Table 72 Supported Fabric Os Features - Brocade Communications Systems 1606 Administrator's Manual

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Supported features in an interoperable environment
TABLE 72
Fabric OS Features
Dynamic Load Sharing
(DLS); port based
routing
Dynamic Path Selection
(DPS); exchange based
routing
E/EX_Port
Authentication
Extended Fabrics
Fabric OS Coordinated
HCL with FCR
Fabric Watch
FC10-6 -to-FC10-6 ISL
FCIP (VE_Ports)
FCR Fabric Binding
(route to M-EOS fabric
with Fabric binding)
FICON Management
Server (Cascading)
FICON MIHPTO
Frame Redirection
(devices attached to
Fabric OS)
Full Scalability (to
maximum M-EOS fabric
limits)
Integrated Routing
IPFC (IP over FC)
ISL Trunking
(frame-level)
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Supported Fabric OS features
Fabric OS v6.2.0
Interop mode 2
Yes
Yes
Supported
outbound from
Fabric OS-based
switches. M-EOS
can provide
reciprocal load
balancing using
OpenTrunking.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Only supported
locally within the
Fabric OS switch.
Yes
Only allowed
between Fabric
OS-based
switches.
Fabric OS v6.3.0 and v6.4.0
Interop mode 3 Interop mode 2
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Supported outbound Supported outbound
from Fabric from Fabric
OS-based switches. OS-based switches.
M-EOS can provide M-EOS can provide
reciprocal load reciprocal load
balancing using balancing using
OpenTrunking. OpenTrunking.
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Not on FCR
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Only supported Only supported
locally within the locally within the
Fabric OS switch. Fabric OS switch.
Yes Yes
Only allowed Only allowed
between Fabric between Fabric
OS-based switches. OS-based switches.
Interop mode 3
Yes
Yes
Supported
outbound from
Fabric OS-based
switches. M-EOS
can provide
reciprocal load
balancing using
OpenTrunking.
Yes
Yes
Not on FCR
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Only supported
locally within the
Fabric OS switch.
Yes
Only allowed
between Fabric
OS-based switches.
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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