Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001357-01, November 2009)

DCFM Enterprise User Manual 365
53-1001357-01
FCIP platforms and supported features
12
FCIP platforms and supported features
There are five Brocade platforms that support FCIP:
• The 8 Gbps 16-FC ports, 6-Gbps ports extension switch.
• The 8 Gbps 12-FC port, 10 GbE ports, 2-10 GbE ports blade (384-port Backbone Chassis,
192-port Backbone Chassis).
• The 4 Gbps Extension Switch.
• The 4 Gbps Router, Extension switch.
• The 4 Gbps Router, Extension blade (384-port Backbone Chassis, 192-port Backbone Chassis,
Director Chassis).
There are differences in platform capabilities. For example, the 4 Gbps Router, Extension switch,
the 4 Gbps Extension Switch and the 4 Gbps Router, Extension blade cannot support FCIP trunking,
and some features, such as support for IPSec and IPv6 addresses, are not currently available for
the 8 Gbps 16-FC ports, 6-Gbps ports extension switch and 8 Gbps 12-FC port, 10 GbE ports, 2-10
GbE ports blade in Fabric OS version 6.3.0, but are planned for a later version. Table 21
summarizes FCIP capabilities per platform.
*Not supported in Fabric OS version 6.3.0, but will be supported in a later version.
TABLE 21 FCIP capabilities
Capabilities 8 Gbps 16-FC
ports, 6-Gbps
ports extension
switch
8 Gbps 12-FC
port, 10 GbE
ports, 2-10 GbE
ports
blade
4 Gbps Router,
Extension
Switch
4 Gbps Router,
Extension blade
FCIP trunking Yes Yes No No
Adaptive Rate Limiting Yes Yes No No
10 GbE ports No Yes No No
FC ports up to 8 Gbps Yes Yes No No
Compression 4:1 and higher 4:1 2:1 2:1
Open Systems Tape
Pipelining (OSTP)
• FCIP Fastwrite
• Tape Acceleration
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Traffic shaping and QoS Yes Yes Yes Yes
FICON extension Yes Yes Yes Yes
IPSec for tunnel traffic No* No* Yes Yes
Diffserv priorities No* No* Yes Yes
VLAN tagging No* No* Yes Yes
VEX_Ports Yes No Yes Yes
Support for third party WAN
optimization hardware
No* No* Yes Yes
IPv6 addresses for FCIP
tunnels
No* No* Yes Yes