Brocade Fabric OS v6.4.3_dcb1 for DELL M8428-k Release Notes v2.0 March 24, 2014 Document History Document Title Summary of Changes Publication Date Brocade Fabric OS v6.4.3_dcb1 for DELL M8428-k Release Notes v1.0 Initial release November 15, 2013 Brocade Fabric OS v6.4.3_dcb1 for DELL M8428-k Release Notes v1.
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Contents Overview ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 DELL M8428-k ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Feature Descriptions .......................................................................................................................................
Overview Fabric OS v6.4.3_dcb1 is a platform specific release to support the DELL M8428-k 28-port Converged 10Gb Switch module designed for DELL M1000E series chassis. This is a maintenance release for the DELL M8428-k module upgrades support from Fabric OS 6.3.1 to Fabric OS 6.4.3b. Other than exceptions noted in this document, this software release is functionally equivalent to Fabric OS v6.4.3 as it pertains to the Brocade 8000. Warning: 1. Do not load the Fabric OS v6.4.
- - - o NTP, RADIUS, LDAP, Reliable Commit Service (RCS), and o Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) CEE Services: o Spanning Tree Protocol (STP, MSTP, RSTP), o VLAN Tagging (802.1q), o MAC address learning and aging; o native FCoE Bridging and switching; o IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation (LACP); o access control lists based on VLAN, source, destination address, and port; o eight priority levels for QoS and greater than 1024 VLANs supported.
o Syslog o Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) o Remote Monitoring (RMON) o Per-port ingress and egress counters o Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) o Power-On Self-Test (POST) o Comprehensive bootup diagnostics o Improved fan utilization requests to chassis management controller. Fabric OS v6.4.3_dcb1 for DELL M8428-k Release Notes 2.
Optionally Licensed Fabric Services Optionally licensed features supported for FC ports include: Brocade ISL Trunking — Provides the ability to aggregate multiple physical links into one logical link for enhanced network performance and fault tolerance. Brocade Advanced Performance Monitoring — Enables performance monitoring of networked storage resources. This license includes the TopTalkers feature. Brocade Fabric Watch — Monitors mission-critical switch operations.
Supported Mezzanine Cards Refer to support.dell.com for supported mezzanine cards for each server platform. Standards Compliance This software conforms to the Fibre Channel Standards in a manner consistent with accepted engineering practices and procedures. In certain cases, Brocade might add proprietary supplemental functions to those specified in the standards. For a list of FC standards conformance, visit the following Brocade Web site: http://www.brocade.
Technical Support Contact your switch supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information immediately available: 1.
Compatibility DELL/Broade BNA Compatibility Note that DELL M8428-k is compatible with Brocade’s BNA 11.0 management software. WebTools Compatibility DELL M8428-k with FOS v6.4.3_dcb1 is supported with JRE 1.6.0 Update 16. SMI Compatibility DELL M8428-k with FOS v6.4.3_dcb1 is supported with SMI-S agent 120.11.0. DELL M8428-k with FOS v6.4.3_dcb1 is supported with SMI-S Agent integrated with BNA 11.
Brocade DCX and DCX-4S with FC8-64 blade v6.4 Brocade DCX, 300, 5100, 5300 v6.3.0 and later 2 VA-40FC v6.3.1, and v6.4.0 and later Brocade DCX-4S v6.3.0 and later Brocade DCX with FS8-18 blade(s), Brocade Encryption Switch Not Supported Brocade DCX/DCX-4S/48000 with FA4-18 blade(s), Brocade 7600 v5.2.x or later (DCX requires v6.0.x or later, DCX-4S requires 6.2.x or later) Mi10k, M6140, ED-6064, ES-3232, ES-4300, ES-4400, ES-4500, ES4700 (McDATA Fabric Mode and Open Fabric Mode) 2 4 M-EOS v9.9.
Other Important Notes and Recommendations Configuration Notes: 1) Sometimes fcoeport may not login on the switch shipped out of factory; please follow the following procedure from the cmsh to bring the fcoeport online. This needs to be done only for the first time switch is brought up. no fcoeport fcoeport shut no shut 2) DELL M8428-k supports 128 sflow samples per second for IP connections. To avoid dropped samples ensure that the aggregated sflow samples do not exceed this value.
On Table 91 – Supported Distances Add the Brocade 8428-k model with the following table information Switch/blade model M8428-k 2 Gbps 4 Gbps 8 Gbps 582 291 145 Brocade Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide On Table 5 – Access Gateway default F-port to N-port mapping (page 53) Brocade Model M8428-k Total Ports 28 GE-ports 1-24 N-ports Default GE_ to N_Port Mapping 0,25,26,27 1, 2, 3, 4, 17, 18 mapped to 25 5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 20 mapped to 26 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 22 mapped to 27 13, 14, 15, 16, 23, 24 map
Defects Defects Closed with Code Change in Fabric OS v6.4.3_dcb1 This section lists defects with Critical, High and Medium Technical Severity closed in Fabric OS v6.4.3_dcb1. Note that when a workaround to an issue is available, it is provided; otherwise, no recommended workaround is available at this time. Defect ID: DEFECT000423640 Technical Severity: High Summary: Upgrade the flash card driver to a newer version.
Defects Closed with Code Change in Fabric OS v6.4.3_dcb This section lists defects with Critical, High and Medium Technical Severity closed in Fabric OS v6.4.3_dcb. Note that when a workaround to an issue is available, it is provided; otherwise, no recommended workaround is available at this time. Defect ID: DEFECT000413903 Technical Severity: High Summary: M8428-k: CPU utilization 100% due to arpd and see the error code -1 with build v6.4.
