Release Notes

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Overview
Fabric OS (FOS) v7.2.0a is a patch release based on FOS v7.2.0. All hardware platforms and features
supported in FOS v7.2.0 are also supported in FOS v7.2.0a.
New Hardware Support
FOS v7.2 does not introduce support for any new hardware platform, while it adds support for the existing
embedded switches 5431, 6547 and M6505 on a major FOS release.
Summary of New Software Features
FOS v7.2 includes support for several new software features and enhancements:
 MAPS (Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite)
 Flow Vision
 FCR enhancements
 FCIP enhancements
 D_Port enhancements
 Access Gateway enhancements
 Encryption platform (BES/FS8-18) enhancements
 FICON enhancements
 Miscellaneous enhancements