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Considerations for the Brocade 6505 and 6510
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For more information on frame monitoring, including the following topics, refer to the “Frame
monitoring” section in the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide:
• General feature information
• Maximum number of frame monitors and offsets per port for different switch models
• Virtual fabric considerations
• Adding frame monitors to a port
• Removing frame monitors from a port
• Creating custom frame types to be monitored
• Deleting frame types
• Saving frame monitor configurations
• Displaying frame monitors
• Clearing frame monitor counters
Limitations for using legacy APM features
The following limitations apply to using legacy APM features on an AG switch:
• The Top Talker and ISL monitoring features used for APM in switch mode are not supported on
an AG switch.
• APM on an AG switch is not supported in Web Tools.
• Configuration file upload and download of end-to-end and filter monitor configurations is not
supported in the Fabric OS v7.0.0 release.
• When downgrading to a pre-Fabric OS v7.0.0 release, the user is notified to remove all the
end-to-end and frame monitors installed.
• When switching between AG mode and non-AG mode, the user is notified to remove all the
end-to-end and frame monitors installed.
Considerations for the Brocade 6505 and 6510
The Brocade 6505 and 6510 can function in either Fabric OS Native mode or Brocade Access
Gateway mode.These switches are shipped in Fabric OS Native mode. All ports on demand (POD)
licenses must be present to support Access Gateway.