Release Notes

Fabric OS v7.2.0a Release Notes v1.0 Page 3 of 93
Contents
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
New Hardware Support ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Summary of New Software Features ...................................................................................................................... 5
New Feature Descriptions .......................................................................................................................... 6
MAPS (Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite) .......................................................................................................... 6
Flow Vision ............................................................................................................................................................... 8
FCR Enhancements ................................................................................................................................................. 9
FCIP Enhancements ................................................................................................................................................ 9
ClearLink Diagnostics: D_Port Enhancements .................................................................................................... 10
Access Gateway Enhancements ........................................................................................................................... 10
Encryption Platform (BES/FS8-18) Enhancements ............................................................................................. 10
FICON Enhancements ........................................................................................................................................... 10
Miscellaneous Enhancements .............................................................................................................................. 10
Optionally Licensed Software .................................................................................................................. 12
Temporary License Support .................................................................................................................... 15
Supported Switches .................................................................................................................................. 16
Standards Compliance ............................................................................................................................. 16
Technical Support ..................................................................................................................................... 16
FOS Migration Considerations ................................................................................................................ 18
FOS Upgrade and Downgrade Special Considerations........................................................................................ 18
Recommended Migration Paths to FOS v7.2.0a ................................................................................................. 18
Important Notes ......................................................................................................................................... 19
Brocade Network Advisor Compatibility ............................................................................................................... 19
WebTools Compatibility ......................................................................................................................................... 19
SMI Compatibility ................................................................................................................................................... 20
Fabric OS Compatibility ......................................................................................................................................... 20
SNMP Support ....................................................................................................................................................... 22
Blade Support ............................................................................................................................................ 23
Scalability................................................................................................................................................... 28
Other Important Notes and Recommendations ..................................................................................... 28
Adaptive Networking/Flow-Based QoS Prioritization ........................................................................................... 28
Access Gateway ..................................................................................................................................................... 29
Brocade HBA/Adapter Compatibility .................................................................................................................... 29
D_Port ..................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Edge Hold Time ...................................................................................................................................................... 29
Encryption Behavior for the Brocade Encryption Switch (BES) and FS8-18 ...................................................... 30
FCIP (Brocade 7800 and FX8-24)......................................................................................................................... 31
FCoE/DCB/CEE (FCOE10-24) ............................................................................................................................... 32