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Distance features supported by product type and platform (Continued)TABLE 4
Feature Gen 4
Fixed-port
switches
Gen 4
Backbones
Gen 4
Embedded
switches
Gen 4
Extension
switch
Gen 5
Fixed-port
switches
Gen 5
Backbones
Gen 5
Embedded
switches
Gen 5
Extension
switch
IPsec No 6.4.0 No 6.4.0 No 7.0.0 No 7.3.0
Open systems tape
pipelining (OSTP)
No 6.4.0 No 6.4.0 No 7.0.0 No 7.3.0
Tunnel management No 6.4.0 No 6.4.0 No 7.0.0 No 7.3.0
WAN performance
analysis tools
No 6.4.0 No 6.4.0 No 7.0.0 No 7.3.0
FICON
The following table lists the FICON features supported on Fabric OS platforms. To determine if a
feature is supported on your product, refer to Product reference on page 5.
FICON features supported by product type and platformTABLE 5
Feature Gen 4
Fixed-port
switches
Gen 4
Backbones
Gen 4
Embedded
switches
Gen 4
Extension
switch
Gen 5
Fixed-port
switches
Gen 5
Backbones
Gen 5
Embedded
switches
Gen 5
Extension
switch
Cascaded FICON 6.4.0
3
6.4.0 No 6.4.0 7.0.0
4
7.0.0 No 7.3.0
FICON 6.4.0
3
6.4.0 No 6.4.0 7.0.0
4
7.0.0 No 7.3.0
FICON CUP 6.4.0
3
6.4.0 No 6.4.0 7.0.0
4
7.0.0 No 7.3.0
FICON emulation 6.4.0
3
6.4.0 No 6.4.0 7.0.0
4
7.0.0 No 7.3.0
Security
The following table lists the security features supported on Fabric OS platforms. To determine if a
feature is supported on your product, refer to Product reference on page 5.
Security features supported by product type and platformTABLE 6
Feature Gen 4
Fixed-port
switches
Gen 4
Backbones
Gen 4
Embedded
switches
Gen 4
Extension
switch
Gen 5
Fixed-port
switches
Gen 5
Backbones
Gen 5
Embedded
Switches
Gen 5
Extension
switch
Admin Domains 6.4.0 6.4.0 6.4.0 6.4.0 7.0.0 7.0.0 7.0.0 7.3.0
3
Not supported on the Brocade 300, Brocade Encryption Switch, and Brocade VA-40FC.
4
Not supported on the Brocade 6505 and the Brocade 6520.
FICON
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