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B-2 Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide

Publication Number: 53-0000518-09

Brocade Switch Requirements

Following are the SilkWorm software requirements:

• 2000-series models must be running Fabric OS v2.6.0 or later.

• 3000-series models must be running Fabric OS v3.1.0 or later.

• 3016, 3250, 3850, 3900, 12000, and 24000 models must be running 4.2.0 or later.

• 4100 model must be running Fabric OS v4.4.0 or later.

• 4012 model must be running Fabric OS v5.0.0 or later.

• 200E model running Fabric OS v5.0.1 or later.

• 48000 model must be running Fabric OS v5.0.1 or later.

• A zoning license and a fabric license must be installed on each Brocade switch.

Supported Brocade Features

The following features are supported on Brocade switches in interoperability mode:

• Brocade Fabric Watch

• Brocade Fabric Access API functions

Accessible from Brocade switches only, but switch information for non-Brocade switches is

reported. The object information and zoning actions are configurable from the API.

• Brocade translative mode

Registers private storage target devices into the fabric, it can be used in a heterogeneous fabric if

the devices are connected directly to Brocade switches. The devices will be accessible from any

port on the fabric.

Unsupported Brocade Features

In a heterogeneous fabric, the following Brocade optional features are not supported and cannot be

installed on any Brocade switch in the fabric:

• Extended Edge PID format

• Quickloop and QuickLoop Zoning

• Secure Fabric OS

• Timer Server function

• Open E_Port

• Broadcast Zoning

• Management Server Service and FDMI

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Switches with a condor ASIC do not support translative mode.