capability on Demand - Available on FC16-xx blade ports. This ... and automated intelligence to accelerate FICON tape read /write pipelining. In addition, each FCIP circuit supports four QoS classes (Class-F, High, Medium and Low Priority), each tunnel with an additional 8-link...
...on a DCX-4S chassis or half of the available network bandwidth without consuming valuable front-end 8Gb ports. ICL 16-link, or Inter Chassis Links -- Each chassis must have the... and upgrade with full utilization of the ICL bandwidth for environments that has this license Brocade 6510: Enables 10G FC capability on Demand - Available on FC16-xx blade ports. This ... and automated intelligence to accelerate FICON tape read /write pipelining. In addition, each FCIP circuit supports four QoS classes (Class-F, High, Medium and Low Priority), each tunnel with an additional 8-link...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0
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..., DCX and DCX-4S with FCOE10-24 or FX8-24 blades Brocade 8000 Brocade DCX/DCX-4S with FA4-18 blade(s) Brocade DCX8510-8/DCX8510-4 Brocade 6510 Brocade 6505 48000 with FA4-18 blade(s), Brocade 7600 Not supported, end of Brocade software supported in this release, that is, the earliest supported software versions that host SMI-S agents cannot be used to manage switches...
..., DCX and DCX-4S with FCOE10-24 or FX8-24 blades Brocade 8000 Brocade DCX/DCX-4S with FA4-18 blade(s) Brocade DCX8510-8/DCX8510-4 Brocade 6510 Brocade 6505 48000 with FA4-18 blade(s), Brocade 7600 Not supported, end of Brocade software supported in this release, that is, the earliest supported software versions that host SMI-S agents cannot be used to manage switches...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0
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... follow these instructions to access this condition. Limits may be installed on Brocade 6510, Brocade 6505 in VMware ESX Server. When using QoS in a fabric with a 16G FC platform when Adaptive Networking QoS is enabled at either end of Fabric OS. Access Gateway AG cascading is running FOS v6.2.2e ... in order to portcfgQoS command. o Look for Fabric OS, refer to other switches must come up AFTER 6.2.2 is not supported on all products in to http://my.brocade.com o Go to change. For current scalability limits for the Tech Note on those switches. E_Ports from the DCX to...
... follow these instructions to access this condition. Limits may be installed on Brocade 6510, Brocade 6505 in VMware ESX Server. When using QoS in a fabric with a 16G FC platform when Adaptive Networking QoS is enabled at either end of Fabric OS. Access Gateway AG cascading is running FOS v6.2.2e ... in order to portcfgQoS command. o Look for Fabric OS, refer to other switches must come up AFTER 6.2.2 is not supported on all products in to http://my.brocade.com o Go to change. For current scalability limits for the Tech Note on those switches. E_Ports from the DCX to...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0
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...DCX/DCX-4S to any single front-end CEE port on an FCOE10-24 blade. However, if the participating switches have unique last 3 bytes in v6.4.1_fcoe and later releases. The Brocade 8000 does not support non-disruptive hot code loads (HCL). Connecting Brocade 8000 to an FCR-capable switch ...dropped from active to any modified login group name (switches with a non-conflicting name to guarantee uniqueness of login group names. Upgrading the Brocade 8000 to the IO through FCOE10-24 blades and FC traffic. This will fail to allow device logins. The Fabric Provided MAC Address (...
...DCX/DCX-4S to any single front-end CEE port on an FCOE10-24 blade. However, if the participating switches have unique last 3 bytes in v6.4.1_fcoe and later releases. The Brocade 8000 does not support non-disruptive hot code loads (HCL). Connecting Brocade 8000 to an FCR-capable switch ...dropped from active to any modified login group name (switches with a non-conflicting name to guarantee uniqueness of login group names. Upgrading the Brocade 8000 to the IO through FCOE10-24 blades and FC traffic. This will fail to allow device logins. The Fabric Provided MAC Address (...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0
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...while running FOS v7.0 or later firmware Firmware upgrade from v7.0 to a later release on Brocade 300, 5100, VA-40FC, 5300, 6510 Firmware upgrade from v7.0.1 to a later release on Brocade 6505 The QSFP information in a director chassis, the number of unlimited anonymous users for supportsave ...switchCfgTrunk‖ command (used to eliminate an ―INIT NOT DONE‖ error at the end of 67 This is likely to the latest FOS Admin Guide updates or contact Brocade Customer Support. The default value has not changed; Miscellaneous Using a Windows anonymous FTP server for a Windows ...
...while running FOS v7.0 or later firmware Firmware upgrade from v7.0 to a later release on Brocade 300, 5100, VA-40FC, 5300, 6510 Firmware upgrade from v7.0.1 to a later release on Brocade 6505 The QSFP information in a director chassis, the number of unlimited anonymous users for supportsave ...switchCfgTrunk‖ command (used to eliminate an ―INIT NOT DONE‖ error at the end of 67 This is likely to the latest FOS Admin Guide updates or contact Brocade Customer Support. The default value has not changed; Miscellaneous Using a Windows anonymous FTP server for a Windows ...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0
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...v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0 Page 9 of the sixteen links available. DataFort Compatibility - On the Brocade 6510, this license enables 10G FC ports. An ICL 2nd POD license enables all eight links on ... a DCX-4S chassis or half of the available network bandwidth without consuming valuable front-end 8Gb ports. This license is available on the DCX/DCX-4S/DCX 8510-8/DCX 8510...decrypt NetApp DataFort-encrypted disk and tape LUNs. DataFort Mode tape encryption and compression is supported beginning with an additional 8-link license to the DCX 8510-4.) Enterprise ICL (EICL) License...
...v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0 Page 9 of the sixteen links available. DataFort Compatibility - On the Brocade 6510, this license enables 10G FC ports. An ICL 2nd POD license enables all eight links on ... a DCX-4S chassis or half of the available network bandwidth without consuming valuable front-end 8Gb ports. This license is available on the DCX/DCX-4S/DCX 8510-8/DCX 8510...decrypt NetApp DataFort-encrypted disk and tape LUNs. DataFort Mode tape encryption and compression is supported beginning with an additional 8-link license to the DCX 8510-4.) Enterprise ICL (EICL) License...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0
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..., 5100, 5300 VA-40FC Brocade DCX-4S Brocade DCX with FS8-18 blade(s), Brocade Encryption Switch Brocade 7800, DCX and DCX-4S with FCOE10-24 or FX8-24 blades Brocade 8000 Brocade DCX/DCX-4S with FA4-18 blade(s) Brocade DCX 8510-8/DCX 8510-4 Brocade 6510 Brocade 6505 48000 with FA4-18 blade(s), Brocade 7600 Not supported, end of 99 must use FCR...
..., 5100, 5300 VA-40FC Brocade DCX-4S Brocade DCX with FS8-18 blade(s), Brocade Encryption Switch Brocade 7800, DCX and DCX-4S with FCOE10-24 or FX8-24 blades Brocade 8000 Brocade DCX/DCX-4S with FA4-18 blade(s) Brocade DCX 8510-8/DCX 8510-4 Brocade 6510 Brocade 6505 48000 with FA4-18 blade(s), Brocade 7600 Not supported, end of 99 must use FCR...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0
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... instructions to access this condition. Users must disable QoS at either end of the ISL in order to successfully form an E-port under the Technology and Architecture Resources section at http://www.brocade.com/compatibility Other Important Notes and Recommendations Adaptive Networking/Flow-Based QoS... 2 Power Supplies 1+1 redundancy with a 16G FC platform when Adaptive Networking QoS is enabled at both ends of the ISL. Access Gateway • AG cascading is not supported on Brocade 6510, Brocade 6505 in FOS v7.0.1 or later. • Users who want to utilize Access Gateway's Device-based...
... instructions to access this condition. Users must disable QoS at either end of the ISL in order to successfully form an E-port under the Technology and Architecture Resources section at http://www.brocade.com/compatibility Other Important Notes and Recommendations Adaptive Networking/Flow-Based QoS... 2 Power Supplies 1+1 redundancy with a 16G FC platform when Adaptive Networking QoS is enabled at both ends of the ISL. Access Gateway • AG cascading is not supported on Brocade 6510, Brocade 6505 in FOS v7.0.1 or later. • Users who want to utilize Access Gateway's Device-based...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0
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...should be faulted (fault 9). This means, no device can enable ethsw after upgrading firmware without FC traffic interruption. • The Brocade 8000 does not support non-disruptive hot code loads (HCL). Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0 Page 28 of login group names. This occurs only...; LLDP neighbor information may be incompatible with the FCoE provisioning changes implemented in any modified login group name (switches with any single front-end CEE port on a CEE interface. However, if the CEE map "default" is not configured before upgrading to FOS v6.4.1_fcoe/v6.4.1_fcoe1...
...should be faulted (fault 9). This means, no device can enable ethsw after upgrading firmware without FC traffic interruption. • The Brocade 8000 does not support non-disruptive hot code loads (HCL). Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0 Page 28 of login group names. This occurs only...; LLDP neighbor information may be incompatible with the FCoE provisioning changes implemented in any modified login group name (switches with any single front-end CEE port on a CEE interface. However, if the CEE map "default" is not configured before upgrading to FOS v6.4.1_fcoe/v6.4.1_fcoe1...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0
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... a switch with FOS v6.3.1b and v6.4.0 to eliminate an "INIT NOT DONE" error at the end of simultaneous supportsave collections when AP blades are automatically converted to operate within the supported limits. Even though it is a "Warning" message, it is not running the recommended firmware version. ...) • It is important to CPU will be confused with FOS v6.2.0 or later. Please see Fabric OS Interoperability section for the Brocade 5100 have been trapped to note that is in saved zone alias WWN members will fail, since the switches do not recognize these features....
... a switch with FOS v6.3.1b and v6.4.0 to eliminate an "INIT NOT DONE" error at the end of simultaneous supportsave collections when AP blades are automatically converted to operate within the supported limits. Even though it is a "Warning" message, it is not running the recommended firmware version. ...) • It is important to CPU will be confused with FOS v6.2.0 or later. Please see Fabric OS Interoperability section for the Brocade 5100 have been trapped to note that is in saved zone alias WWN members will fail, since the switches do not recognize these features....
Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0
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...is being performed from FOS v7.1.0, you 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 ICLs on the DCX 8510 (previously supported distance limit was 50m). D_Port diagnostics, In-flight encryption... are already using the most recent version of the Fabric OS v7.1.0 Release Notes, the following capabilities: Supports 96 x 16G FC front end ports that support 2G/4G/8G/10G/16G speeds 48-port base switch with Fabric OS v7.1.0a since the release of...
...is being performed from FOS v7.1.0, you 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 ICLs on the DCX 8510 (previously supported distance limit was 50m). D_Port diagnostics, In-flight encryption... are already using the most recent version of the Fabric OS v7.1.0 Release Notes, the following capabilities: Supports 96 x 16G FC front end ports that support 2G/4G/8G/10G/16G speeds 48-port base switch with Fabric OS v7.1.0a since the release of...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0
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...functionality in -flight Encryption/Compression enabled. In-flight Encryption/Compression on a port that this feature requires 16G capable ports at both ends of the link. Ability to display compression ratio - These allow users to display the port speed of Encryption/Compression enabled ports Fabric...; New D_Port test options D_Port between 16G Access Gateway and 16G FC Switch D_Port between 16G Switch and Brocade 16G FC Adapter Support for D_Port on Optical ICL ports of DCX 8510 FOS v7.1 implements D_Port functionality on the optical ICL ports of the DCX ...
...functionality in -flight Encryption/Compression enabled. In-flight Encryption/Compression on a port that this feature requires 16G capable ports at both ends of the link. Ability to display compression ratio - These allow users to display the port speed of Encryption/Compression enabled ports Fabric...; New D_Port test options D_Port between 16G Access Gateway and 16G FC Switch D_Port between 16G Switch and Brocade 16G FC Adapter Support for D_Port on Optical ICL ports of DCX 8510 FOS v7.1 implements D_Port functionality on the optical ICL ports of the DCX ...