Release Notes

Fabric OS v7.3.0a Release Notes v2.0 Page 25 of 55
Supported Products and FOS Interoperability
48000 with FA4-18 blade(s), Brocade 7600
V6.2.2 or later
5
Mi10k, M6140 (McDATA Fabric Mode and Open Fabric Mode)
Not Supported
Multi-Protocol Router Interoperability
Brocade 7500 and FR4-18i blade
V6.2.2 and higher
3 5 7
McDATA SANRouters 1620 and 2640
Not Supported
NOS (VDX Platform) Interoperability
Brocade VDX6710, VDX6720, VDX6730
NOS v2.1.1 or later
6
Brocade VDX8770
NOS 3.0 or later
Table Notes:
1
When directly attached to a Host or Target that is part of an encryption flow.
2
These platforms may not be directly attached to hosts or targets for encryption flows.
3
McDATA 1620 and 2640 SANRouters should not be used with FOS-based routing (FCR) for connections to the same
edge fabric.
4
FA4-18 is not supported in a DCX/DCX-4S that is running FOS v7.0 or later
5
If operating with FOS v6.2.2e or earlier, Adaptive Networking QoS must be disabled when connecting to 16G FC
platform. Otherwise, ISL will segment.
6
Connectivity to FC SAN is established via VDX6730 connected to FCR running FOS v7.0.1 or later. FCR platforms
supported include 5100, VA-40FC, 5300, 7800, DCX, DCX-4S, DCX 8510-8, DCX 8510-4, 6510, 6520 (requires FOS
v7.1 or later). For higher FCR backbone scalability (refer to separate “Brocade SAN Scalability Guidelines”
documentation for details), please use 5300, 6520, DCX, DCX-4S, DCX 8510-8, and DCX 8510-4.
7
FR4-18i and FC10-6 are not supported on DCX/DCX-4S on FOS v7.1 or later.
8
Brocade 8000 is not supported with FOS v7.2 or later.
9
Represents the earliest major FOS version. These embedded platforms running respective dedicated FOS versions
can also interoperate with FOS v7.2.
Zoning Compatibility Note:
Users are recommended to upgrade to the following versions of firmware when interoperating with a switch
running FOS v7.0 or later in the same layer 2 fabric to overcome some of the zoning operations restrictions
that otherwise exist:
Main code level
Patch code levels with full zoning
compatibility
FOS v6.2
FOS v6.2.2d or later
FOS v6.3
FOS v6.3.2a or later