Dell Brocade 5100 Brocade Fabric OS v7.3.0a Release Notes v2.0 - Page 3

Contents Overview ...5 New Hardware Support ...5 Summary of New Software Features ...5 New Feature Descriptions ...7 New FCIP Features on Brocade 7840 ...7 Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS) Enhancements 8 Flow Vision Enhancements ...9 ClearLink Diagnostic (D_Port) Enhancements ...10 Read Diagnostics Parameters ...11 Link Cable Beacon (Port Peer Beacon)...11 E_Port Balance Priority Routing ...11 FCR enhancements ...11 Security Enhancements ...11 Access Gateway Enhancements ...12 Zoning Enhancements...12 High Integrity Fabric...12 RAS Enhancements ...12 Brocade 8510 ICL Scalability Enhancement ...13 Miscellaneous Enhancements...13 Optionally Licensed Software...15 Temporary License Support ...19 Supported Switches...20 Standards Compliance ...20 Technical Support ...20 FOS Migration Considerations ...22 FOS Upgrade and Downgrade Special Considerations 22 Recommended Migration Paths to FOS v7.3.0a 22 Important Notes...23 Brocade Network Advisor Compatibility ...23 WebTools Compatibility ...24 SMI Compatibility ...24 Fabric OS Compatibility ...24 SNMP Support ...26 Blade Support...35 Scalability...40 Other Important Notes and Recommendations 40 Adaptive Networking/Flow-Based QoS Prioritization 40 Access Gateway ...41 Fabric OS v7.3.0a Release Notes v2.0 Page 3 of 55