DCFM Enterprise User Manual (53-1001775-01, June 2010)

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About This Document
• Chapter 15, “Host management,” provides information on how to configure an HBA.
• Chapter 16, “Fibre Channel over IP,” provides information on how to configure an FCIP.
• Chapter 17, “Fibre Channel over Ethernet,”provides information on how to configure an FCoE.
• Chapter 18, “FICON Environments,” provides information on how to manage FICON.
• Chapter 19, “FC-FC Routing Service Management,” provides information on how to manage
Fibre Channel Routing.
• Chapter 20, “Encryption configuration,” provides information on configuring encryption.
• Chapter 21, “Virtual Fabrics,” provides information on configuring and managing logical
switches.
• Chapter 22, “Zoning,” provides zoning configuration instructions.
• Chapter 23, “Troubleshooting,” provides troubleshooting details.
• Appendix A, “Application menus,”provides information about the main and shortcut menus.
• Appendix B, “Call Home Event Tables,”provides supplemental information about call home
event tables.
• Appendix C, “User Privileges,”provides supplemental information about user privileges and
access levels.
• Appendix D, “Sybase and Derby Database Fields,”provides reference information related to
databases.
Supported hardware and software
In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some
switches but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are
not.
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for DCFM 10.4.X, documenting all possible configurations
and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
The following firmware platforms are supported by this release of DCFM 10.4.X:
• Fabric OS 5.0 or later in a pure Fabric OS fabric
• Fabric OS 6.0 or later in a Mixed Fabric
For platform specific Fabric OS requirements, refer to the Table 1 footnotes.
NOTE
Discovery of a Secure Fabric OS fabric in strict mode is not supported.
• M-EOS and M-EOSn 9.6.X or later in a mixed Fabric OS and M-EOS fabric
• M-EOS and M-EOSn 9.9.2 or later in a pure M-EOS fabric
The hardware platforms in the following table are supported by this release of DCFM 10.4.X.