Host Operating System Support; Host Operating System Support For Adapter Drivers; Fibre Channel Support - Dell Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Manual

HBAs
Brocade HBAs connect to Fibre Channel SANs through compatible fabric switches or connect
directly to storage. For a current list of compatible switches, refer to the latest interoperability
matrices on the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.

Host operating system support

Refer to
that support the Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM), Brocade Command Line Utility (BCU),
and adapter drivers.

Host operating system support for adapter drivers

This section lists operating system support for all models of the following types of Brocade
adapters:
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NOTE
Specific operating system release levels, service pack levels, and other patch requirements are
detailed in the current adapter release notes.
NOTE
Also refer to the latest Brocade interoperability matrices on the Brocade website at
www.brocade.com/adapters

Fibre Channel support

The following lists operating systems that support Fibre Channel operation for HBAs and for Fabric
Adapter ports configured in HBA mode:
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"Host operating system support for adapter drivers"

Fabric Adapters - Refer to the following subsections depending on your port configurations:
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"FCoE support" on page xv and
mode.
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"Fibre Channel support"
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"Ethernet support" on page xv for ports configured in NIC mode.
CNAs- Refer to the following subsections:
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"FCoE support" on page xv
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"Ethernet support" on page xv.
HBAs - Refer to "Fibre Channel support"
for a list of supported host systems and operating
Windows 2003 R2/SP2 (x86 and x64)
Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn) (x86 and x64)
Windows Server 2008 R2/SP1 (x64)
Microsoft Hyper V for Windows 2008 x86, x64
Windows 7 (x86 and x64)
"Ethernet support"
on page xiv, for ports configured in HBA mode.
on page xiv.
for information on operating systems
on page xv for ports configured in CNA
systems.
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