Dell Brocade 5100 Brocade Fabric OS v7.3.0a Release Notes v2.0 - Page 40
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, FC16-64, 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 Note: Please note that most content in this section is primarily applicable to FOS v7.2.1a firmware and has not been completely updated for FOS v7.3.0. Contents of this section may or may not be entirely applicable to FOS v7.3.0 firmware. 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 4G 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. When FOS is upgraded from v7.1.x to v7.2.0 or later: If the Adaptive Networking license was NOT installed in v7.1.x, all ports will have QOS disabled following the firmware upgrade and links will come up in normal mode. If the Adaptive Networking license was installed in v7.1.x, there will be no change in port QOS mode following the upgrade. Fabric OS v7.3.0a Release Notes v2.0 Page 40 of 55