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Fabric OS v7.3.0a Release Notes v2.0 Page 36 of 55
Fabric OS v7.3 software is fully qualified and supports the blades for the DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4 noted in
the table below.
DCX 8510-8/DCX 8510-4 Blade Support Matrix
FC16-32, FC16-48 16G FC blades
FOS v7.0 or later.
FC16-64 blade
2
FOS v7.3 or later.
FC8-64 64 port 8Gbit port blade
With any mix and up to 8/4 of each. No restrictions
around intermix.
Note: FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48 blades are not
supported on DCX 8510 platforms.
FC8-32E, FC8-48E
1
FOS v7.0.1 or later.
Intelligent blade
Up to a total of 8/4 intelligent blades. See below for
maximum supported limits of each blade.
FCIP/FC Router blade (FR4-18i)
Not supported.
Virtualization/Application Blade (FA4-18)
Not Supported
Encryption Blade (FS8-18)
Up to a maximum of 4 blades of this type.
Extension Blade (FX8-24)
Up to a max of 4 blades of this type.
FCoE/L2 CEE blade FCOE10-24
Supported at slot 1 position only on DCX 8510-8 with
FOS v7.3.0. Supported in the same chassis with FC16-
32 and FC8-32E blades only. Not supported with any
other port blades or intelligent blades in the same
chassis. Not supported in DCX 8510-4 chassis.
Table 2 Blade Support Matrix for DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4 with FOS v7.3
Note: The iSCSI FC4-16IP blade is not qualified for the DCX 8510-8/DCX 8510-4.
1. Note that 16G SFP+ is not supported in FC8-32E and FC8-48E blades
2. 8510 core blade QSFPs, part numbers 57-1000267-01 and 57-0000090-01, are not
supported in FC16-64. However, the QSFP supported in FC16-64, part number 57-
1000294-01, is also supported on 8510 core blades.