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Routing (FCR) switches/ Integrated Routing (IR) capabilities, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) / DCB
switches, and Brocade HBAs / CNAs.
Network Advisor Enterprise: a management application designed for enterprise-class SANs for
managing up to 24 physical or virtual fabrics and up to 9,000 switch ports. Network Advisor SAN
Enterprise supports all the hardware platforms and features that Network Advisor Professional Plus
supports, and adds support for the Brocade DCX Backbone (DCX 8510-8/DCX) and Fiber Connectivity
(FICON) capabilities.
More details about Network Advisor’s new enhancements can be found in the Network Advisor 11.1 Release
Notes, Network Advisor 11.1 User Guide, and Network Advisor 11.1 Installation, Migration, & Transition
Guides.
Note:
Brocade Network Advisor 11.0 and DCFM 10.4 cannot manage switches running FOS v7.0 or later.
Brocade Network Advisor 11.1.3 is required to manage Brocade 6505 platform.
DCFM Compatibility
DCFM is not qualified or support the management of switches operating with FOS v7.0 and later firmware
versions. You must first upgrade DCFM to Network Advisor 11.1 or later if you are planning to upgrade devices
to FOS v7.0 or you risk losing management connectivity.
WebTools Compatibility
FOS v7.0.1 is qualified and supported only with Oracle JRE 1.6.0 update 24.
SMI Compatibility
It is important to note that host SMI-S agents cannot be used to manage switches running FOS v7.0.1
If users want to manage a switch running FOS v7.0.1 using SMI-S interface, they must use Brocade
Network Advisor’s integrated SMI agent.
Fabric OS Compatibility
The following table lists the earliest versions of Brocade software supported in this release, that is, the earliest
supported software versions that interoperate. Brocade recommends using the latest software versions to get
the greatest benefit from the SAN.
To ensure that a configuration is fully supported, always check the appropriate SAN, storage or blade server
product support page to verify support of specific code levels on specific switch platforms prior to installing on
your switch. Use only FOS versions that are supported by the provider.
For a list of the effective end-of-life dates for all versions of Fabric OS, visit the following Brocade Web site:
http://www.brocade.com/support/end_of_life.jsp
Supported Products and FOS Interoperability
Brocade 2000-series switches
Not supported, end of support
(December 2007)
Brocade 3200, 3800
Direct E-port connections are not
supported – must use FCR
Brocade 3000
Direct E-port connections are not
supported – must use FCR v3.2.1c
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Silkworm 3016, 3250, 3850, 3900, 24000
Direct E-port connections are not
supported – must use FCR