Release Notes

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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
DCX 8510DCX 8510
DCX 8510-
--
-8/DCX 8510
8/DCX 85108/DCX 8510
8/DCX 8510-
--
-4 Blade Support Matrix
4 Blade Support Matrix 4 Blade Support Matrix
4 Blade Support Matrix
FC16
-
32, FC16
-
48 16G FC blades
FOS v7.0 or later.
FC8
-
64 64
port 8Gbit port blade
W
ith any mix and up to 8/4 of each. No restrictions
around intermix.
Note:
Note:Note:
Note: FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48 blades are not
notnot
not
supported on DCX 8510 platforms.
FC8
-
32E, FC8
-
48E
FOS v7.0.1 or later.
Intelligent blade
Up to a total of 8/4 intelligent blades. See below
for
maximum supported limits of each blade.
FCIP/FC Router blade (FR4
-
18i)
Not supported
.
Virtualization/Application Blade (FA4
-
18)
Not Supported
Encryption Blade (FS8
-
18)
Up to a maximum of 4 blades of this type.
Next Generation Distance Extension
Blade (FX8
-
24)
Up to a max of 4 blades of this type.
FCoE/L2 CEE blade
FC
O
E10
-
24
Not supported on DCX
Not supported on DCX Not supported on DCX
Not supported on DCX
8510 in FOS v7.x
8510 in FOS v7.x8510 in FOS v7.x
8510 in FOS v7.x
Table
Table Table
Table 2
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2 Blade Support Matrix for
Blade Support Matrix for Blade Support Matrix for
Blade Support Matrix for DCX 8510
DCX 8510DCX 8510
DCX 8510-
--
-8 and
8 and 8 and
8 and DCX 8510
DCX 8510DCX 8510
DCX 8510-
--
-4 with FOS v7.
4 with FOS v7.4 with FOS v7.
4 with FOS v7.2
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2
Note: The iSCSI FC4-16IP blade is not qualified for the DCX 8510-8/DCX 8510-4.
1. Note that 16G SFP+ is not supported in FC8-32E and FC8-48E blades