Brocade Network Advisor IP User Manual v12.1.0 - Manual (Page 43)

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• Chapter 39, “Fault Management,” provides event management instructions.
• Chapter 40, “Packet Capture (Pcap),” provides information on how to configure switches as
sensors to capture packets.
• Chapter 41, “Technical Support,” provides server, client, and device supportSave instructions.
• Chapter 42, “Reports,” provides instructions for generating reports.
• Appendix A, “Application menus,” provides information about the main and shortcut menus.
• Appendix B, “Call Home Event Tables,” provides supplemental information about call home
event tables.
• Appendix C, “Event Categories,” provides supplemental information about events.
• Appendix D, “User Privileges,” provides supplemental information about user privileges and
access levels.
• Appendix E, “Device Properties,” provides reference information related to fabric, product, and
port properties.
• Appendix F, “Regular Expressions,” provides a summary of Unicode regular expression
constructs that you can use in the Management application.
• Appendix G, “CLI Templates,” provides information about preconfigured CLI templates.
• Appendix H, “Troubleshooting,” provides general troubleshooting details.
• Appendix I, “Database Fields,” provides reference information related to databases.
Supported hardware and software
In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some
devices but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which devices are supported and which are
not.
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for Network Advisor 12.1.X, documenting all possible
configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
Fabric OS hardware and software support
The following firmware platforms are supported by this release of Network Advisor 12.1.X:
• Fabric OS 5.0 or later in a pure Fabric OS fabric
• Fabric OS 6.0 or later in a mixed fabric
NOTE
Discovery of a Secure Fabric OS fabric in strict mode is not supported.
The hardware platforms in the following table are supported by this release of Network Advisor
12.1.X.
TABLE 1 Fabric OS-supported hardware
Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required
Brocade 6505 switch 24-port, 16 Gbps Edge switch Fabric OS v7.0.1 or later
Brocade M6505 embedded switch 24-port, 16 Gbps embedded switch Fabric OS v7.2.0 or later