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Fabric OS v8.0.1b Release Notes v1.0 Contents Contents Document History ...6 Preface ...7 Contacting Brocade Technical Support ...7 Brocade Customers ...8 Brocade OEM customers ...8 Related Documentation ...8 Locating product manuals...9 Locating release notes ...10 Document feedback ...11 Overview ...12 What is New in This Release ...13 Software features...13 Modified software features ...13 What is ...
Fabric OS v8.0.1b Release Notes v1.0 Contents Contents Document History ...6 Preface ...7 Contacting Brocade Technical Support ...7 Brocade Customers ...8 Brocade OEM customers ...8 Related Documentation ...8 Locating product manuals...9 Locating release notes ...10 Document feedback ...11 Overview ...12 What is New in This Release ...13 Software features...13 Modified software features ...13 What is ...
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...numbers are available in many countries. The user manuals are available in the Resources section at www.brocade.com. Online Telephone Preferred method of 109 To do this, click the Brocade Products & Services tab, then click the Brocade product type, and finally click on the name... Cases through MyBrocade • Software downloads and licensing tools • Knowledge Base Required for your product. For more information, contact Brocade or your OEM. • For questions regarding service levels and response times, contact your product at the bottom of the following ...
...numbers are available in many countries. The user manuals are available in the Resources section at www.brocade.com. Online Telephone Preferred method of 109 To do this, click the Brocade Products & Services tab, then click the Brocade product type, and finally click on the name... Cases through MyBrocade • Software downloads and licensing tools • Knowledge Base Required for your product. For more information, contact Brocade or your OEM. • For questions regarding service levels and response times, contact your product at the bottom of the following ...
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...results below the Search box. 5. Once you have to scroll inside the results to see the document you want to locate your product manuals in , the product manuals can be found by clicking documentation. 3. Page 9 of 109 You may have logged in MyBrocade.com. 1. If you want . Select... link for the document you do not have a login, registration is free. Fabric OS v8.0.1b Release Notes v1.0 Preface: Locating product manuals Locating product manuals Complete the following steps to read, and then open or save it. Open http://my.brocade.com and log in the search field. 4.
...results below the Search box. 5. Once you have to scroll inside the results to see the document you want to locate your product manuals in , the product manuals can be found by clicking documentation. 3. Page 9 of 109 You may have logged in MyBrocade.com. 1. If you want . Select... link for the document you do not have a login, registration is free. Fabric OS v8.0.1b Release Notes v1.0 Preface: Locating product manuals Locating product manuals Complete the following steps to read, and then open or save it. Open http://my.brocade.com and log in the search field. 4.
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Once you do not have logged in . Page 10 of 109 Fabric OS v8.0.1b Release Notes v1.0 Preface: Locating release notes Locating release notes Complete the following steps to locate the release notes for your product in the search field. 4. Select the product type or enter the product name in MyBrocade.com. 1. Click on Register Now and follow the directions. 2. If you have a login, registration is free. Select the Release Notes from the results below the Search box. Open http://my.brocade.com and log in , the product manuals can be found by clicking downloads. 3.
Once you do not have logged in . Page 10 of 109 Fabric OS v8.0.1b Release Notes v1.0 Preface: Locating release notes Locating release notes Complete the following steps to locate the release notes for your product in the search field. 4. Select the product type or enter the product name in MyBrocade.com. 1. Click on Register Now and follow the directions. 2. If you have a login, registration is free. Select the Release Notes from the results below the Search box. Open http://my.brocade.com and log in , the product manuals can be found by clicking downloads. 3.
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Note: The QSFPs supported in the Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual.) Configured Number of Ports Blades Type of Blade DCX 8510-8 @110 VAC (Redundant configurations) DCX 8510-8 @200-240 VAC (Redundant...assembly, nonport-side air exhaust Power supply and fan assembly, nonport-side air intake Brocade G620 Brocade G620 DCX8510-8 Power Supply Requirements Typical Power Supply Requirements Guidelines for Brocade G620 supported in this type. Supported power supplies Brocade G620 Power Supplies The following table lists the power supplies for Blades in DCX 8510-8...
Note: The QSFPs supported in the Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual.) Configured Number of Ports Blades Type of Blade DCX 8510-8 @110 VAC (Redundant configurations) DCX 8510-8 @200-240 VAC (Redundant...assembly, nonport-side air exhaust Power supply and fan assembly, nonport-side air intake Brocade G620 Brocade G620 DCX8510-8 Power Supply Requirements Typical Power Supply Requirements Guidelines for Brocade G620 supported in this type. Supported power supplies Brocade G620 Power Supplies The following table lists the power supplies for Blades in DCX 8510-8...
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...-4 (For specific calculation of power draw with different blade combinations, please refer to Appendix A: Power Specifications in the Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual.) Configured Number of Ports Blades Type of Blade DCX 8510-4 @110 VAC (Redundant configurations) DCX 8510-4 @200-...for Blades in X6-8 (For specific calculation of power draw with different blade combinations, please refer to Power consumption section in the Brocade X6-8 Director Hardware Installation Guide.) Configured Blades Number of Ports Type of Blade X6-8 @100-120 VAC (Redundant configurations) 1...
...-4 (For specific calculation of power draw with different blade combinations, please refer to Appendix A: Power Specifications in the Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual.) Configured Number of Ports Blades Type of Blade DCX 8510-4 @110 VAC (Redundant configurations) DCX 8510-4 @200-...for Blades in X6-8 (For specific calculation of power draw with different blade combinations, please refer to Power consumption section in the Brocade X6-8 Director Hardware Installation Guide.) Configured Blades Number of Ports Type of Blade X6-8 @100-120 VAC (Redundant configurations) 1...
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...with an AE_port, a vTap mirrored flow may stop but vTap flow is tracked as defect 604429 Page 39 of the following workarounds: • Manually configure the AF_Port after disabling CS_CTL, then toggle the port and remove the SIM port configuration. • vTap and in the trunk followed ... and followed by enabling on the remaining ports. • When CS_CTL is not enabled. • Attempt to use the following platforms: Brocade DCX8510, X6, G620, and 6520. This is tracked as a SIM port after hafailover or hareboot • Disable and then enable the AF_Port on the Analytics...
...with an AE_port, a vTap mirrored flow may stop but vTap flow is tracked as defect 604429 Page 39 of the following workarounds: • Manually configure the AF_Port after disabling CS_CTL, then toggle the port and remove the SIM port configuration. • vTap and in the trunk followed ... and followed by enabling on the remaining ports. • When CS_CTL is not enabled. • Attempt to use the following platforms: Brocade DCX8510, X6, G620, and 6520. This is tracked as a SIM port after hafailover or hareboot • Disable and then enable the AF_Port on the Analytics...
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... simultaneously on the failed ports. Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability Symptom: When configremoveall all ports or the switch are manually disabled while D-Port or spinfab (online tests) are in sys_mon_all_fports does not take the SID column into consideration. ...The FFDC SNMP-1004 error occasionally can seen during a configremoveall. Defect ID: DEFECT000590472 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: Medium Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology Group: Monitoring Reported In Release: FOS8.0.1 Technology: Flow Vision Symptom: Sort by option for flow show ...
... simultaneously on the failed ports. Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability Symptom: When configremoveall all ports or the switch are manually disabled while D-Port or spinfab (online tests) are in sys_mon_all_fports does not take the SID column into consideration. ...The FFDC SNMP-1004 error occasionally can seen during a configremoveall. Defect ID: DEFECT000590472 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: Medium Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology Group: Monitoring Reported In Release: FOS8.0.1 Technology: Flow Vision Symptom: Sort by option for flow show ...
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...Extension Reported In Release: FOS7.3.1 Technology: FCIP - Page 49 of 109 Defect ID: DEFECT000603905 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: High Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology Group: Management Reported In Release: FOS7.4.1 Technology: Software Installation & Upgrade Symptom: FOS may attempt a CP firmware ...CP is at v6.4.0 or higher FOS version and a standby CP with FOS version lower than v6.4.0 is inserted Workaround: manually invoke firmwaredownload to bring the standby CP in a faulty power supply unit, where Chassisshow command shows PS as that may be...
...Extension Reported In Release: FOS7.3.1 Technology: FCIP - Page 49 of 109 Defect ID: DEFECT000603905 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: High Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology Group: Management Reported In Release: FOS7.4.1 Technology: Software Installation & Upgrade Symptom: FOS may attempt a CP firmware ...CP is at v6.4.0 or higher FOS version and a standby CP with FOS version lower than v6.4.0 is inserted Workaround: manually invoke firmwaredownload to bring the standby CP in a faulty power supply unit, where Chassisshow command shows PS as that may be...
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...on the standby CP to be run manually on embedded platforms. Recovery: Re-do the IP configuration from a firmwaredownload failure after power-cycle. Defect ID: DEFECT000573691 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: Low Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Management Reported In Release...these counters should behave just like GEN 5 ports. Defect ID: DEFECT000573629 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: Low Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Management Reported In Release: FOS7.4.1 Technology Area: Configuration Fundamentals Symptom: IP configuration from offline to...
...on the standby CP to be run manually on embedded platforms. Recovery: Re-do the IP configuration from a firmwaredownload failure after power-cycle. Defect ID: DEFECT000573691 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: Low Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Management Reported In Release...these counters should behave just like GEN 5 ports. Defect ID: DEFECT000573629 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: Low Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Management Reported In Release: FOS7.4.1 Technology Area: Configuration Fundamentals Symptom: IP configuration from offline to...
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... Monitoring Symptom: Switch may clash with code changes in Fabric OS 8.0.1 Defect ID: DEFECT000580863 Technical Severity: High Probability: High Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Traffic Management Reported In Release: FOS7.3.1 Technology Area: ISL - Otherwise insert good SFPs in the base switch. ...If there is an idle tape device, the controller will present the attention on that uses CLI command sfpshow -f. either manually or as part of 109 Page 74 of non-disruptive firmwaredownload. i.e. This external polling may encounter false alarms for failed...
... Monitoring Symptom: Switch may clash with code changes in Fabric OS 8.0.1 Defect ID: DEFECT000580863 Technical Severity: High Probability: High Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Traffic Management Reported In Release: FOS7.3.1 Technology Area: ISL - Otherwise insert good SFPs in the base switch. ...If there is an idle tape device, the controller will present the attention on that uses CLI command sfpshow -f. either manually or as part of 109 Page 74 of non-disruptive firmwaredownload. i.e. This external polling may encounter false alarms for failed...
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...same user defined Port Group. Condition: This condition can Manually delete N_Ports from the user defined Port Group using "ag --pgdel" CLI. Defect ID: DEFECT000582900 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: Medium Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Management Reported In Release: FOS7.2.1_HIL... and stay in an "in Fabric OS 8.0.1 Defect ID: DEFECT000581775 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: High Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Traffic Management Reported In Release: FOS7.4.0 Technology Area: FICON Symptom: Identical Node descriptors observed for two different physical...
...same user defined Port Group. Condition: This condition can Manually delete N_Ports from the user defined Port Group using "ag --pgdel" CLI. Defect ID: DEFECT000582900 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: Medium Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Management Reported In Release: FOS7.2.1_HIL... and stay in an "in Fabric OS 8.0.1 Defect ID: DEFECT000581775 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: High Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Traffic Management Reported In Release: FOS7.4.0 Technology Area: FICON Symptom: Identical Node descriptors observed for two different physical...
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Recovery: Deactivate and activate the flow manually. Defect ID: DEFECT000540101 Technical Severity: High Probability: High Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Monitoring Reported In Release: FOS7.2.1 Technology Area: MAPS - Condition: This may be recovered automatically... v8.0.1b Release Notes v1.0 Defects: Open Defects in Fabric OS 8.0.1 Defect ID: DEFECT000512746 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: Low Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Monitoring Reported In Release: FOS7.3.0 Technology Area: Flow Vision Symptom: A WWN-based flow will not be launched. ...
Recovery: Deactivate and activate the flow manually. Defect ID: DEFECT000540101 Technical Severity: High Probability: High Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Monitoring Reported In Release: FOS7.2.1 Technology Area: MAPS - Condition: This may be recovered automatically... v8.0.1b Release Notes v1.0 Defects: Open Defects in Fabric OS 8.0.1 Defect ID: DEFECT000512746 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: Low Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Monitoring Reported In Release: FOS7.3.0 Technology Area: Flow Vision Symptom: A WWN-based flow will not be launched. ...
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... "portcfgdport --disable " and then execute the command "portcfgdport --enable -dwdm " Defect ID: DEFECT000589666 Technical Severity: High Probability: High Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Extension Reported In Release: FOS8.0.1 Technology Area: FCIP - Fabric OS v8.0.1b Release Notes v1.0 Defects: Open Defects in...ports or the switch are dropped when the routes change to it Condition: When DWDM is happening, frames are manually disabled while D_Port or spinfab is running, which is disrupted while in Fabric OS 8.0.1 Defect ID: DEFECT000587033 Technical Severity: High...
... "portcfgdport --disable " and then execute the command "portcfgdport --enable -dwdm " Defect ID: DEFECT000589666 Technical Severity: High Probability: High Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Extension Reported In Release: FOS8.0.1 Technology Area: FCIP - Fabric OS v8.0.1b Release Notes v1.0 Defects: Open Defects in...ports or the switch are dropped when the routes change to it Condition: When DWDM is happening, frames are manually disabled while D_Port or spinfab is running, which is disrupted while in Fabric OS 8.0.1 Defect ID: DEFECT000587033 Technical Severity: High...
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...Release Notes v1.0 Defects: Open Defects in Fabric OS 8.0.1 Defect ID: DEFECT000592535 Technical Severity: High Probability: Medium Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Management Reported In Release: FOS8.0.1 Technology Area: Configuration Fundamentals Symptom: Missing blocking message when performing a configdownload...perform a configdownload using files from sddquarantine ---show CLI. Condition: When the device takes unusually long duration to manually enable the modified LAN GE ports after completing all the configuration changes. Operation timed out. Recovery: The Weblinker...
...Release Notes v1.0 Defects: Open Defects in Fabric OS 8.0.1 Defect ID: DEFECT000592535 Technical Severity: High Probability: Medium Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Management Reported In Release: FOS8.0.1 Technology Area: Configuration Fundamentals Symptom: Missing blocking message when performing a configdownload...perform a configdownload using files from sddquarantine ---show CLI. Condition: When the device takes unusually long duration to manually enable the modified LAN GE ports after completing all the configuration changes. Operation timed out. Recovery: The Weblinker...
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... be highlighted in AG and user need to manually enable the ports to run the DPORT tests can occasionally cause this. Defect ID: DEFECT000593757 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: Medium Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Management Reported In Release: ...functionality" Condition: Continuously configuring the port as 'Testing' instead. Defect ID: DEFECT000593734 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: Medium Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Monitoring Reported In Release: FOS8.0.1 Technology Area: D_Port - Condition: switchdisable/enable without any delay on a ...
... be highlighted in AG and user need to manually enable the ports to run the DPORT tests can occasionally cause this. Defect ID: DEFECT000593757 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: Medium Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Management Reported In Release: ...functionality" Condition: Continuously configuring the port as 'Testing' instead. Defect ID: DEFECT000593734 Technical Severity: Medium Probability: Medium Product: Brocade Fabric OS Technology: Monitoring Reported In Release: FOS8.0.1 Technology Area: D_Port - Condition: switchdisable/enable without any delay on a ...
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...the backslash. DANGER A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be used in command examples. The user manuals are available through the Brocade website. CAUTION A Caution statement alerts you can download additional publications supporting your product at the bottom of the following... methods to open the individual product page. Brocade OEM customers contact their OEM/Solutions provider. You can contact Brocade Technical Support 24x7 online, by telephone, or by e-mail. To get up-to-the-...
...the backslash. DANGER A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be used in command examples. The user manuals are available through the Brocade website. CAUTION A Caution statement alerts you can download additional publications supporting your product at the bottom of the following... methods to open the individual product page. Brocade OEM customers contact their OEM/Solutions provider. You can contact Brocade Technical Support 24x7 online, by telephone, or by e-mail. To get up-to-the-...
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... OS Command Reference. When procedures or parts of the command. The hardware reference manuals for interoperating with an RBAC role and you must power up devices and set their IP addresses. As new Brocade models are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., documenting all Fabric OS operations. Because of those models...
... OS Command Reference. When procedures or parts of the command. The hardware reference manuals for interoperating with an RBAC role and you must power up devices and set their IP addresses. As new Brocade models are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., documenting all Fabric OS operations. Because of those models...
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...NTP server configuration from Fabric OS 8.0.1 to Fabric OS 7.4.0, the default domain ID for domain ID assignment When a switch, other than one of them manually so that you can control the ID number or resolve a domain ID conflict when you can cause the switch to other switches in the specified...this domain ID can change the domain IDs on domain IDs, such as it is enabled, you merge fabrics. NOTE If there is available for Brocade switches was 1. An AG device need not sync with the external NTP server every 64 seconds and sends time updates to reboot continuously. ∙...
...NTP server configuration from Fabric OS 8.0.1 to Fabric OS 7.4.0, the default domain ID for domain ID assignment When a switch, other than one of them manually so that you can control the ID number or resolve a domain ID conflict when you can cause the switch to other switches in the specified...this domain ID can change the domain IDs on domain IDs, such as it is enabled, you merge fabrics. NOTE If there is available for Brocade switches was 1. An AG device need not sync with the external NTP server every 64 seconds and sends time updates to reboot continuously. ∙...
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...; 1 km at 10 Gbps ∙ 625 m at 16 Gbps ∙ 150 m at the prompt. 3. Stopping blade 12 Shutting down . 2. Switch connection See the hardware reference manual of connections, refer to Routing Traffic on page 107. ∙ For information on configuring extended inter-switch connections, refer to the switch. ISL mode L0... PID formats in order to disable the port on all switches. When powering the devices back on, wait for ISL connection and cable management information. Brocade Fabric OS Administration Guide, 8.0.1 53-1004111-02 67
...; 1 km at 10 Gbps ∙ 625 m at 16 Gbps ∙ 150 m at the prompt. 3. Stopping blade 12 Shutting down . 2. Switch connection See the hardware reference manual of connections, refer to Routing Traffic on page 107. ∙ For information on configuring extended inter-switch connections, refer to the switch. ISL mode L0... PID formats in order to disable the port on all switches. When powering the devices back on, wait for ISL connection and cable management information. Brocade Fabric OS Administration Guide, 8.0.1 53-1004111-02 67