Brocade Fabric OS v6.4.3f Release Notes v1.0
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to enable full encryption processing power on the BES or on all FS8-18 blades installed in the
DCX/DCX-4S chassis.
DataFort Compatibility — This license is required on the Brocade Encryption Switch/DCX/DCX-4S with
FS8-18 blade(s) to read & decrypt NetApp DataFort-encrypted disk and tape LUNs. DataFort
Compatibility License is also required on the Brocade Encryption Switch or DCX/DCX-4S Backbone
with FS8-18 Encryption Blade(s) installed to write & encrypt the disk and tape LUNs in NetApp
DataFort Mode (Metadata & Encryption Algorithm) so that DataFort can read & decrypt these LUNs.
DataFort Mode tape encryption and compression is supported beginning with the FOS v6.2.0 release.
Availability of the DataFort Compatibility license is limited; contact your vendor for details.
Server Application Optimization — When deployed with Brocade Server Adapters, this license optimizes
overall application performance for physical servers and virtual machines by extending virtual
channels to the server infrastructure. Application specific traffic flows can be configured, prioritized,
and optimized throughout the entire data center infrastructure. This license is not supported on the
Brocade 8000.
FCoE — This license enables Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) functionality on the Brocade 8000.
Without the FCoE license, the Brocade 8000 is a pure L2 Ethernet switch and will not allow FCoE
bridging or FCF capabilities. This license should always be installed with the 8000 FC Ports on
Demand license.
8000 FC Ports on Demand — This license enables all eight FC ports on the Brocade 8000. This license
should always be installed with the FCoE license.
7800 Port Upgrade — This license allows a Brocade 7800 to enable 16 FC ports (instead of the base
four ports) and six GbE ports (instead of the base two ports). This license is also required to enable
additional FCIP tunnels and also for advanced capabilities like tape read/write pipelining.
Advanced Extension – This license enables two advanced extension features: FCIP Trunking and
Adaptive Rate Limiting. The FCIP Trunking feature allows multiple IP source and destination address
pairs (defined as FCIP Circuits) via multiple 1GbE or 10GbE interfaces to provide a high bandwidth
FCIP tunnel and failover resiliency. In addition, each FCIP circuit supports four QoS classes (Class-F,
Hi, Medium and Low Priority), each as a TCP connection. The Adaptive Rate Limiting feature provides
a minimum bandwidth guarantee for each tunnel with full utilization of the available network
bandwidth without impacting throughput performance under high traffic load. This license is available
on the 7800 and the DCX/DCX-4S for the FX8-24 on an individual slot basis.
10GbE FCIP – This license enables the two 10GbE ports on the FX8-24. With this license, two
additional operating modes (in addition to 10 1GbE ports mode) can be selected:
o 10 1GbE ports and 1 10GbE port, or
o 2 10GbE ports
This license is available on the DCX/DCX-4S for the FX8-24 on an individual slot basis.
Advanced FICON Acceleration – This licensed feature uses specialized data management techniques
and automated intelligence to accelerate FICON tape read and write and IBM Global Mirror data
replication operations over distance, while maintaining the integrity of command and
acknowledgement sequences. This license is available on the 7800 and the DCX/DCX-4S for the FX8-
24 on an individual slot basis.
Some models offer bundles that include 2 or more optionally licensed features. These bundles are defined for
each unique product, and are outside the scope of this release note document.
Temporary License Support
The following licenses are available for 45-day temporary use, with a maximum of two temporary licenses per
feature and per switch (90 days maximum):