Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.0.0 (53-1002148-02, June 2011)

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Interoperability overview
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Table 83 outlines which releases of Fabric OS remain compatible with which releases of M-EOSn.
v5.3.0 No No Yes Yes No No
v6.0.0 No No No No Yes No
v6.1.0 No No No No Yes Yes
v6.1.1
v6.1.1_enc
v6.2.0 Yes Yes
v6.3.0 Yes Yes
v6.4.0 Yes Yes
v7.0.0
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Yes Yes
1. Both Open and McDATA Fabric modes are supported.
2. Fabric OS v5.1.0 and M-EOSc v4.1.1, v5.1.2, 6.2.0 interoperate using FC routing with SilkWorm AP7420
only. Fabric OS and M-EOSc v7.1.3 interoperate using FC routing with the SilkWorm AP7420, or the FR4-18i
blade. Fabric OS and M-EOSc v8.0.0 and v9.2.0 interoperate using FC routing with the FR4-18i blade.
3. In Fabric OS v7.0.0 and later, interoperation with M-EOS can be done only using FC Router with the
M-EOS fabric connected through an EX_Port.
TABLE 83 Fabric OS and M-EOSn interoperability compatibility matrix
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1. Both Open and McDATA Fabric modes are supported.
Fabric OS Versions of M-EOSn (MCDATA Mi10K)
v9.2.0 v9.6.2 v9.8.0 v9.9.0
v5.3.0YesNoNoNo
v6.0.0 No Yes No No
v6.1.0 No Yes No No
v6.1.1 Yes No No
v6.1.1_enc Yes No No
v6.2.0 No Yes Yes Yes
v6.3.0 No Yes Yes Yes
v6.4.0 No Yes Yes Yes
v7.0.0
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2. In Fabric OS v7.0.0 and later, interoperation with M-EOS can be done only using FC Router with the M-EOS
fabric connected through an EX_Port.
No Yes Yes Yes
TABLE 82 Fabric OS and M-EOSc interoperability compatibility matrix
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Fabric OS Versions of M-EOSc
v6.2.0 v7.1.3x v8.0 v9.2.0 v9.6.2 v9.7 v9.8 v9.9