Fabric OS v6.4.1 Release Notes v1.0 Page 6 of 62
•Support for Clas
ClasClas
Class 3 frame tra smit (Tx) timeout discard cou ters o
s 3 frame tra smit (Tx) timeout discard cou ters os 3 frame tra smit (Tx) timeout discard cou ters o
s 3 frame tra smit (Tx) timeout discard cou ters o 4G platforms
4G platforms4G platforms
4G platforms (previously 4G
platforms o ly supported receive (Rx) timeout cou ters, refere ce Fabric Watch Admi istrator’s Guide
for details o use a d co figuratio ).
The Bottle eck Detectio feature does ot eed a y additio al lice se a d is available o all 4G a d 8G
capable platforms.
Optionally Licensed Software
Optio ally lice sed features i Fabric OS v6.4.1 i clude:
•Brocade Ports o Dema d
Brocade Ports o Dema dBrocade Ports o Dema d
Brocade Ports o Dema d — Allows customers to i sta tly scale the fabric by provisio i g additio al
ports via lice se key upgrade (applies to select models of switches).
•Brocade Exte ded Fabrics
Brocade Exte ded FabricsBrocade Exte ded Fabrics
Brocade Exte ded Fabrics — Provides greater tha 10km of switched fabric co ectivity at full
ba dwidth over lo g dista ces (depe di g o platform this ca be up to 3000km).
•Brocade ISL Tru ki g
Brocade ISL Tru ki gBrocade ISL Tru ki g
Brocade ISL Tru ki g — Provides the ability to aggregate multiple physical li ks i to o e logical li k for
e ha ced etwork performa ce a d fault tolera ce. Also i cludes Access Gateway ISL Tru ki g o
those products that support Access Gateway deployme t.
•Brocade Adva ced Performa ce Mo itori g
Brocade Adva ced Performa ce Mo itori gBrocade Adva ced Performa ce Mo itori g
Brocade Adva ced Performa ce Mo itori g — E ables performa ce mo itori g of etworked storage
resources. This lice se i cludes the TopTalkers feature.
•High Performa ce Exte sio over FCIP/FC
High Performa ce Exte sio over FCIP/FCHigh Performa ce Exte sio over FCIP/FC
High Performa ce Exte sio over FCIP/FC (formerly k ow as “FC-IP Services”) (For the FR4-18i blade
a d Brocade 7500) — This lice se key also i cludes the FC-FastWrite feature a d IPsec capabilities.
•Brocade Accelerator for FICON
Brocade Accelerator for FICONBrocade Accelerator for FICON
Brocade Accelerator for FICON – This lice se e ables u ique FICON emulatio support for IBM’s
Global Mirror (formerly XRC) applicatio (i cludi g Hitachi Data Systems HXRC a d EMC’s XRC) as well
as Tape Pipeli i g for all FICON tape a d virtual tape systems to sig ifica tly improve XRC a d tape
backup/recovery performa ce over virtually u limited dista ce for 7500, upgraded 7500E a d FR4-
18i.
•Brocade
Brocade Brocade
Brocade Fabric Watch
Fabric WatchFabric Watch
Fabric Watch — Mo itors missio -critical switch operatio s. Fabric Watch also i cludes Port
Fe ci g capabilities.
•FICON Ma ageme t Server
FICON Ma ageme t ServerFICON Ma ageme t Server
FICON Ma ageme t Server — Also k ow as “CUP” (Co trol U it Port), e ables host-co trol of
switches i Mai frame e viro me ts.
•ICL 16
ICL 16ICL 16
ICL 16-
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li k, oli k, o
li k, or I ter Chassis Li ks
r I ter Chassis Li ksr I ter Chassis Li ks
r I ter Chassis Li ks – This lice se provides dedicated high-ba dwidth li ks betwee two
Brocade DCX chassis, without co sumi g valuable fro t-e d 8Gb ports. Each chassis must have the
16-li k ICL lice se i stalled i order to e able the full 16-li k ICL co ectio s. (Available o the DCX
o ly, previously k ow as simply the “ICL Lice se” for DCX.)
•ICL 8
ICL 8ICL 8
ICL 8-
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-Li k, or I ter Chassis Li ks
Li k, or I ter Chassis Li ksLi k, or I ter Chassis Li ks
Li k, or I ter Chassis Li ks – This lice se activates all eight li ks o ICL ports o a DCX-4S
chassis or half of the ICL ba dwidth for each ICL port o the DCX platform by e abli g o ly eight li ks
out of the sixtee li ks available. This allows users to purchase half the ba dwidth of DCX ICL ports
i itially a d upgrade with a additio al 8-li k lice se to utilize the full ICL ba dwidth at a later time.
This lice se is also useful for e viro me ts that wish to create ICL co ectio s betwee a DCX a d a
DCX-4S, the latter of which ca ot support more tha 8 li ks o a ICL port. Available o the DCX-4S
a d DCX platforms o ly (This lice se replaces the origi al ICL lice se for the DCX-4S).
•E ha ced Group Ma ageme t
E ha ced Group Ma ageme tE ha ced Group Ma ageme t
E ha ced Group Ma ageme t — This lice se, available o ly o the DCX, DCX-4S a d other 8G
platforms, e ables full ma ageme t of the device i a datace ter fabric with deeper eleme t
ma ageme t fu ctio ality a d greater ma ageme t task aggregatio throughout the e viro me t.
This lice se is used i co ju ctio with Brocade’s Data Ce ter Fabric Ma ager (DCFM) applicatio
software.
•Adaptive Networki g
Adaptive Networki gAdaptive Networki g
Adaptive Networki g — Adaptive Networki g provides a rich framework of capability allowi g a user to
e sure high priority co ectio s obtai the etwork resources ecessary for optimum performa ce,
eve i co gested e viro me ts. The QoS SID/DID Prioritizatio a d I gress Rate Limiti g features
