Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.2e Release Notes v1.0

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Contents

Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 5

Resolution of Important Defects ............................................................................................................................. 5

Features ................................................................................................................................................................... 6

FOS v7.0.1 Feature Descriptions ............................................................................................................... 7

New Hardware Support ........................................................................................................................................... 7

Enhanced Optical ICL Topology Support for DCX 8510 ......................................................................................... 7

Support for Dynamic Fabric Provisioning: Fabric Assigned World Wide Name .................................................... 7

VCS/VDX6730 to FC SAN Connectivity ................................................................................................................... 7

FCIP Enhancements ................................................................................................................................................ 7

D-port (Diagnostic Port) Support between Brocade 16G Fabric Adapter and Brocade 16G FC switch .............. 7

Optionally Licensed Software .................................................................................................................... 9

Temporary License Support .................................................................................................................... 11

Supported Switches .................................................................................................................................. 11

Standards Compliance ............................................................................................................................. 11

Technical Support ..................................................................................................................................... 12

FOS Migration Considerations ................................................................................................................ 14

Recommended Migration Paths to FOS v7.0.2e ................................................................................................. 14

FOS Upgrade and Downgrade Special Considerations........................................................................................ 14

Important Notes ......................................................................................................................................... 15

Brocade Network Advisor Compatibility ............................................................................................................... 15

DCFM Compatibility ............................................................................................................................................... 15

WebTools Compatibility ......................................................................................................................................... 16

SMI Compatibility ................................................................................................................................................... 16

Fabric OS Compatibility ......................................................................................................................................... 16

Blade Support ............................................................................................................................................ 18

Scalability................................................................................................................................................... 24

Other Important Notes and Recommendations ..................................................................................... 24

Adaptive Networking/Flow-Based QoS Prioritization ........................................................................................... 24

Access Gateway ..................................................................................................................................................... 24

Brocade HBA/Adapter Compatibility .................................................................................................................... 25

D-Port ...................................................................................................................................................................... 25

Encryption Behavior for the Brocade Encryption Switch (BES) and FS8-18 ...................................................... 25

FCIP (FR4-18i, Brocade 7800 and FX8-24) ......................................................................................................... 27

FCoE/DCB/CEE (Brocade 8000 and FCOE10-24) ............................................................................................... 28

FCR and Integrated Routing .................................................................................................................................. 30

Forward Error Correction (FEC) ............................................................................................................................. 30

FICON ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30

FL_Port (Loop) Support.......................................................................................................................................... 30