Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v11.1x (53-1002167-01, May 2011)

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SAN Seed switch

Seed switch requirements

Depending on your environment, you must meet the following hardware and firmware version

requirements for seed switches.

Fabric OS devices:

• For Fabric OS only fabrics, the seed switch must be running Fabric OS 5.0 or later.

• For mixed fabrics (Fabric OS and M-EOS), the seed switch must be running Fabric OS 6.0 or

later.

For a complete list of all supported Fabric OS hardware, refer to “Supported hardware and

software” on page xxxvii l.

M-EOS devices:

• For pure M-EOS fabrics, the seed switch must be running M-EOS 9.6.X or later.

If the firmware version is between M-EOS 9.6.X and 9.9.2, only the domain ID, WWN, and

topology are obtained for fabric members. To manage other fabric members, you must enter

specific IP addresses in the Discover Fabrics dialog box.

If the firmware version is M-EOS 9.9.2 or later, discovery obtains all fabric member information

for all fabric members. Fabric member information includes Domain ID, WWN, IP address (IPv4

and IPv6), Firmware Version, Model, and Vendor Name. The following M-EOS devices are both

seed switch-capable and allow fabric member information collection:

• 32-Port, 4 Gbps Switch

• 16-Port, 4 Gbps Switch

• 140-Port Director

• 256-Port Director

The following M-EOS devices are seed switch-capable; however, they do not obtain fabric

member information:

• 16-Port, 1 Gbps and 2 Gbps Switch

• 32-Port, 1 Gbps and 2 Gbps Switch

• 24-Port, 2 Gbps Switch

• 64-Port Director