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TI Failover Disabled Zone Message
FOS v7.4 adds a RASLOG message ZONE-1060 to warn users if the TI zone dedicated path is the only path
available between two domain IDs.
FICON Enhancements
FOS v7.4 adds the following FICON related enhancements :
MAPS notification to FMS CUP
FOS v7.4 supports a new MAPS FICON notification action. With this action, MAPS rule violations can trigger
notifications to the FMS host as Health Summary Code reports.
ConfigUpload and ConfigDownload of FMS Mode
FOS v7.4 enhances configUpload and configDownload to ensure that a configDownload can turn ON the FMS
mode in a logical switch that had FMS mode OFF.
D_Port Support in Port Descriptor
FOS v7.4 reports the state of an FC port in D_Port mode to the HOST with the Port Information Block (PIB).
Miscellaneous Enhancements
Login to Logical Switch IP
FOS v7.4 enhances Logical Switch IP address support so that logins using the logical switch IP address
automatically set the user VF context to the logical switch associated with the IP address.
Dynamic Switch Port Names
FOS v7.4 introduces a dynamic port name feature to automatically assign port names on a switch based on a
default standard format and port types. Users can enable and disable the "Dynamic port name feature" with
the configure CLI command.
Port Index Support for CLI Command portErrShow and portTestShow
FOS v7.4 enhances the portErrShow and portTestShow command to support port index as inputs, in addition to
the existing slot/port as input.
Link Reset on Loss of Sync
FOS v7.4 enhances credit recovery on backend links for 8G platforms by performing link reset (LR) on loss of
sync (LOS) events. This enhancements applies to a port where a loss of sync is detected and the peer port of
the backend link is on a 8G platform.
Enhance switchShow CLI Output
FOS v7.4 modifies switchshow -portname command output to display the port PWWN of the switch ports along
with the port names.
portLoginShow Command with History Option
FOS v7.4 enhances the portLoginShow CLI to display details of the device that last logged out from a port. This
enhancement supports the port login types of "fe" for FLOGI devices and "fd" for FDISC devices. Users can use
the -history option to show the device logout information.
Port Peer Beacon Support EX-Port
FOS v7.4 enhances port peer beacon (LCB) feature to support links with EX-ports.
BufOpMode for FC Gen5 Blades
FOS v7.4 adds support of Buffer Optimization Mode (BufOpMode) for FC Gen5 core blades and port blades.
The BufOpMode enables non-local switching in an edge ASIC chip where both E-port and F-port exist.
Fabric OS 7.4.1a Release Notes v3.0
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