User guide

Table 1 Supported Fabric OS versions (continued)
Recommended versionEarliest compatible
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version
Model
7.0.0c6.2.2eHP StorageWorks 8/8 SAN Switch
HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch
HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch
HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch
7.0.0c6.2.2eHP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch
7.0.0c
6.3.2bHP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN Switch
(Brocade 7800)
7.0.0c6.3.2bHP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network
Switch (Brocade 8000)
7.0.0c6.3.2bHP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Switch 10/24
FCoE Blade (Brocade FCOE10-24)
7.0.0c6.3.2bHP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Multiprotocol
Extension Blade (Brocade FX8-24)
7.0.0c7.0.0aHP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Switch
7.0.0c7.0.0aHP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director Switch
7.0.0c7.0.0aHP SN8000B 16Gb 32-port FC Blade
7.0.0c7.0.0aHP SN8000B 16Gb 48-port FC Blade
7.0.0c7.0.0aHP SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch
7.0.0c6.2.2eHP StorageWorks DC Switch Encryption FC Blade
10.4.5a10.3.0Data Center Fabric Manager
NOTE: DCFM does not support any 16 Gb products
11.1.211.1.0HP Network Advisor
Table notes:
1
All zoning and fabric operations in a fabric with products running older versions of Fabric OS
should be performed using interfaces to products running the latest version of Fabric OS. This is
important for Brocade 3xxx series switches that do not support zoning configuration for newer
products.
2
When directly attached to a host or target that is part of an encryption flow.
3
Products operating with Fabric OS versions earlier than 5.3.1b or 6.1.0e cannot participate in
a logical fabric that is using XISLs (in the base fabric).
4
These platforms cannot be directly attached to hosts or targets for encryption flows.
DC SAN Backbone and DC04 SAN Director blade support
Fabric OS 7.0.0c is fully qualified and supports the DC Director blades listed in Table 2 (page
21).
Table 2 DC Director blade support matrix
Number of bladesDirector blade
Supported with Fabric OS 6.0.0b or later with any mix, with
up to eight blades of each type on the DC SAN Backbone
FC8-16
FC8-32
Director. There are no intermix restrictions. The DC04 SAN
FC8-48
DC SAN Backbone and DC04 SAN Director blade support 21