Brocade Communications Systems Brocade BladeSystem 4/24 User Manual page 68

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Feature-to-firmware requirements
Feature
FICON
Firmware Management
High Integrity Fabric
Meta SAN
Performance
Port Fencing
Security Management
Technical Support Data Collection
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
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Fabric OS
Requires Fabric OS 5.2 or later for cascaded
FICON.
Requires Fabric OS 6.0 or later for advanced
FICON.
Requires Fabric OS 6.1.1 or later to configure
multiple Prohibit Dynamic Connectivity Mask
(PDCM) matrices.
Requires FICON CUP license to allow CUP
management features.
Requires Fabric OS 5.0 or later.
Requires Fabric OS 6.1.1 or later on 8G devices.
Requires Enhanced Group Management license to
perform group actions.
Requires Fabric OS 5.2 or later in a pure Fabric OS
fabric.
Requires Fabric OS 6.0 or later in a mixed
Fabric OS and M-EOS fabric.
Requires Fabric OS 5.2 or later for FC router and
router domain ID configuration.
Requires Fabric OS 6.0 or later in a mixed Fabric
OS and M-EOS fabric.
Requires Integrated Routing license.
Requires Fabric OS 5.0 or later for FC_ports,
end-to-end monitors, and marching ants.
Requires Fabric OS 5.3 or later for GE_ports and
FCIP tunnels.
Requires Fabric OS 6.2 or later for Top Talkers.
Requires Advanced Performance Monitoring
(APM) license for End-to-end Monitoring and Top
Talkers.
Requires Enhanced Group Management license
for HIstorical graphs and tables.
Requires Fabric Watch license for Performance
thresholds.
Requires Fabric OS 6.2 or later.
Requires Fabric OS 5.2 and later for SCC Policy.
Requires Fabric OS 5.2 and later for DCC Policy.
Requires Fabric OS 5.3 and later for IP Filter
Policy.
Requires Fabric OS 6.0 and later for AD/LDAP
Server Configuration.
Requires Fabric OS 5.0 and later for RADIUS
Server Configuration.
Requires Fabric OS 5.2 or later.
Requires Fabric OS 5.2 or later.
M-EOS
Only supports cascaded FICON configuration for
mixed fabrics.
Firmware download is only available through the
Element Manager.
Requires M-EOS and M-EOSn 9.6.X or later.
Not available.
Requires M-EOS and M-EOSn 9.6.X or later for
FC_ports and marching ants.
Requires M-EOS and M-EOSn 9.6.X or later.
Not available.
Data collection support is only available through
the Element Manager.
Not available.
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