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

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About This Document
• Chapter 16, “Encryption configuration,” provides information on configuring encryption.
• Chapter 17, “Virtual Fabrics,” provides information on configuring and managing logical
switches.
• Chapter 18, “Zoning,” provides zoning configuration instructions.
• Chapter 19, “Troubleshooting,” provides troubleshooting details.
• Appendix A, “Supported Key Management Systems,” provides information about supported key
management systems.
• Appendix B, “Call Home Event Tables,”provides supplemental information about call home
event tables.
• Appendix C, “User Privileges,”provides supplemental information about user privileges and
access levels.
• Appendix D, “Sybase and Derby Database Fields,”provides reference information related to
databases.
Supported hardware and software
In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some
switches but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are
not.
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for DCFM 10.3.X, documenting all possible configurations
and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
The following firmware platforms are supported by this release of DCFM 10.3.X:
• Fabric OS 5.0 or later in a pure Fabric OS fabric
• Fabric OS 6.0 or later in a Mixed Fabric
For platform specific Fabric OS requirements, refer to the Table 1 footnotes.
NOTE
Discovery of a Secure Fabric OS fabric in strict mode is not supported.
• M-EOS and M-EOSn 9.6.X or later in a mixed Fabric OS and M-EOS fabric
• M-EOS and M-EOSn 9.9.2 or later in a pure M-EOS fabric
The hardware platforms in the following table are supported by this release of DCFM 10.3.X.
TABLE 1 Supported Hardware
Device Name Terminology used in documentation
Brocade 200E switch 16-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch
Brocade 300 switch
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24-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch
Brocade 4012 switch Embedded 12-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch
Brocade 4016 switch Embedded 16-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch
Brocade 4018 switch Embedded 18-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch
Brocade 4020 switch Embedded 20-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch