Dell Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.0a Release Notes v1.0
Summary
This release notes provides comprehensive documentation for the product. The document includes detailed information about setup, configuration, operation, and maintenance of the monitor. It covers key features, specifications, installation procedures, troubleshooting steps, and best practices. The manual is designed for system administrators, IT professionals, and end users who need to deploy, manage, or operate the equipment effectively. Readers will find step-by-step instructions, technical diagrams, safety information, and reference materials to ensure proper usage and optimal performance.
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Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.0a Release Notes v1.0
September 9, 2013
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Document Title Summary of Changes Publication Date Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.0a Release Notes v1.0 Initial Release September 9, 2013
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Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.0a Release Notes v1.0 September 9, 2013 Document History Document Title Summary of Changes Publication Date Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.0a Release Notes v1.0 Initial Release Septembe...
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© 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ADX, Any IO, Brocade, Brocade Assurance, the B-wing symbol, DCX, Fabric OS, ICX, MLX, My Brocade, Open Script, VCS, VDX, and Vyatta are...
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Contents Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 New Hardware Support ...........
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FCR and Integrated Routing .................................................................................................................................. 33 Forward Error Correction (FEC) ...........
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Overview Fabric OS (FOS) v7.2.0a is a patch release based on FOS v7.2.0. All hardware platforms and features supported in FOS v7.2.0 are also supported in FOS v7.2.0a. New Hardware Support FOS v7.2 do...
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New Feature Descriptions MAPS (Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite) FOS v7.2 implements a new easy to use policy based monitoring and alerting suite that proactively monitors the health and performan...
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minute, send an e-mail notification when the error rate is at five per minute, and fence a port when the error rate exceeds ten per minute. Ability to monitor both sudden failures and gradual degrad...
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Bottleneck Detection integration with MAPS dashboard Bottleneck Detection information is integrated with MAPS dashboard. The “Summary” section of the dashboard shows bottleneck events detected by th...
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Flow Generator: Flow generator is a test traffic generator for pre-testing the SAN infrastructure (including internal connections) for robustness before deploying the applications. Allows users ...
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Clear Link Diagnostics: D_Port Enhancements FOS v7.2 adds the following D_Port enhancements: Enhancement to D_Port test results Starting with FOS v7.2 complete results of the D_Port tests will be av...
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FOS v7.2 allows buffer credit assignment even for “normal distance” (regular) E_ports The port Cfg Eport Credits CLI introduced in FOS v7.2 allows users to perform fine grained performance tuning ...
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Optionally Licensed Software Fabric OS v7.2 includes all basic switch and fabric support software, as well as optionally licensed software that is enabled via license keys. Optionally licensed feature...
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Adaptive Networking with Qo S—Adaptive Networking provides a rich framework of capability allowing a user to ensure high priority connections obtain the bandwidth necessary for optimum performance, ev...
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10Gb E FCIP/10G Fibre Channel – This license enables the two 10Gb E ports on the FX8-24 and/or the 10G FC capability on FC16-xx blade ports supported on DCX 8510 platforms. On the Brocade 6510, Brocad...
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Temporary License Support The following licenses are available in FOS v7.2 as Universal Temporary or regular temporary licenses: Fabric (E_Port) license Extended Fabric license Trunking license ...
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Supported Switches FOS v7.2 supports the following existing platforms: 300, 5100, 5300, 7800, VA-40FC, Brocade Encryption Switch, DCX, DCX-4S 6505, 6510, 6520, DCX 8510-8, DCX 8510-4 FC16-32, FC...
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Switch operating system version Error numbers and messages received support Save command output and associated files o For dual CP platforms running FOS v6.2 and above, the supportsave command g...
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FOS Migration Considerations This section contains important details to consider before migrating to or from this FOS release. FOS Upgrade and Downgrade Special Considerations DCX/DCX-4S units running...
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Important Notes This section contains information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS release. Brocade Network Advisor Compatibility Brocade Network Advisor greatly simplifies the s...
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SMI Compatibility It is important to note that host SMI-S agents cannot be used to manage switches running FOS v7.2. If users want to manage a switch running FOS v7.2 using SMI-S interface, they mus...
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Multi-Protocol Router Interoperability Brocade 7500 and FR4-18i blade V6.2.2 and higher 4 6 8 Mc DATA SANRouters 1620 and 2640 Not Supported NOS (VDX Platform) Interoperability Brocade VDX6710, VDX672...
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the zoning database is greater than 128KB. In such scenarios zoning operations such as cfgsave/cfgenable can still be performed successfully if initiated from a switch running FOS v7.0 or later. SNMP ...
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Deprecated/Obsoleted MIBs sw FCPort Speed in SW.mib is obsoleted. Customized OID is not supported from 7.1.0 release. Blade Support Fabric OS v7.2 software is fully qualified and supports the blad...
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Fabric OS v7.2 software is fully qualified and supports the blades for the DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4 noted in the table below. DCX 8510-8/DCX 8510-4 Blade Support Matrix FC16-32, FC16-48 16G FC blades...
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Power Supply Requirements for Blades in DCX/DCX-4S DCX/DCX-4S DCX/DCX-4S @110 VAC @200-240 VAC Blades Type of Blade Comments (Redundant (Redundant configurations) configurations) FC10-61, FC8- Port Bl...
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Typical Power Supply Requirements Guidelines for Blades in DCX 8510-8 (For specific calculation of power draw with different blade combinations, please refer to Appendix A: Power Specifications in the...
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Typical Power Supply Requirements Guidelines for Blades in DCX 8510-8 (For specific calculation of power draw with different blade combinations, please refer to Appendix A: Power Specifications in the...
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Typical Power Supply Requirements Guidelines for Blades in DCX 8510-4 (For specific calculation of power draw with different blade combinations, please refer to Appendix A: Power Specifications in the...
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If FOS v7.2 or later is factory installed (or net installed), Adaptive Networking features are always available. This matches the behavior of the Brocade 6520 and all products shipping with prior ve...
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Gen 5 platforms and blades are capable of setting an EHT value on an individual port basis. On 8G platforms EHT is set on an ASIC-wide basis, meaning all ports on a common ASIC will have the same EHT ...
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With Windows and Veritas Volume Manager/Veritas Dynamic Multipathing, when LUN sizes less than 400MB are presented to BES for encryption, a host panic may occur and this configuration is not support...
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FCo E/DCB/CEE (FCOE10-24) When upgrading a DCX/DCX-4S with one or more FCOE10-24 blades from FOS v6.x to FOS v7.0.0 or later, the user should carefully review Chapter 5 of the FOS v7.0.0 Converged E...
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are identical this merge logic guarantees uniqueness in any modified login group name (switches with the same OUI will have unique last 3 bytes in WWN). However, if the participating switches have dif...
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FL_Port (Loop) Support FL_Port is not supported on FC16-32, FC16-48, FC8-32E, FC8-48E, Brocade 6510, Brocade 6505 and Brocade 6520. The FC8-48 and FC8-64 blade support attachment of loop devices. ...
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speeds when compared to 8G/4G/2G speeds. Because of this, Fabric Watch alerts and Port Fencing based on ITW (Invalid Transmission Word) thresholds will not function as these enc_in and enc_out counter...
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When using anonymous ftp, to avoid long delays or failure of simultaneous supportsave collections when AP blades are present in a director chassis, the number of unlimited anonymous users for a Window...
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Defects Open Defects in Fabric OS v7.2.0a This section lists defects with High or Medium Technical Severity open in Fabric OS v7.2.0a as of 12:00 PM on September 9, 2013. While these defects are still...
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Open Defects in Fabric OS v7.2.0a Defect ID: DEFECT000473063 Technical Severity: High Summary: Changing a FID/LS to base fabric should check for the presence of SIM ports, otherwise they get stuck as ...
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Open Defects in Fabric OS v7.2.0 This section lists defects with High or Medium Technical Severity open in Fabric OS v7.2.0 as of 12:00 PM on July 26, 2013. Defect ID: DEFECT000393844 Technical Severi...
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Open Defects in Fabric OS v7.2.0 Defect ID: DEFECT000423640 Technical Severity: High Summary: Upgrade a flash card driver version. Symptom: On rare occasions excessive writing to an old flash card cou...
Manual Details
| Brand | Brocade |
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| Pages | 93 |
| File Size | 3.31 MB |
| Published | June 28, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the license behavior for Adaptive Networking?
Removing or adding the Adaptive Networking license key does not immediately activate QoS until the link is dropped, without a warning message.
How do the 16G ASIC drivers handle 2Gb channels?
When 2Gb channels are inserted into 16Gb SFPs and power cycled, non-2Gb channels may transition into an Invalid Attachment state.
What happens during a D-Port test on an Access Gateway?
The D-Port test can get stuck in the 'IN PROGRESS' state after passing the Electrical Loopback, failing to start the Optical test.
What are the limitations of FICON Watch?
The FICON Watch function does not support configurations over 300 Km, which causes issues when set to distances like 100 Km.