Dell Brocade 6520 Release Notes v1.0 - Page 19

Supported Switches, Standards Compliance, Technical Support

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Supported Switches  Fabric OS v7.1 supports the Brocade 300, 5410/5424/5430/5450/5460/5470/5480/NC5480, 5100, 5300, VA-40FC, Brocade Encryption Switch (BES), DCX/DCX-4S, 8000, 7800, 6505, 6510, 6520, DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4. Access Gateway mode is also supported by Fabric OS v7.1, and is supported on the following switches: the Brocade 300, 5100, VA-40FC, 8000, 5450, 5430, 5460, 5470, 5480, NC-5480, M5424, 6510, 6505. Standards Compliance This software conforms to the Fibre Channel Standards in a manner consistent with accepted engineering practices and procedures. In certain cases, Brocade might add proprietary supplemental functions to those specified in the standards. For a list of FC standards conformance, visit the following Brocade Web site: http://www.brocade.com/sanstandards The Brocade 8000 and FCOE10-24 blade conform to the following Ethernet standards:  IEEE 802.1D  IEEE 802.1s  IEEE 802.1w  IEEE 802.3ad  IEEE 802.3ae  IEEE 802.1Q  IEEE 802.1p  IEEE 802.1v  IEEE 802.1AB  IEEE 802.3x Spanning Tree Protocol Multiple Spanning Tree Rapid reconfiguration of Spanning Tree Protocol Link Aggregation with LACP 10G Ethernet VLAN Tagging Class of Service Prioritization and Tagging VLAN Classification by Protocol and Port Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) Flow Control (Pause Frames) The following draft versions of the Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Standards are also supported on the Brocade 8000 and FCOE10-24 blade:  IEEE 802.1Qbb  IEEE 802.1Qaz  IEEE 802.1  FC-BB-5 Priority-based Flow Control Enhanced Transmission Selection DCB Capability Exchange Protocol (Proposed under the DCB Task Group of IEEE 802.1 Working Group) FCoE (Rev 2.0) Technical Support Contact your switch supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information immediately available: 1. General Information  Technical Support contract number, if applicable  Switch model  Switch operating system version  Error numbers and messages received  supportSave command output and associated files o For dual CP platforms running FOS v6.2 and above, the supportsave command gathers information from both CPs and any AP blades installed in the chassis  Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately following the problem, and specific questions Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0 Page 19 of 41

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Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0
Page 19 of 41
Supported Switches
Fabric OS v7.1 supports the Brocade 300, 5410/5424/5430/5450/5460/5470/5480/NC-
5480,
5100, 5300, VA-40FC, Brocade Encryption Switch (BES), DCX/DCX-4S, 8000, 7800,
6505, 6510, 6520, DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4.
Access Gateway mode is also supported by Fabric OS v7.1, and is supported on the following switches: the
Brocade 300, 5100, VA-40FC, 8000, 5450, 5430, 5460, 5470, 5480, NC-5480, M5424, 6510, 6505.
Standards Compliance
This software conforms to the Fibre Channel Standards in a manner consistent with accepted
engineering practices and procedures.
In certain cases, Brocade might add proprietary supplemental
functions to those specified in the standards.
For a list of FC standards conformance, visit the
following Brocade Web site:
The Brocade 8000 and FCOE10-24 blade conform to the following Ethernet standards:
IEEE 802.1D
Spanning Tree Protocol
IEEE 802.1s
Multiple Spanning Tree
IEEE 802.1w
Rapid reconfiguration of Spanning Tree Protocol
IEEE 802.3ad
Link Aggregation with LACP
IEEE 802.3ae
10G Ethernet
IEEE 802.1Q
VLAN Tagging
IEEE 802.1p
Class of Service Prioritization and Tagging
IEEE 802.1v
VLAN Classification by Protocol and Port
IEEE 802.1AB
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
IEEE 802.3x
Flow Control (Pause Frames)
The following draft versions of the Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Standards are also supported on the Brocade 8000 and FCOE10-24 blade:
IEEE 802.1Qbb
Priority-based Flow Control
IEEE 802.1Qaz
Enhanced Transmission Selection
IEEE 802.1
DCB Capability Exchange Protocol (Proposed under the DCB Task Group of IEEE
802.1 Working Group)
FC-BB-5
FCoE (Rev 2.0)
Technical Support
Contact your switch supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part
ordering.
To expedite your call, have the following information immediately available:
1.
General Information
Technical Support contract number, if applicable
Switch model
Switch operating system version
Error numbers and messages received
supportSave
command output and associated files
o
For dual CP platforms running FOS v6.2 and above, the supportsave command gathers
information from both CPs and any AP blades installed in the chassis
Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately following
the problem, and specific questions