Release Notes

Fabric OS v7.3.0c Release Notes v1.0 Page 48 of 52
• ISL R_RDY mode is not supported in a base switch with FOS version 7.0 or higher.
WebTools
• WebTools since FOS v7.1.0 has a “SupportSave” interface. It only collects, however, information
specifics to WebTools. It does not contain the same information as collected by supportSave initiated
through CLI or Brocade Network Advisor.
• When launching WebTools on a computer without Internet access, it could take up to 5 minutes to
complete because the certificate revocation check performed for the WebTools application takes time
to timeout. Users can turn off the certification revocation check on the Java control panel as a
workaround.
• FOS v7.3.0 is qualified and supported with Oracle JRE 1.7.0 update 60. When launching Web tools
directly using the browser for FOS 7.3.0, ensure that Oracle JRE update 1.7u60 is installed in that
machine. WebTools can be launched from the local client of Brocade Network Advisor installed on
Windows OS. Launching WebTools from local client of Brocade Network Advisor installed on Linux OS
will fail due to the expiration check with JRE 1.7 update 51. As a workaround for this issue on Linux,
please do the following changes in the Brocade Network Advisor installed computer.
1. Add following lines in <User Home>/.java/deployment/deployment.properties file
deployment.expiration.check.enabled=false
For example, if the user is root then the absolute path of this file is as below
/root/.java/deployment/deployment.properties
2. Launch the java control panel using below command and click on Ok button
<Network Advisor Home>\jre\bin\jcontrol
Please refer to Brocade Network Advisor release notes for more details.
In addition, users must check the “Enable Java content in the browser” box under the Security tab of
Java Control Console to allow launching WebTools from BNA server clients.
Zoning
• There are limitations to zoning operations that can be performed from a FOS v6.x switch that is in the
same fabric as a FOS v7.0 or later switch if the FOS v6.x switch is not running the recommended
firmware version. Please see Fabric OS Interoperability section for details.
Miscellaneous
• Users must also keep the RADIUS accounting port (Authentication Port+1) open in the firewall
to ensure proper working of the RADIUS authentication.
• Using a Windows anonymous FTP server for supportsave collection:
When using anonymous ftp, to avoid long delays or failure of simultaneous supportsave
collections when AP blades are present in a director chassis, the number of unlimited
anonymous users for a Windows FTP server should be configured as follows:
Number of anonymous FTP connections = (Number of director chassis) + (Number of
installed Application Blades x 3)
• RASlog message AN-1010 may be seen occasionally indicating “Severe latency bottleneck
detected”. Even though it is a “Warning” message, it is likely to be a false alarm and can be
ignored.