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Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a
Release Notes v1.0
January 22, 2013
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Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0
Summary of Changes
Initial Release
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January 22, 2013

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  • Page 1 Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0 January 22, 2013 Document History Document Title Summary of Changes Publication Date Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0 Initial Release January 22, 2013...
  • Page 2 © 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ADX, AnyIO, Brocade, Brocade Assurance, the B-wing symbol, DCX, Fabric OS, ICX, MLX, MyBrocade, OpenScript, VCS, VDX, and Vyatta are registered trademarks, and HyperEdge, The Effortless Network, and The On-Demand Data Center are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Overview ..............................5 Warning – Applicable only if upgrading from FOS v7.1.0: ..................5 Quick Look ..............................5 New Hardware Support ..........................5 Summary of New Software Features ......................6 New Feature Descriptions .......................... 7 Diagnostic Port (D_Port) Enhancements ........................ 7 In-Flight Encryption and Compression Enhancements ..................
  • Page 4 Brocade HBA/Adapter Compatibility ........................32 D-Port ..................................32 Encryption Behavior for the Brocade Encryption Switch (BES) and FS8-18 ............32 FCIP (Brocade 7800 and FX8-24)......................... 35 FCoE/DCB/CEE (Brocade 8000 and FCOE10-24) ....................35 FCR and Integrated Routing ..........................37 Forward Error Correction (FEC) ..........................37 FICON ..................................

  • Page 5: Overview

    Overview Fabric OS (FOS) v7.1.0a is a patch release based on FOS v7.1.0. All hardware platforms and features supported in FOS v7.1.0 are also supported in FOS v7.1.0a. Warning – Applicable only if upgrading from FOS v7.1.0: Before upgrading the firmware to FOS v7.1.0a from FOS v7.1.0, you must run the supportSave command to save any existing error log information.

  • Page 6: Summary Of New Software Features

    Summary of New Software Features In addition to new hardware support, FOS v7.1 also includes support for several software features and enhancements:  Diagnostic Port (D_Port) enhancements  D_Port on optical ICLs of the DCX 8510 platforms  New D_Port test options – users can specify number of frames, frame size, test duration, etc.

  • Page 7: New Feature Descriptions

    New Feature Descriptions Diagnostic Port (D_Port) Enhancements FOS v7.1 implements the following enhancements to the D_Port functionality:  Support for D_Port on optical ICL ports of DCX 8510  New D_Port test options  D_Port between 16G Access Gateway and 16G FC Switch ...

  • Page 8: Fec (Forward Error Correction) Support Enhancements

    FEC (Forward Error Correction) Support Enhancements FEC Support on Additional Links With FOS v7.1 FEC support is extended as follows:  FEC support on links between 16G switch and 16G AG  FEC support on links between 16G switch and Brocade 16G HBA (requires HBA driver 3.2 or later) ...

  • Page 9: Fcip Enhancements

    Sorting Security Policy Member List  In a strict fabric wide consistency policy, if the security policy members are not in the same order, a newly joined switch will be segmented. To avoid segmentation of ports due to member list order mismatch, the security policy members are sorted by default.

  • Page 10: Fcr Enhancements

     Name Server enhancements  FDMI (Fabric Device Management Interface) enhancements Zoning Enhancements The zoning enhancements in FOS v7.1 are as follows:  Ability to replace a zone member (WWN/D, I) by another member via the zoneobjectreplace command.  Enhancement to the existing commands (zoneCreate, zoneAdd, zoneRemove) to take a collection of zone aliases as an input instead of a single alias member.

  • Page 11: Access Gateway Enhancements

    In FOS v7.1 the fcrfabricshow command has been enhanced to display the names of the edge fabrics attached to an FCR. iflShow Command In FOS v7.1 a new command “iflshow” is implemented to display the connection details between an edge switch and an FCR.
  • Page 12  Update sfpShow data when a new SFP is plugged-in FOS v7.1 has been enhanced to update the SFP serial data information when a new SFP is inserted even in a disabled port, and to show the "valid" data (Temperature, Current, Voltage and Tx/Rx power, etc.) once the port is enabled and SFP data has been polled for that port.

  • Page 13: Encryption Platform Enhancements

     Frame Viewer (Class 3 Discard Log) Enhancements In FOS v7.1 Frame Viewer has been enhanced to display class 3 discard log messages associated with the backend ports (internal ports) of a chassis.  Backend Link Monitoring Enhancements FOS v7.1 introduces three different options/policies to fault the core blade/edge blade when the link reset threshold of a Back End (BE) port is exceeded.

  • Page 14: Miscellaneous Enhancements

    Miscellaneous Enhancements Credit Recovery Support on F_Ports to Brocade HBA FOS v7.1 implements credit recovery mechanisms on F_Ports connecting to Brocade 8G or 16G HBAs. Credit Recovery alert to the User Level RASlog FOS v7.1 adds a user level RASlog Cxx_1023 to alert about buffer credit recovery performed on 16G FC platforms.
  • Page 15 SuperPing Enhancements In FOS v7.1, SuperPing for FCIP supports the following features:  Traverse all possible FCIP links based on FCIP routing.  Display all possible VE and GE link in path. Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0 Page 15 of 41...

  • Page 16: Optionally Licensed Software

    Brocade Fabric or E_Port or Full Fabric— This license enables a switch to connect to a multi-switch fabric via E_Ports, forming ISL connections. Note: This license is only required on select embedded switch models and the Brocade 300, and does not apply to other fixed-port switches or chassis-based platforms.
  • Page 17 DataFort Compatibility — This license is required on the Brocade Encryption Switch or DCX/DCX-4S/DCX 8510- 8/DCX 8510-4 with FS8-18 blade(s) to read and decrypt NetApp DataFort-encrypted disk and tape LUNs. DataFort Compatibility License is also required on the Brocade Encryption Switch or DCX/DCX-4S/DCX 8510- 8/DCX 8510-4 Backbone with FS8-18 Encryption Blade(s) installed to write and encrypt the disk and tape LUNs in NetApp DataFort Mode (Metadata and Encryption Algorithm) so that DataFort can read and decrypt these LUNs.

  • Page 18: Temporary License Support

    Note that this license requirement does not depend upon the total number of DCX 8510 chassis that exist in a fabric, but only on how many chassis are interconnected via ICLs. This license is only recognized/displayed when operating with FOS v7.0.1 but enforced with FOS v7.1.0 or later. Note: The EICL license supports a maximum of nine DCX 8510 chassis connected in a full mesh topology or up to ten DCX 8510 chassis connected in a core-edge topology.

  • Page 19: Supported Switches

    6505, 6510, 6520, DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4. Access Gateway mode is also supported by Fabric OS v7.1, and is supported on the following switches: the Brocade 300, 5100, VA-40FC, 8000, 5450, 5430, 5460, 5470, 5480, NC-5480, M5424, 6510, 6505. Standards Compliance This software conforms to the Fibre Channel Standards in a manner consistent with accepted engineering practices and procedures.
  • Page 20  Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results  Serial console and Telnet session logs  Syslog message logs 2. Switch Serial Number The switch serial number is provided on the serial number label, examples of which are shown here: FT00X0054E9 The serial number label is located as follows: ...

  • Page 21: Fos Migration Considerations

    FOS Migration Considerations This section contains important details to consider before migrating to or from this FOS release. FOS Upgrade and Downgrade Special Considerations DCX/DCX-4S units running any FOS v7.0.x can be non-disruptively upgraded to FOS v7.1.0a. This upgrade is non-disruptive to both FC and FCoE traffic (when using FCOE10-24 blades).
  • Page 22 Migrating from FOS v6.4.x DCX/DCX-4S units running any FOS v6.4.x firmware must be upgraded to FOS v7.0.x before they can be non- disruptively upgraded to FOS v7.1. Any 8G platforms (other than DCX/DCX-4S) that are currently operating at lower than FOS v6.4.1a must be upgraded to FOS v6.4.1a or later, they then must be upgraded to FOS v7.0.x, before non-disruptively upgrading to FOS v7.1.0.

  • Page 23: Important Notes

    Important Notes This section contains information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS release. Brocade Network Advisor Compatibility Brocade® Network Advisor provides the industry’s first unified network management solution for data, storage, and converged networks. It supports Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) networks, Layer 2/3 IP switching and routing networks, wireless networks, application delivery networks, and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks.

  • Page 24: Webtools Compatibility

    WebTools Compatibility FOS v7.1.0 is qualified and supported only with Oracle JRE 1.7.0 update 9. SMI Compatibility  It is important to note that host SMI-S agents cannot be used to manage switches running FOS v7.1.0 If users want to manage a switch running FOS v7.1.0 using SMI-S interface, they must use Brocade Network Advisor’s integrated SMI agent.
  • Page 25 Supported Products and FOS Interoperability Brocade 6510 FOS v7.0 or later Brocade 6505 FOS v7.0.1 or later Brocade 6520 FOS v7.1 or later 48000 with FA4-18 blade(s), Brocade 7600 V6.2.2 or later Secure Fabric OS (on any model) Not Supported Mi10k, M6140, ED-6064, ES-3232, ES-4300, ES-4400, ES-4500, ES- Direct E_Port connections are not 4700 (McDATA Fabric Mode and Open Fabric Mode)

  • Page 26: Blade Support

    Zoning Compatibility Note: Users are recommended to upgrade to the following versions of firmware when interoperating with a switch running FOS v7.0 or later in the same layer 2 fabric to overcome some of the zoning operations restrictions that otherwise exist: Patch code levels with full zoning Main code level compatibility...
  • Page 27 Fabric OS v7.1 software is fully qualified and supports the blades for the DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4 noted in the table below. DCX 8510-8/DCX 8510-4 Blade Support Matrix FC16-32, FC16-48 16G FC blades Supported starting with FOS v7.0 FC8-64 64 port 8Gbit port blade With any mix and up to 8/4 of each.
  • Page 28 Power Supply Requirements for Blades in DCX/DCX-4S DCX/DCX-4S DCX/DCX-4S @110 VAC @200-240 VAC Blades Type of Blade Comments (Redundant (Redundant configurations) configurations) FC10-6 , FC8- Port Blade 2 Power 2 Power Supplies 16, FC8-32, Supplies  Distribute the Power Supplies FC 8-48, FC8- evenly to 2 different AC connections for redundancy.
  • Page 29 Typical Power Supply Requirements Guidelines for Blades in DCX 8510-8 (For specific calculation of power draw with different blade combinations, please refer to Appendix A: Power Specifications in the 8510-8 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual) DCX 8510-8 DCX 8510-8 Configured @110 VAC @200-240 VAC Blades Type of Blade...
  • Page 30 Typical Power Supply Requirements Guidelines for Blades in DCX 8510-8 (For specific calculation of power draw with different blade combinations, please refer to Appendix A: Power Specifications in the 8510-8 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual) DCX 8510-8 DCX 8510-8 Configured @110 VAC @200-240 VAC Blades Type of Blade...

  • Page 31: Scalability

    Typical Power Supply Requirements Guidelines for Blades in DCX 8510-4 (For specific calculation of power draw with different blade combinations, please refer to Appendix A: Power Specifications in the 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual) DCX 8510-4 Configured DCX 8510-4 @110 @200-240 VAC Blades Type of Blade...

  • Page 32: Brocade Hba/Adapter Compatibility

    Go to Documentation > Tech Notes. Look for the Tech Note on Access Gateway Device-Based Mapping in VMware ESX Server. Brocade HBA/Adapter Compatibility  Brocade HBA/Adapter should be using driver version 2.3.0.2 or later when attached to 16G ports on Brocade switches.
  • Page 33  Adding of 3PAR Session/Enclosure LUNs to CTCs is now supported. Session/Enclosure LUNs (LUN 0xFE) used by 3PAR InServ arrays must be added to CryptoTarget (CTC) containers with LUN state set to “cleartext”, encryption policy set to “cleartext”. BES/FS8-18 will not perform any explicit enforcement of this requirement.
  • Page 34  Hot Code Load from FOS v6.4.1a to FOS v7.0 or later is supported. Cryptographic operations and I/O will be disrupted but other layer 2 FC traffic will not be disrupted.  When disk and tape CTCs are hosted on the same encryption engine, re-keying cannot be done while tape backup or restore operations are running.

  • Page 35: Fcip (Brocade 7800 And Fx8-24)

    FCIP (Brocade 7800 and FX8-24)  Any firmware activation will disrupt I/O traffic on FCIP links.  Latency measurements supported on FCIP Tunnels: 1GbE & 10GbE - 200ms round trip time and 1% loss.  After inserting a 4G SFP in GE ports of an FX8-24 blade or 7800 switch, sometimes “sfpshow” output might display “Cannot read serial data!”...
  • Page 36  When operating in Converged Mode, tagged traffic on the native VLAN of the switch interface is processed normally. The host should be configured not to send VLAN tagged traffic on the switch’s native VLAN.  When operating in Converged Mode, tagged frames coming with a VLAN tag equal to the configured native VLAN are dropped.

  • Page 37: Fcr And Integrated Routing

     The Brocade 8000 does not support non-disruptive hot code loads (HCL). Upgrading the Brocade 8000 to FOS v7.1 or downgrading from v7.1 is disruptive to the IO through the switch.  Upgrading firmware on a DCX or DCX-4S with one or more FCOE10-24 blades from FOS v6.4.1_fcoe1 to FOS v7.0 or later will be non-disruptive to FCoE traffic through FCOE10-24 blades and FC traffic.

  • Page 38: Icls On Dcx/Dcx-4S

     Virtual Fabrics must be enabled on the chassis and loop devices may only be attached to ports on a 48-port or 64-port blade assigned to a non-Default Logical Switch operating with the default 10- bit addressing mode (they may not be in the default Logical Switch). ...

  • Page 39: Virtual Fabrics

    Virtual Fabrics  When creating Logical Fabrics that include switches that are not Virtual Fabrics capable, it is possible to have two Logical Switches with different FIDs in the same fabric connected via a VF incapable switch. Extra caution should be used to verify the FIDs match for all switches in the same Logical Fabric.
  • Page 40  HA failover on DCX/DCX-4S/DCX 8510 platforms while running FOS v7.0 or later firmware  Firmware upgrade from v7.0 to a later release on Brocade 300, 5100, VA-40FC, 5300, 6510  Firmware upgrade from v7.0.1 to a later release on Brocade 6505 ...

  • Page 41: Defects

    Defects Closed with Code Change in Fabric OS v7.1.0a This section lists the defects with Critical, High and Medium Technical Severity closed with a code change as of January 22, 2013 in Fabric OS v7.1.0a Defect ID: DEFECT000420051 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: On DCX with FC8-48 in slot 3, CRC with good eof errors are seen.

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