Release Notes

Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 Page 17 of 82
Fabric OS v7.2 software is fully qualified and supports the blades for the DCX/DCX-4S noted in the following
table :
DCX/DCX
DCX/DCXDCX/DCX
DCX/DCX-
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-4S Blade Support Matrix
4S Blade Support Matrix 4S Blade Support Matrix
4S Blade Support Matrix
16
-
, 32
-
, 48
-
and 64
-
port 8Gbit port blades (FC8
-
16,
FC8-32, FC8-48, FC8-64)
Supported with FOS v6.0 and above (FC8
-
64 requires
FOS v6.4) with any mix and up to 8/4 of each. No
restrictions around intermix.
FC10
-
6
Not supported on FOS v7.1
or later
Intelligent blade
Up to a total of 8/4 intelligent blades. See below for
maximum supported limits of each blade.
Virtualization/Application Blade (FA4
-
18)
Not supported on FOS v7.0 or later
FCIP/FC Router blade (FR4
-
18i)
Not supported on FOS v7.
1
or later
Encryption Blade (FS8
-
18)
Up to a maximum of 4 blades of this type.
Next
Generation Distance Extension Blade (FX8
-
24)
Up to a max of 4 blades of this type.
FCoE/L2 CEE blade
FC
O
E10
-
24
Up to a max of
4
blades of this type.
Not supported in
Not supported in Not supported in
Not supported in
the same chassis with other intelligent blades or the
the same chassis with other intelligent blades or the the same chassis with other intelligent blades or the
the same chassis with other intelligent blades or the
FC8
FC8FC8
FC8-
--
-64 port blade.
64 port blade.64 port blade.
64 port blade.
FC16
-
32,
FC16
-
48, FC8
-
32E, FC8
-
48E
Not supported
Table
Table Table
Table 1
11
1 Blade Support Matrix for DCX and DCX
Blade Support Matrix for DCX and DCXBlade Support Matrix for DCX and DCX
Blade Support Matrix for DCX and DCX-
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-4
44
4S
SS
S with FOS v7.
with FOS v7.with FOS v7.
with FOS v7.2
22
2
Note: The iSCSI FC4-16IP blade is not qualified for the DCX/DCX-4S.