Brocade Fabric OS v6.4.3f Release Notes v1.0

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Fabric OS v6.4 software is fully qualified and supports the blades for the 48000 platform noted in the
following table:
48000 Blade Support Matrix
Port blade 16, 32 and 48-port 4Gbit blades
(FC4-16, FC4-32, FC4-48), 16, 32 and 48-port
8Gbit blade (FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48), and the
6-port 10G FC blade (FC10-6)
Supported with any mix and up to 8 of each. No
restrictions around intermix. The 48000 must run Fabric
OS v6.0 or later to support the FC8-16 port blade and
Fabric OS v6.1 or later to support the FC8-32 and FC8-48
port blades.
Note: FC8-64 is not supported on 48000.
Intelligent blade
Up to a total of 4 Intelligent blades (includes iSCSI,
FCIP/FCR and Application blade), FC4-16IP, FR4-18i, and
FA4-18 respectively. See below for intermix limitations,
exceptions, and a max of each blade.
iSCSI blade (FC4-16IP)
Up to a maximum of 4 blades of this type.
FC-IP/FC Router blade (FR4-18i)
Up to a maximum of 2 blades of this type. This can be
extended under special circumstances but must be
approved by Brocade’s Product Team. Up to 8 FR4-18i
blades can be installed if they are used only for FC
FastWrite or FCIP without routing.
Virtualization/Application Blade (FA4-18)
Up to a maximum of 2 blades of this type.
Encryption Blade (FS8-18), Extension Blade
(FX8-24), FCoE/CEE Blade (FCOE10-24)
Not supported.
Fabric OS v6.4 software is fully qualified and supports the blades for the DCX/DCX-4S noted in the following
table:
DCX/DCX-4S Blade Support Matrix
16, 32, 48 and 64-port 8Gbit port blades (FC8-
16, FC8-32, FC8-48, FC8-64) and the 6-port 10G
FC blade (FC10-6)
16, 32 and 48-port blades are supported with FOS v6.0
and above, 64-port blade is supported starting with FOS
v6.4.0, with any mix and up to 8/4 of each.
No restrictions around intermix.
Intelligent blade
Up to a total of 8/4 intelligent blades. See below for
maximum supported limits of each blade.
FC-IP/FC Router blade (FR4-18i)
Up to a maximum of 4 blades of this type. This can be
extended under special circumstances, but must be
approved by Brocade’s Product Team. Up to 8 FR4-18i
blades can be installed in a DCX if they are used only for
FC FastWrite or FCIP without routing.
Virtualization/Application Blade (FA4-18)
Up to a maximum of 4 blades of this type.
Encryption Blade (FS8-18)
Up to a maximum of 4 blades of this type.
Extension Blade (FX8-24)
Up to a maximum of 4 blades of this type.