Dell Brocade 5100 Brocade Fabric OS v7.3.0a Release Notes v2.0 - Page 35

Blade Support

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Blade Support Fabric OS v7.3 software is fully qualified and supports the blades for the DCX/DCX-4S noted in the following table: DCX/DCX-4S Blade Support Matrix 16-, 32-, 48- and 64-port 8Gbit port blades (FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, FC8-64) Supported with FOS v6.0 and above (FC8-64 requires FOS v6.4) with any mix and up to 8/4 of each. No restrictions around intermix. FC10-6 Not supported on FOS v7.1 or later Intelligent blade Up to a total of 8/4 intelligent blades. See below for maximum supported limits of each blade. Virtualization/Application Blade (FA4-18) Not supported on FOS v7.0 or later FCIP/FC Router blade (FR4-18i) Not supported on FOS v7.1 or later Encryption Blade (FS8-18) Up to a maximum of 4 blades of this type. Extension Blade (FX8-24) Up to a max of 4 blades of this type. FCoE/L2 CEE blade FCOE10-24 FC16-32, FC16-48, FC16-64, FC8-32E, FC8-48E Up to a max of 4 blades of this type. Not supported in the same chassis with other intelligent blades or the FC8-64 port blade. Not supported Table 1 Blade Support Matrix for DCX and DCX-4S with FOS v7.3 Note: The iSCSI FC4-16IP blade is not qualified for the DCX/DCX-4S. Fabric OS v7.3.0a Release Notes v2.0 Page 35 of 55

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Fabric OS v7.3.0a Release Notes v2.0
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Blade Support
Fabric OS v7.3 software is fully qualified and supports the blades for the DCX/DCX-4S noted in the following
table
:
DCX/DCX-4S Blade Support Matrix
16-, 32-, 48- and 64-port 8Gbit port blades (FC8-16,
FC8-32, FC8-48, FC8-64)
Supported with FOS v6.0 and above (FC8-64 requires
FOS v6.4) with any mix and up to 8/4 of each. No
restrictions around intermix.
FC10-6
Not supported on FOS v7.1 or later
Intelligent blade
Up to a total of 8/4 intelligent blades. See below for
maximum supported limits of each blade.
Virtualization/Application Blade (FA4-18)
Not supported on FOS v7.0 or later
FCIP/FC Router blade (FR4-18i)
Not supported on FOS v7.1 or later
Encryption Blade (FS8-18)
Up to a maximum of 4 blades of this type.
Extension Blade (FX8-24)
Up to a max of 4 blades of this type.
FCoE/L2 CEE blade
FCOE10-24
Up to a max of 4 blades of this type.
Not supported in
the same chassis with other intelligent blades or the
FC8-64 port blade.
FC16-32, FC16-48, FC16-64, FC8-32E, FC8-48E
Not supported
Table 1 Blade Support Matrix for DCX and DCX-4S with FOS v7.3
Note: The iSCSI FC4-16IP blade is not qualified for the DCX/DCX-4S.