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Overview FOS v7.3.0a is a patch release based on FOS v7.3.0. All hardware platforms and features supported in FOS v7.3.0 are also supported in FOS v7.3.0a. New Hardware Support FOS v7.3 introduces support for the following new 16G FC hardware platform:  Brocade 7840 Gen 5 FC extension switch platform that offers the following capabilities: o Support 24 16G FC ports, 16 10GE/1GE FCIP ports, and 2 40GE FCIP ports o Support maximum 40G WAN throughput with two WAN Rate upgrade licenses. o Support maximum 20G bandwidth on a VE port. o Support existing FCIP features on Brocade 7800 and FX8-24 blade. o Support non-disruptive firmware download. o Support Fabric Vision features. o Support increased compression performance. o Support stream based flow control. o Support out of order TCP delivery. o Support WAN link test tool.  Brocade FC16-64 port blade for Brocade 8510 that offers the following capabilities: o 16 QSFP ports per blade provide total 64 FC ports supporting 16G, 8G, and 4G speeds. o 512 16G FC ports in a fully populated Brocade 8510-8 chassis. FOS v7.3 introduces the support of the existing FCOE10-24 blade in a Brocade 8510-8 chassis. FOS v7.3 supports all hardware platforms supported by FOS v7.2.x. Summary of New Software Features In addition to new hardware support, FOS v7.3 also includes support for a number of software features and enhancements:  Support for new FCIP features on Brocade 7840.  Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suites (MAPS) enhancements o Monitor Fabric Performance Impact due to bottleneck conditions o Monitor new FCIP statistics on Brocade 7840 o Monitor fabric scalability limits o Monitor ClearLink diagnostics ports o Monitor Ethernet management ports o Monitor Flow Vision learning flows o Support Port Decommissioning as an action o Support dynamic groups o Support port group augmentation o Usability enhancements  Flow Vision enhancements o Flow Performance Monitor enhancements o Flow Mirror enhancements o Flow Generator enhancements o Miscellaneous Flow Vision enhancements  ClearLink Diagnostic Port (D_Port) enhancements o D_Port and MAPS integration o Dynamic D_Port and On-demand D_Port on ISLs o D_Port Provision o D_Port test result display enhancements o D_Port on FC16-64 QSFPs  Read Diagnostics Parameter (RDP)  Link Cable Beacon (Port Peer Beacon) Fabric OS v7.3.0a Release Notes v2.0 Page 5 of 55

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Fabric OS v7.3.0a Release Notes v2.0
Page 5 of 55
Overview
FOS v7.3.0a is a patch release based on FOS v7.3.0. All hardware platforms and features supported in FOS
v7.3.0 are also supported in FOS v7.3.0a.
New Hardware Support
FOS v7.3 introduces support for the following
new
16G FC hardware platform:
Brocade 7840 Gen 5 FC extension switch platform that offers the following capabilities:
o
Support 24 16G FC ports, 16 10GE/1GE FCIP ports, and 2 40GE FCIP ports
o
Support maximum 40G WAN throughput with two WAN Rate upgrade licenses.
o
Support maximum 20G bandwidth on a VE port.
o
Support existing FCIP features on Brocade 7800 and FX8-24 blade.
o
Support non-disruptive firmware download.
o
Support Fabric Vision features.
o
Support increased compression performance.
o
Support stream based flow control.
o
Support out of order TCP delivery.
o
Support WAN link test tool.
Brocade FC16-64 port blade for Brocade 8510 that offers the following capabilities:
o
16 QSFP ports per blade provide total 64 FC ports supporting 16G, 8G, and 4G speeds.
o
512 16G FC ports in a fully populated Brocade 8510-8 chassis.
FOS v7.3 introduces the support of the
existing
FCOE10-24 blade in a Brocade
8510-8
chassis.
FOS v7.3 supports all hardware platforms supported by FOS v7.2.x.
Summary of New Software Features
In addition to new hardware support, FOS v7.3 also includes support for a number of software features and
enhancements:
Support for new FCIP features on Brocade 7840.
Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suites (MAPS) enhancements
o
Monitor Fabric Performance Impact due to bottleneck conditions
o
Monitor new FCIP statistics on Brocade 7840
o
Monitor fabric scalability limits
o
Monitor ClearLink diagnostics ports
o
Monitor Ethernet management ports
o
Monitor Flow Vision learning flows
o
Support Port Decommissioning as an action
o
Support dynamic groups
o
Support port group augmentation
o
Usability enhancements
Flow Vision enhancements
o
Flow Performance Monitor enhancements
o
Flow Mirror enhancements
o
Flow Generator enhancements
o
Miscellaneous Flow Vision enhancements
ClearLink Diagnostic Port (D_Port) enhancements
o
D_Port and MAPS integration
o
Dynamic D_Port and On-demand D_Port on ISLs
o
D_Port Provision
o
D_Port test result display enhancements
o
D_Port on FC16-64 QSFPs
Read Diagnostics Parameter (RDP)
Link Cable Beacon (Port Peer Beacon)