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

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Supported hardware and software

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.
For a complete list of platforms supported by FICON and Fabric OS v7.1.0, refer to
"Platforms supporting
In cases where procedures or parts of procedures do not apply to all Brocade hardware platforms,
this guide identifies which platforms are supported.

What's new in this document

The following information was added or changed in this document:
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Appendix D, "Configuration Information Record"
configuration information.
Appendix E, "EBCDIC Code Page"
FICON".
Throughout manual
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Removed mention and details of FR4-18i blade since this is not supported for FCIP this
release.
Preface.
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Updated "What's new in this document" section to include all changes incorporated in this
manual.
Chapter 1, "Introducing FICON."
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Added new commands to Table 1, "Fabric OS commands related to FICON."
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Removed "Platforms supporting FICON" and added "Platforms Supporting FICON"
appendix.
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Added information on Fabric OS routing policies supported by FICON in the "Fabric OS
support for FICON" section.
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Fabric OS support for FICON
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Removed Device connection control (DCC) policy
Chapter 2, Administering FICON Fabrics
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Added step under "Configuring switched point-to-point FICON" to configure the fill word for
8 Gbps ports.
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Added "Automating CS_CTL Mapping" section.
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In "FICON and FICON CUP in virtual fabrics section," added the following:
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Details from "Configuring FICON CUP in Virtual Fabrics" in Chapter 3 to this section
since having same subject matter in two different chapters is confusing.
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FMS mode cannot be enabled when a logical switch is using 10-bit addressing mode.
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Port swap limitations section.
provides a form to record your FICON
provides a table of the EBCDIC Code Page 37.
Appendix A,
FICON Administrator's Guide
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