Brocade Fabric OS Documentation Updates - Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.x (53-1002165-05, March 2012)

6 Fabric OS Documentation Updates
53-1002165-05
Documentation updates for Fabric OS v7.0.1 and later
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On page 460, change the note after Table 79 from this:
NOTE
QoS requires an additional 20 buffer credits per active port so maximum supported distances
may be lower.
To this:
NOTE
The distances in Table 79 assume QoS is enabled. If QoS is disabled, the maximum supported
distances are higher because QoS requires an additional 20 buffer credits per active port.
Documentation updates for Fabric OS v7.0.1 and later
The updates in this section are for the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide, publication number
53-1002446-01, published December 2011.
Chapter 23, Managing Long Distance Fabrics
In Table 80, “Configurable distances for Extended Fabrics” on page 462, change the values for the
Brocade 6505, 6510, FC8-32E, FC8-48E, FC16-32, and FC16-48 to the following:
On page 462, change the note at the bottom of the page from this:
NOTE
QoS requires an additional 20 buffer credits per active port so maximum supported distances
may be lower.
To this:
NOTE
The distances in Table 80 assume QoS is enabled. If QoS is disabled, the maximum supported
distances are higher because QoS requires an additional 20 buffer credits per active port.
TABLE 80 Configurable distances for Extended Fabrics
Maximum distances (km) that can be configured assuming 2112 Byte Frame Size
Switch/blade model 1 Gbps 2 Gbps 4 Gbps 8 Gbps 10 Gbps 16 Gbps
6505 N/A 7426 3713 1856 1485 928
6510 N/A 6754 3377 1688 1350 844
FC8-32E N/A 5190 2595 1297 1038 648
FC8-48E N/A 4486 2243 1121 897 560
FC16-32 N/A 5190 2595 1297 1038 648
FC16-48 N/A 4486 2243 1121 897 560