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Firmware Summary, System-Related Differences
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B Firmware Summary This appendix summarizes differences and similarities between the Enterprise Operating System, classic (E/OSc) for Intrepid 6000-series directors and Sphereon-series fabric switches; Enterprise Operating System, nScale (E/OSn) for the Intrepid 10000 Director; and Enterprise Operating System, internetworking (E/OSi) for Eclipse-series SAN routers. The appendix includes tables that list: • System-related differences. • Fibre Channel protocol-related differences. • Management-related differences. System-Related Differences Table B-1 summarizes system-related differences between the E/OSc 8.0, E/OSn 6.0, and E/OSi 4.6 firmware versions. Table B-1 E/OSc versus E/OSn and E/OSi - System-Related Differences Feature Operating system Initial program load (IPL) requirements E/OSc 8.0 E/OSc with VxWorks® and McDATA-proprietary kernels. IPL required to activate a product feature enablement (PFE) key or reset software. E/OSn 6.0 E/OSi 4.6 E/OSn with MontaVista™ Linux E/OSi with VxWorks® with (CTP cards) and ThreadX® line McDATA-proprietary module (LIM) kernels. modifications. IPL functionality not available. PFE key activation does not require code restart. IPL functionality not available. PFE key activation not applicable. Firmware Summary B-1