Supported Hardware And Software; What's New In This Document - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Troubleshooting Manual

Supported hardware and software

In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some
switches but not to others, this guide identifies which switches are supported and which are not.
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for Fabric OS v7.1.0, documenting all possible
configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
The following hardware platforms are supported by this release of Fabric OS:
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What's new in this document

Updated for Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0, including the following:
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For further information about documentation updates for this release, refer to the release notes.
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Brocade 300 switch
Brocade 5100 switch
Brocade 5300 switch
Brocade 5410 embedded switch
Brocade 5424 embedded switch
Brocade 5450 embedded switch
Brocade 5460 embedded switch
Brocade 5470 embedded switch
Brocade 5480 embedded switch
Brocade 6505 switch
Brocade 6510 switch
Brocade 6520 switch
Brocade 7800 extension switch
Brocade 8000 FCoE switch
Brocade VA-40FC
Brocade Encryption Switch
Brocade DCX
Brocade DCX-4S
Brocade DCX 8510-4
Brocade DCX 8510-8
Updated system messages related to firmware downloads. (Refer to
Download Errors," on page
Introduced new features available with the D_Port diagnostic tool. (Refer to
"Diagnostic Features," on
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page 81.)
Chapter 5, "Firmware
Chapter 10,
Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide
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