Seed Switch Requirements - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual

Seed switch requirements

Depending on your environment, you must meet the following hardware and firmware version
requirements for seed switches.
Fabric OS devices:
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M-EOS devices:
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For Fabric OS only fabrics, the seed switch must be running Fabric OS 5.0 or later.
For mixed fabrics (Fabric OS and M-EOS), the seed switch must be running Fabric OS 6.0 or
later.
For a complete list of all supported Fabric OS hardware, refer to
software" on page xxxvii l.
For pure M-EOS fabrics, the seed switch must be running M-EOS 9.6.X or later.
If the firmware version is between M-EOS 9.6.X and 9.9.2, only the domain ID, WWN, and
topology are obtained for fabric members. To manage other fabric members, you must enter
specific IP addresses in the Discover Fabrics dialog box.
If the firmware version is M-EOS 9.9.2 or later, discovery obtains all fabric member information
for all fabric members. Fabric member information includes Domain ID, WWN, IP address (IPv4
and IPv6), Firmware Version, Model, and Vendor Name. The following M-EOS devices are both
seed switch-capable and allow fabric member information collection:
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32-Port, 4 Gbps Switch
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16-Port, 4 Gbps Switch
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140-Port Director
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256-Port Director
The following M-EOS devices are seed switch-capable; however, they do not obtain fabric
member information:
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16-Port, 1 Gbps and 2 Gbps Switch
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32-Port, 1 Gbps and 2 Gbps Switch
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24-Port, 2 Gbps Switch
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64-Port Director
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