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Scalability, Other Important Notes and Recommendations

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Typical Power Supply Requirements Guidelines for Blades in DCX 8510-4 (For specific calculation of power draw with different blade combinations, please refer to Appendix A: Power Specifications in the 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual) Configured Number of Ports Blades Type of Blade DCX 8510-4 @110 VAC (Redundant configurations) DCX 8510-4 @200-240 VAC (Redundant configurations) Comments 96 ports max with QSFP ICLs Any combination of 8Gb or 16 Gb ports and intelligent blades with QSFP ICLs FC16-32, FC8-32E FC16-32, FC16-48, FC8-32E, FC8-48E, FC8-64, FS8-18, FX8-24 Port Blade Intelligent Blade /Combination 2 Power Supplies Not Supported 2 Power Supplies 2 Power Supplies 1+1 redundancy with 110 or 200-240 VAC power supplies 200-240VAC: 1+1 Power Supplies Table 5 Power Supply Requirements for DCX 8510-4 Scalability All scalability limits are subject to change. Limits may be increased once further testing has been completed, even after the release of Fabric OS. For current scalability limits for Fabric OS, refer to the Brocade Scalability Guidelines document, available under the Technology and Architecture Resources section at http://www.brocade.com/compatibility Other Important Notes and Recommendations Adaptive Networking/Flow-Based QoS Prioritization • Any 8G or 4G FC platform running FOS v6.2.2e or lower version of firmware cannot form an E-port with a 16G FC platform when Adaptive Networking QoS is enabled at both ends of the ISL. Users must disable QoS at either end of the ISL in order to successfully form an E-port under this condition. Users can disable QoS via portcfgQos --disable command. Please consult Fabric OS Command Reference manual for details related to portcfgQoS command. • When using QoS in a fabric with 4G ports or switches, FOS v6.2.2 or later must be installed on all products in order to pass QoS info. E_Ports from the DCX to other switches must come up AFTER 6.2.2 is running on those switches. 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 mapping feature in the ESX environments are encouraged to refer to the SAN TechNote GA-TN-276-00 for best implementation practices. Please follow these instructions to access this technote: o Log in to http://my.brocade.com o Go to Documentation > Tech Notes. Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0 Page 23 of 99

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Fabric OS v7.0.2 Release Notes v1.0
Page 23 of 99
Typical
Typical
Typical
Typical Power Supply Requirements
Power Supply Requirements
Power Supply Requirements
Power Supply Requirements Guidelines
Guidelines
Guidelines
Guidelines for Blades
for Blades
for Blades
for Blades in DCX 8510
n DCX 8510
n DCX 8510
n DCX 8510-4
(For specific calculati
(For specific calculati
(For specific calculati
(For specific calculation of power draw with different
on of power draw with different
on of power draw with different
on of power draw with different blade combinations,
blade combinations,
blade combinations,
blade combinations, please
please
please
please refer to Appendix A: Power Specifications
refer to Appendix A: Power Specifications
refer to Appendix A: Power Specifications
refer to Appendix A: Power Specifications
in the 8510
in the 8510
in the 8510
in the 8510-4 Backbone H
4 Backbone H
4 Backbone H
4 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual)
ardware Reference Manual)
ardware Reference Manual)
ardware Reference Manual)
Configured
Configured
Configured
Configured
Number of
Number of
Number of
Number of
Ports
Ports
Ports
Ports
Blades
Blades
Blades
Blades
Type of Blade
Type of Blade
Type of Blade
Type of Blade
DCX 8510
DCX 8510
DCX 8510
DCX 8510-4 @110
4 @110
4 @110
4 @110
VAC (Redundant
VAC (Redundant
VAC (Redundant
VAC (Redundant
configurations)
configurations)
configurations)
configurations)
DCX 8510
DCX 8510
DCX 8510
DCX 8510-4
4
4
4
@200
@200
@200
@200-240 VAC
240 VAC
240 VAC
240 VAC
(Redundant
(Redundant
(Redundant
(Redundant
configurations)
configurations)
configurations)
configurations)
Comments
Comments
Comments
Comments
96 ports max
with
QSFP
ICLs
FC16-32,
FC8-32E
Port Blade
2 Power Supplies
2 Power
Supplies
1+1 redundancy with 110
or 200-240 VAC power
supplies
Any
combination
of 8Gb or 16
Gb ports and
intelligent
blades with
QSFP ICLs
FC16-32,
FC16-48,
FC8-32E,
FC8-48E,
FC8-64,
FS8-18,
FX8-24
Intelligent Blade
/Combination
Not Supported
2 Power
Supplies
200-240VAC: 1+1 Power
Supplies
Table
Table
Table
Table 5 Power Supply Requirements for DCX
Power Supply Requirements for DCX
Power Supply Requirements for DCX
Power Supply Requirements for DCX 8510
8510
8510
8510-4
Scalability
All scalability limits are subject to change.
Limits may be increased once further testing has been completed,
even after the release of Fabric OS.
For current scalability limits for Fabric OS, refer to the
Brocade Scalability
Guidelines
document, available under the
Technology and Architecture Resources
section at
Other Important Notes and Recommendations
Adaptive Networking/Flow-Based QoS Prioritization
Any 8G
or 4G FC platform running FOS v6.2.2e or lower version of firmware cannot form an E-port
with a 16G FC platform when Adaptive Networking QoS is enabled at both ends of the ISL. Users must
disable QoS at either end of the ISL in order to successfully form an E-port under this condition.
Users can disable QoS via portcfgQos --disable command. Please consult Fabric OS Command
Reference manual for details related to portcfgQoS command.
When using QoS in a fabric with 4G ports or switches, FOS v6.2.2 or later must be installed on all
products in order to pass QoS info.
E_Ports from the DCX to other switches must come up AFTER
6.2.2 is running on those switches.
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 mapping feature in the ESX environments
are encouraged to refer to the SAN TechNote GA-TN-276-00
for best implementation practices.
Please follow these instructions to access this technote:
o
Log in to
o
Go to Documentation > Tech Notes.