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FCIP platforms and supported features
There are five Fabric OS platforms that support FCIP:
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•
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There are differences in platform capabilities. For example, the 4 Gbps Router, Extension switch,
and the 4 Gbps Router, Extension blade cannot support FCIP trunking, and some features, such as
support for IPSec and IPv6 addresses, are not currently available for the 8 Gbps 16-FC ports,
6-Gbps ports extension switch and 8 Gbps 12-FC port, 10 GbE ports, 2-10 GbE ports blade in
Fabric OS version 6.3.0, but are planned for a later version.
per platform.
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Capabilities
FCIP trunking
Adaptive Rate Limiting
10 GbE ports
FC ports up to 8 Gbps
Compression
Open Systems Tape
Pipelining (OSTP)
• FCIP Fastwrite
• Tape Acceleration
FICON extension
IPSec for tunnel traffic
Diffserv priorities
VLAN tagging
VEX_Ports
Support for third party WAN
optimization hardware
IPv6 addresses for FCIP
tunnels
* Support is planned for a later release.
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The 8 Gbps 16-FC ports, 6-Gbps ports extension switch.
The 8 Gbps 12-FC port, 10 GbE ports, 2-10 GbE ports blade (384-port Backbone Chassis,
192-port Backbone Chassis).
The 4 Gbps Extension Switch.
The 4 Gbps Router, Extension switch.
The 4 Gbps Router, Extension blade (384-port Backbone Chassis, 192-port Backbone Chassis,
Director Chassis).
FCIP capabilities
FCIP platforms and supported features
8 Gbps 16-FC
8 Gbps 12-FC
ports, 6-Gbps
port, 10 GbE
ports extension
ports, 2-10 GbE
ports
switch
blade
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No*
No*
Yes
Yes
Table 16
summarizes FCIP capabilities
4 Gbps Router,
4 Gbps Router,
Extension Switch
Extension
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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