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Buffer credit recovery support

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Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 1 TABLE 1 Feature Fabric OS components supported on Access Gateway (Continued) Support Name Server NA Native Interoperability Mode NA Network Time Protocol (NTP) No (no relevance from fabric perspective)2 Open E_Port NA Performance Monitor Yes Persistent ALPA Yes Port Decommission No Port Mirroring No QuickLoop, QuickLoop Fabric No Assist Remote Authentication Yes Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) Resource Monitor Yes Security Yes (ADS/DCC Policy) SNMP Yes Speed Negotiation Yes Syslog Daemon Yes Track Changes Yes Trunking Yes** User-Defined Roles Yes ValueLineOptions (Static Yes POD, DPOD) Virtual Fabrics No Refer to "Virtual Fabrics support" on page 6. Web Tools Yes Zoning NA 1. When a switch is behaving as an AG, RBAC features in Fabric OS are available, but there are some limitations. For more information on the limitations, refer to "Access Gateway hardware considerations" on page 11. 2. In embedded switches, time should be updated by the server management utility. Buffer credit recovery support This Fabric OS feature is supported on 8 Gbps and 16 Gbps platforms in following configurations: • Between AG switch F_Port and Brocade HBA port using Adapter v3.2 or greater firmware or any device supporting credit recovery, This feature only works at the maximum supported speed of the HBA port (8 Gbps or 16 Gbps). • Between AG switch N_Port and Brocade fabric switch or cascaded AG switch F_Port. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 5 53-1002743-01

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Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
5
53-1002743-01
Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode
1
Buffer credit recovery support
This Fabric OS feature is supported on 8 Gbps and 16 Gbps platforms in following configurations:
Between AG switch F_Port and Brocade HBA port using Adapter v3.2 or greater firmware or any
device supporting credit recovery, This feature only works at the maximum supported speed of
the HBA port (8 Gbps or 16 Gbps).
Between AG switch N_Port and Brocade fabric switch or cascaded AG switch F_Port.
Name Server
NA
Native Interoperability Mode
NA
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
No (no relevance from fabric perspective)
2
Open E_Port
NA
Performance Monitor
Yes
Persistent ALPA
Yes
Port Decommission
No
Port Mirroring
No
QuickLoop, QuickLoop Fabric
Assist
No
Remote Authentication
Dial-In User Service
(RADIUS)
Yes
Resource Monitor
Yes
Security
Yes (ADS/DCC Policy)
SNMP
Yes
Speed Negotiation
Yes
Syslog Daemon
Yes
Track Changes
Yes
Trunking
Yes**
User-Defined Roles
Yes
ValueLineOptions (Static
POD, DPOD)
Yes
Virtual Fabrics
No
Refer to
“Virtual Fabrics support”
on page 6.
Web Tools
Yes
Zoning
NA
1.
When a switch is behaving as an AG, RBAC features in Fabric OS are
available, but there are some limitations. For more information on the
limitations, refer to
“Access Gateway hardware considerations”
on page 11.
2.
In embedded switches, time should be updated by the server management
utility.
TABLE 1
Fabric OS components supported on Access Gateway (Continued)
Feature
Support