Brocade Fabric OS v6.3.1_dcb5 for DELL M8428-k Release Notes v1.0 May 9, 2012 Document History Document Title Summary of Changes Publication Date Brocade Fabric OS v6.3.1_dcb5 for DELL M8428-k Release Notes v1.
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Contents Overview ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 New in v6.3.1_dcb5 ..................................................................................................................................... 4 DELL M8428-k ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Feature Descriptions ...
Overview Fabric OS v6.3.1_dcb5 is a platform specific release to support the DELL M8428-k 28-port Converged 10Gb Switch module designed for DELL M1000E series chassis. Other than exceptions noted in this document, this software release is functionally equivalent to Fabric OS v6.3.1 as it pertains to the Brocade 8000. Warning: 1. Do not load the Fabric OS v6.3.1 or any other non-supported Fabric OS on DELL M8428-k 2. Do not remove the default software licenses. 3. Fabric OS v6.3.
- Dual Function FC Ports supports native connectivity to Brocade fabrics as well as NPIV connectivity to legacy McData fabrics and third party fabrics like Cisco MDS fabrics. - Utilizes Web Tools and BNA mgmt tools to simplify fabric and IP network setup and ongoing maintenance to increase operational efficiency and maximize return on investment - KR support on Internal ports.
- o Performance management o Fault management o Security management o HTTP/HTTPS, Telnet; SNMP (FE MIB, FC Management MIB, and IF-MIB for CEE); Web Tools; SMI-S; RADIUS Management Protocols o Industry-common Command Line Interface (CLI) o Security Shell (SSH) v2 o Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) o Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v1, and v3 o Unified username and passwords across CLI and SNMP o Syslog o Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Optionally Licensed Fabric Services Optionally licensed features supported for FC ports include: • Brocade ISL Trunking — Provides the ability to aggregate multiple physical links into one logical link for enhanced network performance and fault tolerance. • Brocade Advanced Performance Monitoring — Enables performance monitoring of networked storage resources. This license includes the TopTalkers feature. • Brocade Fabric Watch — Monitors mission-critical switch operations.
Supported Mezzanine Cards Brocade 2-Port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter BR1741M-k Intel Dual-Port Niantic SIKKR Broadcom Quad Dual-Port 57712 LOM Dual-Port P3+ LOM QLogic Dual-Port CNA P3+ Standards Compliance This software conforms to the Fibre Channel Standards in a manner consistent with accepted engineering practices and procedures. In certain cases, Brocade might add proprietary supplemental functions to those specified in the standards.
Technical Support Contact your switch supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information immediately available: 1.
Compatibility DELL/Broade BNA Compatibility Note that DELL M8428-k is compatible with Brocade’s BNA 11.0 management software. WebTools Compatibility DELL M8428-k with FOS v6.3.1_dcb5 is supported with JRE 1.6.0 Update 16. SMI Compatibility • DELL M8428-k with FOS v6.3.1_dcb5 is supported with SMI-S agent 120.11.0. • DELL M8428-k with FOS v6.3.1_dcb5 is supported with SMI-S Agent integrated with BNA 11.
Brocade DCX and DCX-4S with FC8-64 blade v6.4 Brocade DCX, 300, 5100, 5300 v6.3.0 and later 2 VA-40FC v6.3.1, and v6.4.0 and later Brocade DCX-4S v6.3.0 and later Brocade DCX with FS8-18 blade(s), Brocade Encryption Switch Not Supported Brocade DCX/DCX-4S/48000 with FA4-18 blade(s), Brocade 7600 v5.2.x or later (DCX requires v6.0.x or later, DCX-4S requires 6.2.x or later) Mi10k, M6140, ED-6064, ES-3232, ES-4300, ES-4400, ES-4500, ES4700 (McDATA Fabric Mode and Open Fabric Mode) 2 4 M-EOS v9.9.
Other Important Notes and Recommendations Configuration Notes: 1) Sometimes fcoeport may not login on the switch shipped out of factory; please follow the following procedure from the cmsh to bring the fcoeport online. This needs to be done only for the first time switch is brought up. • • • • no fcoeport fcoeport shut no shut 2) DELL M8428-k supports 128 sflow samples per second for IP connections. To avoid dropped samples ensure that the aggregated sflow samples do not exceed this value.
On Table 91 – Supported Distances Add the Brocade 8428-k model with the following table information Switch/blade model M8428-k 2 Gbps 4 Gbps 8 Gbps 582 291 145 Brocade Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide (Publication Number 531001345-01) On Table 5 – Access Gateway default F-port to N-port mapping (page 53) Brocade Model M8428-k Total Ports 28 GE-ports 1-24 N-ports Default GE_ to N_Port Mapping 0,25,26,27 1, 2, 3, 4, 17, 18 mapped to 25 5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 20 mapped to 26 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 22 mapped
Defect ID: DEFECT000343097 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: Allow Multiple Fabric Name Monitoring (MFNM) to be disabled on CEE switches when operating in AG mode. Symptom: Currently, MFMN is hard-enabled on Brocade CEE AG, and cannot be disabled by the customer. This results in warning messages being generated every few minutes if the Brocade 8000 is connected to multiple fabrics. Probability: Medium Feature: Access Gateway Services Function: Daemon Reported In Release: FOS6.4.
Defect ID: DEFECT000393891 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: Embedded switches lose IP connectivity Symptom: Switch is auto-negotiated to half-duplex while remote is set at 100M Full Duplex. Ethernet interface reports timeout on console and overrun error in stats, User can no longer connect to IP management interface. Workaround: In order to recover transmit, use the ifconfig eth0 down/up CLI commands.
Defects Closed with Code Change in Fabric OS v6.3.1_dcb4 This section lists defects with Critical, High and Medium Technical Severity closed in Fabric OS v6.3.1_dcb4. Note that when a workaround to an issue is available, it is provided; otherwise, no recommended workaround is available at this time. Defect ID: DEFECT000378064 Technical Severity: Critical Summary: Switch intermittently rebooting with cald being killed. Symptom: Switch intermittently reboot when management application query for fcoe map etc.
Defects fixed and closed in v6.3.1_dcb2 This section lists defects fixed and closed Fabric OS v6.3.1_dcb2. Note that when a workaround to an issue is available, it is provided; otherwise, no recommended workaround is available at this time. Defect ID: DEFECT000364055 Technical Severity: High Summary: Switch panics when it's attached to a Juniper EX4500 switch.
Defect ID: DEFECT000330570 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: M8428-K: with multiple vlan classifier groups assigned to a single interface, removing one vlan classifier group from the interface will cause that interface to be removed from the assigned vlan which belong to a different vlan classifier group currently Symptom: M8428-K: with multiple vlan classifier groups assigned to a single interface, removing one vlan classifier group from the interface will cause that interface to be removed from the assi
Defect ID: DEFECT000352679 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: Update Transparent IOM Behavior Symptom: Strip out any blanks from the XML response and respond even if request is received prior to fabric merge Probability: High Feature: FOS Function: Embedded Reported In Release: FOS6.3.
Open Defects in Fabric OS v6.3.1_dcb This section lists defects with Critical, High and Medium Technical Severity open in Fabric OS v6.3.1_dcb. Note that when a workaround to an issue is available, it is provided; otherwise, no recommended workaround is available at this time.
Defect ID: DEFECT000317574 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: Webtool, Port Administration-->CEE Interface, Ports in a LAG may be shown as LAG negotiating failed although LAG was formed successfully. Symptom: Ports in a LAG may be shown as LAG negotiating failed on web gui although LAG was formed successfully Workaround: CLI may be used. Feature: CEE-Protocol Function: NSM Reported In Release: FOS6.3.
Defect ID: DEFECT000313979 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: select TE port in Port Administration window may under very rare conditions cause "IOException : Server is not available" Symptom: Webtools not responsive for some period of time Workaround: Select different port and then reselect the same port. Feature: CEE-MANAGEABILITY Function: WEBMGMT Reported In Release: FOS6.3.
Defect ID: DEFECT000320066 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: Configdownload would not restore Port Mirroring configuration in native mode. Symptom: Port Mirroring configuration would not be restored after configdownload Workaround: Reconfigure port mirroring configuration. Feature: FOS Function: Embedded Reported In Release: FOS6.3.
