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A M-EOS fabrics overview 2. Fabric OS v5.1.0 and M-E/OSc v4.1.1, v5.1.2, 6.2.0 can interoperate through the FC routing capability of the SilkWorm AP7420 only. Fabric OS and M-E/OSc v7.1.3 can interoperate through the FC routing capability of the SilkWorm AP7420, Brocade 7500, or FR4-18i blade. Fabric OS and M-E/OSc v8.0.0 and v9.2.0 can interoperate through the FC routing capability of the Brocade 7500, or FR4-18i blade. The Fibre Channel routing feature for M-EOS interoperability is not a licensed feature. TABLE 93 Fabric OS and M-EOSn interoperability compatibility matrix1 Fabric OS Versions of M-EOSn (i10k) v9.2.0 v9.6.2 v9.8.0 v9.9.0 v5.3.0 Yes No No No v6.0.0 No Yes No No v6.1.0 No Yes No No v6.1.1 Yes No No v6.1.1_enc Yes No No v6.2.0 No Yes Yes Yes 1. Both Open and McDATA Fabric modes are supported. NOTE McDATA Open Mode is for use only by M-EOS switches. Fabric OS switches in Open Mode cannot be part of the M-EOS edge fabric in a non-merged SAN. Connected SANs provide additional functionality not possible with segregated SANs. Some of these functions are as follows: • Island consolidation-Uses the Fabric OS v6.0 or later FC router to connect isolated M-EOS and Fabric OS fabrics and share devices. • Backup consolidation-Consolidates backup solutions across Fabric OS and M-EOS fabrics. • Manageable large-scale storage network-Uses the Fabric OS v6.0 or later FC router to localize traffic while connecting devices in the metaSAN. This provides a large number of fabrics with a large number of devices. • Sharing across an FCIP link-Shares devices between Fabric OS and M-EOS fabrics over a campus Ethernet or over long-distance IP links beyond 1000 km. • Sharing across a long-distance FC link-Shares devices between Fabric OS fabrics over long-distance FC links as far as 300 km. • LUN sharing-Uses your high-end RAID array connected to an M-series to share targets with a Fabric OS fabric; just connect one Intrepid series port to an FC router EX_Port and the one EX_Port to the Fabric OS edge fabric. • LSAN zone database binding-Increases FCR scalability to support more FC routers in the backbone and support more devices in the metaSAN. The connectivity limitations of a metaSAN containing Fabric OS and M-EOS fabrics are defined by the scalability of each individual fabric. The latest scalability information can be found at the Brocade Connect Web site at www.brocade.com. Refer to the M-EOS fabric documentation for scalability considerations. 502 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01

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Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
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M-EOS fabrics overview
A
The Fibre Channel routing feature for M-EOS interoperability is not a licensed feature.
NOTE
McDATA Open Mode is for use only by M-EOS switches. Fabric OS switches in Open Mode cannot be
part of the M-EOS edge fabric in a non-merged SAN.
Connected SANs provide additional functionality not possible with segregated SANs. Some of these
functions are as follows:
Island consolidation—Uses the Fabric OS v6.0 or later FC router to connect isolated M-EOS and
Fabric OS fabrics and share devices.
Backup consolidation—Consolidates backup solutions across Fabric OS and M-EOS fabrics.
Manageable large-scale storage network—Uses the Fabric OS v6.0 or later FC router to localize
traffic while connecting devices in the metaSAN. This provides a large number of fabrics with a
large number of devices.
Sharing across an FCIP link—Shares devices between Fabric OS and M-EOS fabrics over a
campus Ethernet or over long-distance IP links beyond 1000 km.
Sharing across a long-distance FC link—Shares devices between Fabric OS fabrics over
long-distance FC links as far as 300 km.
LUN sharing—Uses your high-end RAID array connected to an M-series to share targets with a
Fabric OS fabric; just connect one Intrepid series port to an FC router EX_Port and the one
EX_Port to the Fabric OS edge fabric.
LSAN zone database binding—Increases FCR scalability to support more FC routers in the
backbone and support more devices in the metaSAN.
The connectivity limitations of a metaSAN containing Fabric OS and M-EOS fabrics are defined by
the scalability of each individual fabric. The latest scalability information can be found at the
Brocade Connect Web site at
www.brocade.com
. Refer to the M-EOS fabric documentation for
scalability considerations.
2.
Fabric OS v5.1.0 and M-E/OSc v4.1.1, v5.1.2, 6.2.0 can interoperate through the FC routing capability of
the SilkWorm AP7420 only. Fabric OS and M-E/OSc v7.1.3 can interoperate through the FC routing capability
of the SilkWorm AP7420, Brocade 7500, or FR4-18i blade. Fabric OS and M-E/OSc v8.0.0 and v9.2.0 can
interoperate through the FC routing capability of the Brocade 7500, or FR4-18i blade.
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Fabric OS and M-EOSn interoperability compatibility matrix
1
1.
Both Open and McDATA Fabric modes are supported.
Fabric OS
Versions of M-EOSn (i10k)
v9.2.0
v9.6.2
v9.8.0
v9.9.0
v5.3.0
Yes
No
No
No
v6.0.0
No
Yes
No
No
v6.1.0
No
Yes
No
No
v6.1.1
Yes
No
No
v6.1.1_enc
Yes
No
No
v6.2.0
No
Yes
Yes
Yes