Fabric OS Documentation Updates Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.x
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Document
- Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
- CEE Administrator’s Guide
- CEE Command Reference
- Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
- Documentation updates for Fabric OS v7.0.0 and later
- Chapter 2, Performing Basic Configuration Tasks
- Chapter 4, Routing Traffic
- Chapter 5, Managing User Accounts
- Chapter 6, Configuring Protocols
- Chapter 7, Configuring Security Policies
- Chapter 9, Installing and Maintaining Firmware
- Chapter 12, Traffic Isolation Zoning
- Chapter 18, Administering Licensing
- Chapter 19, Monitoring Fabric Performance
- Chapter 20, Optimizing Fabric Behavior
- Chapter 22, Managing Long Distance Fabrics
- Chapter 23, Using the FC-FC Routing Service
- Documentation updates for Fabric OS v7.0.1 and later
- Documentation updates for Fabric OS v7.0.0 and later
- Fabric OS Command Reference
- Fabric OS Encryption Guide Supporting LKM
- Fabric OS Encryption Guide Supporting RKM
- Fabric OS Encryption Guide Supporting SKM and ESKM
- Fabric OS Encryption Guide Supporting TEMS
- Fabric OS Encryption Guide Supporting TEMS
- Fabric OS FCIP Administrator’s Guide
- Fabric OS FICON Administrator’s Guide
- Fabric OS Message Reference
- Fabric OS MIB Reference
- Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide
- Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide
- Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
- Brocade DCX Backbone Hardware Reference Manual
- Brocade DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual
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Documentation updates for Fabric OS v7.0.1
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Chapter 6, Managing Ports
Under the heading “Configuring FC ports” on page 79, add the following note.
NOTE
With Fabric OS v7.0.1, Web Tools supports interoperability between a Fabric OS fabric and a Brocade
Network OS fabric through an FC router. You can select this interoperability mode in the FC Port
Configuration Wizard.
Under the heading “Allowed port types” on page 81, update the following information to include
Brocade FC8-32E, Brocade FC8-48E, and Brocade 6505:
L_Ports are not supported on the Brocade FC16-32, Brocade FC16-48, or Brocade 6510.
Under the heading “Port activation” on page 86, add the following row to Table 9.
Under the heading, “Configuring NPIV ports” remove the following sentence as NPIV license is not
required to enable NPIV functionality on a port.
The NPIV license must be installed on a switch before NPIV functionality can be enabled on any
port.
Chapter 11, Using the FC-FC Routing Service
Under the heading “Supported switches for Fibre Channel Routing” on page 146, update the
following information to include FC8-32E and FC8-48E:
Brocade DCX 8510-4 and DCX 8510-8, when configured with FC16-32 or FC16-48 blades.
Under the heading “FC-FC routing management” on page 147, add the following note:
NOTE
From Fabric OS v7.0.1, Integrated Routing (IR) license is not required to configure a port as EX_Port
with Brocade Native mode and Brocade NOS mode.
Under the heading “Opening the FC Routing module” on page 147, add the following bullet:
• Brocade DCX 8510-4 and DCX 8510-8, when configured with FC8-32E or FC8-48E blades.
Un der the heading “Configuring an EX_Port” on page 149, add the following note.
NOTE
With Fabric OS v7.0.1, Web Tools supports interoperability between a Fabric OS fabric and a Brocade
Network OS fabric through an FC router. You can select this interoperability mode in the FC Port
Configuration Wizard.
TABLE 9 Ports enabled with POD licenses and DPOD feature
Switch name Enabled by default Enabled with Ports on Demand
licenses
Enabled with the Dynamic Ports on
Demand feature
Brocade 6505 0-11 12-23 Not supported