Overview
FOS v7.4.1a is a patch release based on FOS v7.4.1. All hardware platforms and features supported in FOS
v7.4.1 are also supported in FOS v7.4.1a. This release contains fixes for defects.
Enhancements and Resolution of Important Defects
DEFECT000576282 - Brocade switches hareboot due to Out of Memory (OOM) condition.
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DEFECT000567733 - After an upgrade to Fabric OS v7.4.x, MAPS may stop working. And on a Brocade
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director switch, HA Sync may be lost.
DEFECT000578406 - Host is unable to access storage after the host reboots following an upgrade to
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FOS7.4.1
In addition to defect fixes listed at the end of this document, FOS v7.4.1a also includes the following
enhancements:
Support certificate signing request (CSR) generated with SHA-256 signature through secCertUtil CLI
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command with "-hash sha256" option.
Support QSFP Part Number: 57-1000294-02 to be used on Brocade FC16-64 port blade and on Brocade
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DCX8510 core blades for Inter Chassis Link (ICL).
Support following new optics part numbers:
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Finisar 16G DWDM 40km SFP+ (FTLX3670SCCxxB16)
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Finisar 8G DWDM 40km SFP+ (FTLX3670SCC**B08)
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Finisar 8G CWDM 70km SFP+ (FTLX2870SCC**B08)
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Finisar 8G CWDM 40km SFP+ (FTLX2670SCC**B08)
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Finisar 4G DWDM 80km SFP+ (FWLF1634RL**B04)
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Finisar 4G CWDM 80km SFP (FWLF1625P2L**B04)
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Finisar 4G ELWL 50km SFP (FWLF1524P2L55B03)
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Finisar 4G ELWL 100km SFP (FWLF1625P2L55B03)
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Support Low QoS zone configuration to co-exist with vTap on fabric switches monitored by the Brocade
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Analytics Monitoring Platform.
FOS v7.4.1 Additional Hardware Platform Support
FOS v7.4.1 merges in the support for the following embedded platforms, in addition to all hardware platforms
supported in FOS v7.4.0b.
Brocade 6543 (embedded switch)
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FOS v7.4.1 New Features & Support
In addition to fixes for defects, FOS v7.4.1 includes following enhancements:
Support POSIX style regular expression for <alias_pattern> parameter in the zoneShow --alias
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<alias_pattern> CLI.
SNMP enhancement to MIB object ifOperStatus to report port online/offline state independently from the
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value of ifAdminStatus.
Support SCP/SFTP protocol for SNMP MIB objects hwinfospsaveSet and hwUpdateFile for initiating
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firmwareDownload and supportSave through SNMP.
FOS v7.4.1 also includes the following features introduced in FOS v7.4.0b that enable Brocade Gen 5 fabric
switches as source switches to be monitored by the Brocade Analytics Monitoring Platform:
Support for virtual tap (vTap)
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vTap is a Brocade Gen 5 Flow Vision capability enabled on a fabric switch to mirror selected
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frames to Analytics Monitoring Platform for analysis. A new pre-defined flow named
"sys_analytics_vtap" supports vTap.
Fabric OS 7.4.1a Release Notes v3.0
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