Dell Brocade 6510 Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0 - Page 3

Contents Overview ...5 New Feature Descriptions ...6 Enhanced Optical ICL Topology Support for DCX8510 6 Support for Dynamic Fabric Provisioning: Fabric Assigned World Wide Name 6 VCS/VDX6730 to FC SAN Connectivity...6 FCIP Enhancements ...6 Optionally Licensed Software...7 Temporary License Support ...9 Supported Switches...9 Standards Compliance ...9 Technical Support ...10 FOS Migration Considerations ...12 TSBs - Critical Issues to Consider Prior to Installing This FOS Release 12 TSB Issues Outstanding in FOS v7.0.1 ...12 TSB Issues Resolved in FOS v7.0.1 ...12 Recommended Migration Paths to FOS v7.0.1 12 FOS Upgrade and Downgrade Special Considerations 13 Important Notes...14 Brocade Network Advisor Compatibility ...14 DCFM Compatibility ...14 WebTools Compatibility ...14 SMI Compatibility ...15 Fabric OS Compatibility ...15 Blade Support...18 Scalability...22 Other Important Notes and Recommendations 22 Adaptive Networking/Flow-Based QoS Prioritization 22 Access Gateway ...22 Brocade HBA/Adapter Compatibility ...23 D-Port...23 Encryption Behavior for the Brocade Encryption Switch (BES) and FS8-18 23 FCIP (FR4-18i, Brocade 7800 and FX8-24) ...25 FCoE/DCB/CEE (Brocade 8000 and FCOE10-24 26 FCR and Integrated Routing ...28 FICON...28 FL_Port (Loop) Support...28 ICLs on DCX/DCX-4S ...28 Native Connectivity (M-EOS interoperability)...29 Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0 Page 3 of 67