Supported hardware and software, Fabric os hardware and software support – Brocade Network Advisor SAN Installation and Migration Guide (Supporting Network Advisor 12.3.0) User Manual

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Brocade Network Advisor SAN Installation and Migration Guide

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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 12.3.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 12.3.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
12.3.X.

TABLE 1

Fabric OS-supported hardware

Device name

Terminology used in documentation

Firmware level required

Brocade 200E switch

16-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch

Brocade 300 switch

24-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch

Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later

Brocade 4012 switch

Embedded 12-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch

Brocade 4016 switch

Embedded 16-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch

Brocade 4018 switch

Embedded 18-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch

Brocade 4020 switch

Embedded 20-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch

Brocade 4024 switch

Embedded 24-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch

Fabric OS v5.3.1 or later

Brocade 4100 switch

32-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch

Brocade 4900 switch

64-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch

Fabric OS v5.2.0 or later

Brocade 5000 switch

32-port, 4 Gbps FC Interop Switch

Fabric OS v5.2.1 or later

Brocade 5100 switch

40-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch

Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later

Brocade 5300 switch

80-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch

Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later

Brocade 5410 embedded switch

Embedded 12-port, 8 Gbps Switch

Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later

Brocade 5424 embedded switch

Embedded 24-port, 8 Gbps Switch

Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later

Brocade 5431 embedded switch

Embedded 16-port, 8 Gbps Stackable Switch

Fabric OS v7.2.0 or later

Brocade 5450 embedded switch

Embedded 16-port, 8 Gbps Switch

Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later

Brocade 5460 embedded switch

Embedded 24-port, 8 Gbps Switch

Fabric OS v6.1.0_emb or later

Brocade 5470 embedded switch

Embedded 24-port, 8 Gbps Switch

Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later

Brocade 5480 embedded switch

Embedded 24-port, 8 Gbps Switch

Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later

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