Dell Brocade 6510 Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0 - Page 5

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Overview FOS v7.0.1 introduces support for the following new 16G FC hardware platforms: Brocade 6505 entry level 16G FC switch o Supports 12-24 16 Gbps FC ports o Ports are capable of operating at 2/4/8/16 Gbps FC for open systems o Supports D-port and Forward Error Correction (FEC) with 16G SFP+ o Supports Access Gateway mode o Supports Condor3 ASIC enabled VC level credit recovery o Supports Advanced Performance Monitoring E-port Top Talkers o Also supports all features supported on Brocade 300 platform o Does not support Encryption/Compression on ISLs, 10G capability, Integrated Routing FC8-32E and FC8-48E Condor3 based 8G blades for DCX8510-8 and DCX8510-4 o Support automatic VC-level credit recovery (enabled by Condor3 ASIC) to ensure application performance and availability o Support Advanced Performance Monitoring E-port Top Talkers o Support Integrated Routing o Also support features and functions that are supported on Condor2 based 32 and 48 ports 8G blades (FC8-32 and FC8-48) o Do not support D-port, FEC on front-end ports, Encryption/Compression, 10G FC In addition to new hardware support, there are additional features, support, and enhancements in FOS v7.0.1, including: Enhanced Optical ICL topology support for DCX8510 o Support for up to nine DCX8510 chassis in ―full mesh‖ configuration using optical ICLs o Support for ICL connectivity with up to eight DCX8510 chassis in a ―core-edge‖ topology o Enterprise ICL license support on DCX8510 Support for Dynamic Fabric Provisioning: Fabric Assigned World Wide Name capability Disruptive upgrade of DCX to DCX8510 VCS/VDX6730 to FC SAN connectivity FCIP feature support: ESCON and Bus/Tag printer emulation support Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0 Page 5 of 67

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Fabric OS v7.0.1 Release Notes v1.0
Page 5 of 67
Overview
FOS v7.0.1 introduces support for the following new 16G FC hardware platforms:
Brocade 6505 entry level 16G FC switch
o
Supports 12-24 16 Gbps FC ports
o
Ports are capable of operating at 2/4/8/16 Gbps FC for open systems
o
Supports D-port and Forward Error Correction (FEC) with 16G SFP+
o
Supports Access Gateway mode
o
Supports Condor3 ASIC enabled VC level credit recovery
o
Supports Advanced Performance Monitoring E-port Top Talkers
o
Also supports all features supported on Brocade 300 platform
o
Does not support
Encryption/Compression on ISLs, 10G capability, Integrated Routing
FC8-32E and FC8-48E Condor3 based 8G blades for DCX8510-8 and DCX8510-4
o
Support automatic VC-level credit recovery (enabled by Condor3 ASIC) to ensure application
performance and availability
o
Support Advanced Performance Monitoring E-port Top Talkers
o
Support Integrated Routing
o
Also support features and functions that are supported on Condor2 based 32 and 48 ports
8G blades (FC8-32 and FC8-48)
o
Do not support
D-port, FEC on front-end ports, Encryption/Compression, 10G FC
In addition to new hardware support, there are additional features, support, and enhancements in FOS v7.0.1,
including:
Enhanced Optical ICL topology support for DCX8510
o
Support for up to nine DCX8510 chassis in
full mesh
configuration using optical ICLs
o
Support for ICL connectivity with up to eight DCX8510 chassis in
a ―
core-edge
topology
o
Enterprise ICL license support on DCX8510
Support for Dynamic Fabric Provisioning: Fabric Assigned World Wide Name capability
Disruptive upgrade of DCX to DCX8510
VCS/VDX6730 to FC SAN connectivity
FCIP feature support: ESCON and Bus/Tag printer emulation support