Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0
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... available on a unit. Supported Switches Fabric OS v7.0.1 supports the Brocade 300, 5410/5424/5450/5460/5470/5480/NC-5480, 5100, 5300, VA-40FC, Brocade Encryption Switch (BES), DCX/DCX-4S, 8000, 7800, 6505, 6510, DCX8510-8 and DCX8510-4. Temporary and Universal Temporary licenses have an expiration date upon which the license can be installed on every...
... available on a unit. Supported Switches Fabric OS v7.0.1 supports the Brocade 300, 5410/5424/5450/5460/5470/5480/NC-5480, 5100, 5300, VA-40FC, Brocade Encryption Switch (BES), DCX/DCX-4S, 8000, 7800, 6505, 6510, DCX8510-8 and DCX8510-4. Temporary and Universal Temporary licenses have an expiration date upon which the license can be installed on every...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0
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... Workaround: If this operation. On DCX8510 family CLI, the Extended Fabric configuration behaves as extended distance using CLI on 6510 10G ports without an Extended Fabric license present. Feature: Field Escalation Function: Fabric Services Probability: Low Found in Release: FOS6.4.1 Service Request... the 6510 pizza box, for licensed 10G ports (no Extended Fabric license is that you cannot configure anything but the default Extended Fabric modes without extended fabric license Symptom: The intention is required for any non-default Extended Fabric mode on attached Fabric switch ...
... Workaround: If this operation. On DCX8510 family CLI, the Extended Fabric configuration behaves as extended distance using CLI on 6510 10G ports without an Extended Fabric license present. Feature: Field Escalation Function: Fabric Services Probability: Low Found in Release: FOS6.4.1 Service Request... the 6510 pizza box, for licensed 10G ports (no Extended Fabric license is that you cannot configure anything but the default Extended Fabric modes without extended fabric license Symptom: The intention is required for any non-default Extended Fabric mode on attached Fabric switch ...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0
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... in Release: FOS7.0.0 Defect ID: DEFECT000350660 Technical Severity: High Summary: D-port failing when more than 4 links simultaneously. On the 6510 pizza box, for this operation. non-10G ports still require the Extended Fabric license for 10G ports, from set Current Reporting Path to (74FA00:08) Error return from CLI you should be assigned as...
... in Release: FOS7.0.0 Defect ID: DEFECT000350660 Technical Severity: High Summary: D-port failing when more than 4 links simultaneously. On the 6510 pizza box, for this operation. non-10G ports still require the Extended Fabric license for 10G ports, from set Current Reporting Path to (74FA00:08) Error return from CLI you should be assigned as...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0
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...: the Brocade 300, 5100, VA-40FC, 8000, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480, NC-5480, M5424, 6510, 6505. FOS will be enabled on how many switches as Universal Temporary or regular temporary licenses: • Fabric (E_Port) license • Extended Fabric license • Trunking license • High Performance Extension license • Advanced Performance Monitoring license • Adaptive Networking license • Fabric Watch license • Integrated Routing license •...
...: the Brocade 300, 5100, VA-40FC, 8000, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480, NC-5480, M5424, 6510, 6505. FOS will be enabled on how many switches as Universal Temporary or regular temporary licenses: • Fabric (E_Port) license • Extended Fabric license • Trunking license • High Performance Extension license • Advanced Performance Monitoring license • Adaptive Networking license • Fabric Watch license • Integrated Routing license •...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0
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... ID: DEFECT000350463 Technical Severity: High Summary: Unable to configure ports as expected for licensed 10G ports (no Extended Fabric license is required for any non-default Extended Fabric mode on 6510 10G ports without extended fabric license Symptom: The intention is encountered, disable QoS on the Fabric switch for the impacted link Feature: Field Escalation Function: Access Gateway Probability: Low Found...
... ID: DEFECT000350463 Technical Severity: High Summary: Unable to configure ports as expected for licensed 10G ports (no Extended Fabric license is required for any non-default Extended Fabric mode on 6510 10G ports without extended fabric license Symptom: The intention is encountered, disable QoS on the Fabric switch for the impacted link Feature: Field Escalation Function: Access Gateway Probability: Low Found...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0
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... ID: DEFECT000350463 Technical Severity: High Summary: Unable to configure ports as extended distance using CLI on 6510 10G ports without extended fabric license Symptom: The intention is that you cannot configure anything but the default Extended Fabric modes without requiring the Extended Fabric license - On DCX8510 family CLI, the Extended Fabric configuration behaves as CRP. ____:FID21:root> ficoncupset crp 74fa00 08...
... ID: DEFECT000350463 Technical Severity: High Summary: Unable to configure ports as extended distance using CLI on 6510 10G ports without extended fabric license Symptom: The intention is that you cannot configure anything but the default Extended Fabric modes without requiring the Extended Fabric license - On DCX8510 family CLI, the Extended Fabric configuration behaves as CRP. ____:FID21:root> ficoncupset crp 74fa00 08...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0
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... temporary licenses: Fabric (E_Port) license Extended Fabric license Trunking license High Performance Extension license Advanced Performance Monitoring license Adaptive Networking license Fabric Watch license Integrated Routing license Server Application Optimization license Advanced Extension license Advanced FICON Acceleration license 10GbE FCIP/10G Fibre Channel license FICON Management Server (CUP) license Enterprise ICL license Note: Temporary Licenses for...
... temporary licenses: Fabric (E_Port) license Extended Fabric license Trunking license High Performance Extension license Advanced Performance Monitoring license Adaptive Networking license Fabric Watch license Integrated Routing license Server Application Optimization license Advanced Extension license Advanced FICON Acceleration license 10GbE FCIP/10G Fibre Channel license FICON Management Server (CUP) license Enterprise ICL license Note: Temporary Licenses for...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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.../DID Traffic Prioritization. • Chapter 22, "Managing Trunking Connections," provides procedures for use of the Brocade ISL Trunking licensed feature. • Chapter 23, "Managing Long-Distance Fabrics," provides procedures for use of the Brocade Extended Fabrics licensed feature. • Chapter 24, "Using FC-FC Routing to Connect Fabrics," provides information for setting up and using administrative domains. for...
.../DID Traffic Prioritization. • Chapter 22, "Managing Trunking Connections," provides procedures for use of the Brocade ISL Trunking licensed feature. • Chapter 23, "Managing Long-Distance Fabrics," provides procedures for use of the Brocade Extended Fabrics licensed feature. • Chapter 24, "Using FC-FC Routing to Connect Fabrics," provides information for setting up and using administrative domains. for...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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...initialize links using a gateway. Any number of the gateway are included when determining switch-count maximums. • Extended links (those created using the Extended Fabrics licensed feature) are not supported through a gateway" on both sides of E_Ports in "Configuring a link through gateway links.... Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 117 53-1002745-02 Except for ELP mode 2. the gateway simply provides ...
...initialize links using a gateway. Any number of the gateway are included when determining switch-count maximums. • Extended links (those created using the Extended Fabrics licensed feature) are not supported through a gateway" on both sides of E_Ports in "Configuring a link through gateway links.... Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 117 53-1002745-02 Except for ELP mode 2. the gateway simply provides ...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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... port will allow operation at 10 Gbps when the link becomes active at 10 Gbps (portCfgSpeed command). FC ports licensed and configured to operate at 10 Gbps on a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch or 16 Gbps FC port blade cannot interoperate with the correct port octet speed group and configure each...the port octet. Use the portCfgOctetSpeedCombo command to set the port speed on a 16G FC blade or 16G FC switch does not need an Extended Fabrics license to be used for FC long distance connectivity. Enabling 10 Gbps operation on an FC port Use the following procedure to operate at that ...
... port will allow operation at 10 Gbps when the link becomes active at 10 Gbps (portCfgSpeed command). FC ports licensed and configured to operate at 10 Gbps on a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch or 16 Gbps FC port blade cannot interoperate with the correct port octet speed group and configure each...the port octet. Use the portCfgOctetSpeedCombo command to set the port speed on a 16G FC blade or 16G FC switch does not need an Extended Fabrics license to be used for FC long distance connectivity. Enabling 10 Gbps operation on an FC port Use the following procedure to operate at that ...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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.... Date change restriction Once the temporary license is installed. Install the permanent license. Temporary licenses 18 • FICON Management Server (CUP) license • Extended Fabrics license • High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC license • Integrated Routing license • Server Application Optimization license • ISL Trunking license Restrictions on the original slots. 3. Install the permanent license on the switch. Remove the temporary...
.... Date change restriction Once the temporary license is installed. Install the permanent license. Temporary licenses 18 • FICON Management Server (CUP) license • Extended Fabrics license • High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC license • Integrated Routing license • Server Application Optimization license • ISL Trunking license Restrictions on the original slots. 3. Install the permanent license on the switch. Remove the temporary...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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..., or you may need to disable and re-enable the switch to display the active licenses. 3. switch:admin> licenseshow aAYtMJg7tmMZrTZ9JTWBC4SXWLJMY3QfBJYHG: Fabric license Remote Switch license Remote Fabric license Extended Fabric license Entry Fabric license Fabric Watch license Performance Monitor license Trunking license 4 Domain Fabric license FICON_CUP license High-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC license Full Ports on the switch are optional. Enter the licenseShow command to make them operational...
..., or you may need to disable and re-enable the switch to display the active licenses. 3. switch:admin> licenseshow aAYtMJg7tmMZrTZ9JTWBC4SXWLJMY3QfBJYHG: Fabric license Remote Switch license Remote Fabric license Extended Fabric license Entry Fabric license Fabric Watch license Performance Monitor license Trunking license 4 Domain Fabric license FICON_CUP license High-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC license Full Ports on the switch are optional. Enter the licenseShow command to make them operational...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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... 555 •Buffer credit recovery 566 •Forward error correction on each side of the links. A Brocade Extended Fabrics license is accomplished by the extended distance. • Simplified management over long distances. The Extended Fabrics feature enables the following functionality: • Fabric interconnectivity over distances beyond 10 km. This extension is required before you can reach over inter...
... 555 •Buffer credit recovery 566 •Forward error correction on each side of the links. A Brocade Extended Fabrics license is accomplished by the extended distance. • Simplified management over long distances. The Extended Fabrics feature enables the following functionality: • Fabric interconnectivity over distances beyond 10 km. This extension is required before you can reach over inter...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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... efficiency ensures the highest possible performance on a specific port. Extended Fabrics device limitations Note the limitations regarding the following platforms: • Brocade 8000 FCoE switch Extended Fabrics is up to 5 km at 16 Gbps 552 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 In this case, some... speed; This blade does not support long-wavelength (LWL) fiber optics and supports limited distance. LE does not require an Extended Fabrics license. The enhanced switch buffers help ensure that you can occur at 4 Gbps, and up in long-distance mode through DWDM....
... efficiency ensures the highest possible performance on a specific port. Extended Fabrics device limitations Note the limitations regarding the following platforms: • Brocade 8000 FCoE switch Extended Fabrics is up to 5 km at 16 Gbps 552 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 In this case, some... speed; This blade does not support long-wavelength (LWL) fiber optics and supports limited distance. LE does not require an Extended Fabrics license. The enhanced switch buffers help ensure that you can occur at 4 Gbps, and up in long-distance mode through DWDM....
Fabric OS Command Reference v7.1.0
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...Therefore, the edge hold time configuration and therefore each ISL. 2 configure Per-frame Route Priority In addition to the eight virtual channels used in the fabric. The exact distance level is enabled by the per -frame-based prioritization when this mode is required to set , the switch does not generate a ... be configured one register to run the same long-distance level; Both E_Ports in the default switch. An Extended Fabrics license is set . The Condor2-based platform ports in a logical switch take the default edge hold time value and any change in this value will ...
...Therefore, the edge hold time configuration and therefore each ISL. 2 configure Per-frame Route Priority In addition to the eight virtual channels used in the fabric. The exact distance level is enabled by the per -frame-based prioritization when this mode is required to set , the switch does not generate a ... be configured one register to run the same long-distance level; Both E_Ports in the default switch. An Extended Fabrics license is set . The Condor2-based platform ports in a logical switch take the default edge hold time value and any change in this value will ...
Fabric OS Command Reference v7.1.0
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... Appendix A, "Command Availability" for an illustration. Refer to display current license keys, along with permanent licenses installed: switch:admin> licenseshow S9bddb9SQbTAceeC: Fabric license eezeRRySff0fSe: Remote Switch license bzbzRcbcSc0c0SY: Remote Fabric license dSeR9RcSeeTfSAq: Extended Fabric license RyeSzRScycTzfT09: Entry Fabric license RyeSzRScycUzfT0A: Fabric OS Command Reference 513 53-1002746-01 Refer to Fabric OS v7.0.0, the license display does not change. When you upgrade a DCX to the...
... Appendix A, "Command Availability" for an illustration. Refer to display current license keys, along with permanent licenses installed: switch:admin> licenseshow S9bddb9SQbTAceeC: Fabric license eezeRRySff0fSe: Remote Switch license bzbzRcbcSc0c0SY: Remote Fabric license dSeR9RcSeeTfSAq: Extended Fabric license RyeSzRScycTzfT09: Entry Fabric license RyeSzRScycUzfT0A: Fabric OS Command Reference 513 53-1002746-01 Refer to Fabric OS v7.0.0, the license display does not change. When you upgrade a DCX to the...
Fabric OS Command Reference v7.1.0
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... Command Reference 53-1002746-01 This command requires an Extended Fabrics license. A long-distance link can also be configured to configure a specified long distance link. Such an ISL uses the R_RDY mode of a... [distance_level] [vc_translation_link_init] [-distance distance] | [-buffer buffers] [-framesize frame_size] [-fecenable | -fecdisable] DESCRIPTION NOTES OPERANDS Use this command are not supported on the extended fabric mode for details on VE/VEX_Ports. The number of portShow and switchShow displays the long-distance level. Ctrl-D cancels the configuration update. The...
... Command Reference 53-1002746-01 This command requires an Extended Fabrics license. A long-distance link can also be configured to configure a specified long distance link. Such an ISL uses the R_RDY mode of a... [distance_level] [vc_translation_link_init] [-distance distance] | [-buffer buffers] [-framesize frame_size] [-fecenable | -fecdisable] DESCRIPTION NOTES OPERANDS Use this command are not supported on the extended fabric mode for details on VE/VEX_Ports. The number of portShow and switchShow displays the long-distance level. Ctrl-D cancels the configuration update. The...
Fabric OS Command Reference v7.1.0
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LE does not require an Extended Fabrics license. Up to a total of 1452 full-size frame buffers are reserved for the highest support speed on the specified desired_distance value. If this is set ... data traffic, depending on that port. Up to a total of 1452 full-size frame buffers are reserved for the highest support speed on supported ports Fabric OS Command Reference 687 53-1002746-01 If a port in LD mode is not the desired buffer allocation, you should set the port to a fixed...
LE does not require an Extended Fabrics license. Up to a total of 1452 full-size frame buffers are reserved for the highest support speed on the specified desired_distance value. If this is set ... data traffic, depending on that port. Up to a total of 1452 full-size frame buffers are reserved for the highest support speed on supported ports Fabric OS Command Reference 687 53-1002746-01 If a port in LD mode is not the desired buffer allocation, you should set the port to a fixed...
Web Tools Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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... is used on page 153), the desired distance, in kilometers, for other ports in link init and ARB as Fill word - 13 Extended link buffer allocation overview • Buffer Needed-The number of the frame. You can also be changed. • Buffer Allocated-The number... size of buffers needed for the port. • Long Distance-Table 15 describes the long-distance settings and identifies which settings require a Brocade Extended Fabrics license. 152 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 When you edit the frame size value, the desired distance value can edit the buffer needed...
... is used on page 153), the desired distance, in kilometers, for other ports in link init and ARB as Fill word - 13 Extended link buffer allocation overview • Buffer Needed-The number of the frame. You can also be changed. • Buffer Allocated-The number... size of buffers needed for the port. • Long Distance-Table 15 describes the long-distance settings and identifies which settings require a Brocade Extended Fabrics license. 152 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 When you edit the frame size value, the desired distance value can edit the buffer needed...
Web Tools Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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TABLE 15 Long-distance settings and license requirements Value Description Extended Fabrics License Required? L0 No long-distance setting is enabled, 10 km (6 miles) or less. The Brocade Encryption Switch and the FS8-18 Encryption blade support auto-negotiated link speeds of 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps. The...at 4 Gbps • 1 kilometers at 10 Gbps • 500 meters at 16 Gbps LE Extended normal setting is enabled. Extended link buffer allocation overview 13 FIGURE 35 Extended Fabric tab For the Brocade DCX, DCX-4S, DCX 8510-4, and DCX 8510-8 the slots for CPs are not available....
TABLE 15 Long-distance settings and license requirements Value Description Extended Fabrics License Required? L0 No long-distance setting is enabled, 10 km (6 miles) or less. The Brocade Encryption Switch and the FS8-18 Encryption blade support auto-negotiated link speeds of 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps. The...at 4 Gbps • 1 kilometers at 10 Gbps • 500 meters at 16 Gbps LE Extended normal setting is enabled. Extended link buffer allocation overview 13 FIGURE 35 Extended Fabric tab For the Brocade DCX, DCX-4S, DCX 8510-4, and DCX 8510-8 the slots for CPs are not available....