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Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 April 17, 2015 Document History Document Title Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 Summary of Changes Initial Release Publication Date April 17, 2015 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 2
trademarks of their respective owners. Notice: This document is for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty, expressed or implied, concerning any equipment, equipment feature, or service offered or to be offered by Brocade. Brocade reserves the right to make changes to this - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 3
License Support ...9 Supported Switches...10 Standards Compliance ...10 Technical Support ...10 FOS Migration Considerations ...12 FOS Upgrade and Downgrade Special Considerations 12 Recommended Migration Paths to FOS v7.2.1e 12 Important Notes...13 Brocade Network Advisor Compatibility ...13 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 4
Port Statistics ...29 Virtual Fabrics ...29 WebTools ...29 Zoning...30 Miscellaneous ...30 Defects ...32 Closed with Code Change in Fabric OS v7.2.1e 32 Closed with - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 5
AG switch/NPIV device traffic. • DEFECT000547765 - Link reset events encountered on internal backend BE port trunks while there are no link errors or credits lost. • DEFECT000548721 - E-port is fenced even after port fencing has been disabled.. Additional Hardware Platform Support Brocade Fabric - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 6
on platform this can be up to 3000km). Note: If a port on 16G FC blades or a 16G switch is configured to operate at 10G speed, Extended fabrics license is not needed to enable long distance connectivity on that port. Brocade ISL Trunking- Provides the ability to aggregate multiple physical links - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 7
- This license allows any port in a DCX 8510-8, DCX 8510-4, Brocade 6510, Brocade 6520, DCX-4S, DCX, 5300, 5100, 7800, or Brocade Encryption Switch to be configured as an Ex_port or VEx_port (on some platforms) supporting Fibre Channel Routing. This eliminates the need to add an FR4-18i blade or - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 8
10GbE FCIP/10G Fibre Channel - This license enables the two 10GbE ports on the FX8-24 and/or the 10G FC capability on FC16-xx blade ports supported on DCX 8510 platforms. On the Brocade 6510, Brocade 6520 this license enables 10G FC ports. On FX8-24: With this license installed and assigned to a - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 9
Temporary License Support The following Advanced FICON Acceleration license • 10GbE FCIP/10GFibre Channel license • FICON Management Server (CUP) • Temporary license keys can only be installed once on a particular switch, but can be applied to as many switches as desired. Temporary use duration - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 10
, 6510, 6505. The Brocade 8000 is not supported with FOS v7.2.0 and later. Standards Compliance This software conforms to the Fibre Channel Standards in a manner consistent with accepted engineering practices and procedures. In certain cases, Brocade might add proprietary supplemental functions to - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 11
8510-8 - Bottom right of the port side • Brocade DCX-4S, DCX 8510-4 - Back, upper left under the power supply 3. World Wide Name (WWN) When the Virtual Fabric feature is enabled on a switch, each logical switch has a unique switch WWN. Use the wwn command to display the switch WWN. If you cannot use - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 12
to the maintenance release. Fabric OS upgrades should be done on both ends of the FCIP tunnel concurrently. Note: To achieve non-disruptive firmware upgrade on 5431, 6547 and M6505 embedded switches to FOS v7.2.1e please follow the instructions given below: 5431: Upgrade 5431 from FOS v7.0.1_hut to - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 13
, and adds support for the Brocade DCX Backbone (DCX 8510-8/DCX) and Fiber Connectivity (FICON) capabilities. More details about Network Advisor's new enhancements can be found in the Network Advisor 12.1.4 Release Notes, Network Advisor 12.1.4 User Guide, and Network Advisor 12.1.4 Installation - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 14
prior to installing on your switch. Use only FOS versions that are supported by the provider. For a list of the effective end-of-life dates for all versions of Fabric OS, visit the following Brocade Web site: http://www.brocade.com/support/end_of_life.jsp Supported Products and FOS Interoperability - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 15
embedded platforms running respective dedicated FOS versions can also interoperate with FOS v7.2. Zoning Compatibility Note: Users are recommended to upgrade to the following versions of firmware when interoperating with a switch running FOS v7.0 or later in the same layer 2 fabric to overcome some - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 16
MyBrocade site. To download the Brocade-specific MIBs from the Brocade Technical Support website, you must have a user name and password. 1. On your web browser, go to http://my.brocade.com. 2. Login with your user name and password. 3. Click the downloads tab. 4. On the downloads tab, under Product - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 17
FC16-32, FC16-48, FC8-32E, FC8-48E Up to a max of 4 blades of this type. Not supported in the same chassis with other intelligent blades or the FC8-64 port blade. Not supported Table 1 Blade Support Matrix for DCX and DCX-4S with FOS v7.2 Note: The iSCSI FC4-16IP blade is not - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 18
8510-4 Blade Support Matrix FC16-32, FC16-48 16G FC blades FOS v7.0 or later. FC8-64 64 port 8Gbit port blade With any Support Matrix for DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4 with FOS v7.2 Note: The iSCSI FC4-16IP blade is not qualified for the DCX 8510-8/DCX 8510-4. 1. Note that 16G SFP+ is not supported - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 19
240 VAC (Redundant configurations) FC10-61, FC816, FC8-32, FC 8-48, FC864 FR4-18i1 FS8-18, FX8-24, FCOE10-24 Port Blade Intelligent Blade Intelligent Blade 2 Power Supplies Not Supported Not Supported 2 Power Supplies 2 Power Supplies DCX: 2 or 4 Power Supplies DCX-4S: 2 Power Supplies Comments - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 20
Typical Power Supply Requirements Guidelines for Blades in DCX 8510-8 (For specific calculation of power draw with different blade combinations, please refer to Appendix A: Power Specifications in the 8510-8 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual) Configured Number of Ports Blades Type of Blade DCX - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 21
AC Power Supplies are required when any special purpose blade are installed Table 4 Power Supply Requirements for DCX 8510-8 Notes: 1. When 2+2 power supply combination is used, the users are advised to configure the Fabric Watch setting for switch marginal state to be two power supplies. Users can - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 22
form an E-port under this condition. Users can disable QoS via portcfgQos --disable command. Please consult Fabric OS Command Reference manual for details related to portcfgQoS command. • When using QoS in a fabric with 4G ports or switches, FOS v6.2.2 or later must be installed on all 4G - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 23
in to http://my.brocade.com • Go to Documentation > Tech Notes. • Look for the Tech Note on Access Gateway Device-Based Mapping in VMware ESX Server. Brocade HBA/Adapter Compatibility • Brocade HBA/Adapter should be using driver version 2.3.0.2 or later when attached to 16G ports on Brocade switches - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 24
Switch will be configured with that Logical Switch's EHT setting. Any 8G ports (Condor2 based) will continue to share the EHT value configured for the Default Switch. For more information on EHT behaviors and recommendations, refer to the Brocade SAN Fabric Resiliency Best Practices v2.0 document - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 25
not support this command set. Use of a workaround procedure is required in order to configure encryption in a VMFS 5 environment. Please refer to Brocade Tech Note "Deployment Options for VMware VMFS-5 with Brocade Encryption" for details. • XIV storage arrays that have been upgraded to firmware 11 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 26
Users can save the dcf.conf file as a backup and apply it once the firmware upgrade is completed to get the DCX/DCX-4S to the same startup configuration MAC Address (FPMA) and the Fibre Channel Identifier (FCID) assigned to a VN_Port cannot be associated with any single front-end CEE port on - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 27
name to allow device logins. • Ethernet switch services must be explicitly enabled using the command "fosconfig -enable ethsw" before powering on an FCOE10-24 blade. Failure to do so will cause the blade to be faulted (fault 9). Users can enable ethsw after upgrading firmware without FC traffic - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 28
later does not support EX port configuration in Interopmode 2 or Interopmode 3. • Device sharing between a switch running FOS v7.1 or later and McDATA fabrics is allowed via Integrated Routing platforms using FOS v7.0.x (or earlier) firmware. Port Initialization Users may observe that a port is in - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 29
these features. • ISL R_RDY mode is not supported in a base switch with FOS version 7.0 or higher. • FOS v7.1.0 or later supports setting logical switch context using switch name. As a result, configuring the same switch names for the logical switches in a physical chassis is not allowed. WebTools - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 30
the switches do not recognize these zoning configurations as being the same. For additional details and workaround solutions, please refer to the latest FOS Admin Guide updates or contact Brocade Customer Support. Miscellaneous • Users must also keep the RADIUS accounting port (Authentication Port - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 31
login authentication through RADIUS, Brocade switch should be able to reach RADIUS servers through TCP authentication port (default 1812) and accounting port (default 1813). Both of these ports must be kept open in any firewall settings. • When a firmware upgrade on a Brocade 6510 switch initiated - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 32
firmware upgrade. Condition: It happens in a timing condition when the firmware download completion switch panic. Condition: This was encountered during a rare PCI write failure to an ASIC chip, an invalid DMA descriptor was accessed without validation check. Recovery: Replace the faulty port - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 33
CUP Symptom: During firmware upgrade, hosts lost paths due to FICON filter that was not properly cleaned up. Condition: On a FMS CUP enabled switch, if trunk master goes offline first, after hafailover FICON CUP filter is not properly removed. Recovery: Bounce trunk ports Fabric OS v7.2.1e - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 34
: "logicalgroup --show" command will show more ports than switch has under "ALL_PORTS" group. MAP-1003 RASLOG messages seen on non-existent ports. Condition: This issue happens if the customer has MAPS enabled and performs hafailover or migrates firmware to MAPS supported versions with online - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 35
Area: Buffer Credit Recovery Symptom: On internal back end (BE) link with 16G core blade to 8G edge blade, credit is not automatically recovered. Condition: For the 16G core blade to 8G edge blade direction, if there is credit loss on VC and the "creditrecovmod --cfg onLROnly" command is not - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 36
file is downloaded to the switch with configdownload. The inconsistency entails one of the following: - F-to-N-port mapping for F-Ports, or - No port config, but F-to-N-port mapping exists. Recovery: Configure all non-used ports (ports that are not N-port and not F-port) as N-port and then - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 37
powered up, several LUNs were inaccessible. The LUN state was "LUN setup" Condition: After firmware-download or power Reset may be observed on a link even though no credits were actually lost. This defect only affects 8G Platforms. Workaround: Disable Front-End E-ports credit recovery. Recovery - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 38
Workaround: Use hard zoning on fabric switch, or add the device into zoning database first before bringing it online. Recovery: Upon hitting this issue, the user may bring up ANY zoned member on AG switch or NPIV, that is using the fabric switch F-Port, to recover. . Defect ID: DEFECT000548721 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 39
displayed by the "portshow" CLI may change after hot code load or haReboot on a switch running in AG mode, followed by any subsequent offline/online event to the F_Port trunk ports. Condition: This may occur under the following conditions: - Upgrade or downgrade to firmware versions v6.1.2d, v6 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 40
problems switch, resulting in corrupted nsd query response frames arriving at the other switches in the fabric. Recovery: Remove the failed blade or switch upgrade to FOS7.2.x in FC Routed configuration over VE/VEX ports Condition: These host discovery issues may be encountered following upgrade - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 41
.2.0 Technology Area: FCIP Symptom: 7800 switch or FX8-24 blade FCIP DP complex has slow FCIP throughput Condition: This issue may be encountered with multiple very active FCIP Tunnels on a 7800 or FX8-24 FCIP DP complex Recovery: Power cycle slot or reset chassis. Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 42
that neither cut off light nor come on line. Consequently CPU gets overloaded with excessive interrupts and cannot schedule time for other user space daemons. Workaround: Disabling all problem ports with unstable light or fixing the speed of the port may help to limit the CPU load. Defect - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 43
are required to decrypt one byte of HTTP cookies. Workaround: End users should configure their web browsers or Brocade Network Advisor to disable SSLv3 support when accessing Brocade SAN switch. In addition, place your Brocade SAN switch and other data center critical infrastructure behind - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 44
upon receiving invalid frame from edge switch. Condition: It happens when fabric router running FOS7.2.x or earlier receives unknown Fibre Channel Common Transport (FC_CT) request from edge switch with zero sized payload. Recovery: Disable edge switch port and upgrade. Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 45
or CLI), leads to external ports changing from AN to fixed at 16Gb, forcing a need to reconfigure the ports to AN. Condition: This may be encountered on BR6547 switch after "disable external ports" followed by "enable external ports" using CMM interface. Recovery: Reconfigure the external ports - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 46
after firmware update from FOS v7.0.x to FOS v7.1.x and continue when upgrading to FOS v7.2.x. After downgrading back to 7.0.x, faulty port messages stop from Fabric Watch. Condition: Running FOS 7.1 and above, with a port remains in passive mode, which would simply complete speed negotiation - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 47
a user makes EHT change on a 16G switch running FOSv7.0.0. FOS v7.1, v7.2 and v7.3 do not have this problem. But upgrading to these releases does not automatically correct the condition caused by FOS v7.0.0. Recovery: Upgrade to a release containing this fix, and re-run configure command to set - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 48
the radius user triggers a NULL pointer access. Workaround: Unblocking the accounting port (default port 1813) Reset to recover lost credit for FX8-24 blade. This could happen when there was link level error such as loss of sync. Recovery: Reset FX8-24 or connected core blade reporting the problem - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 49
connected off a loop topology 2. The loop topology is physically changed to a linear topology 3. One of the switches that was in the loop undergoes an hareboot Recovery: Bounce an ISL connecting the switch originally outside the loop topology. Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 Page 49 of 82 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 50
Symptom: Following an hafailover DNS configuration may be lost, resulting in Fabric Watch email failure. Condition: This may be encountered when DNS settings are changed using dnsconfig, followed by an hafailover Workaround: configure the relay host IP address manually to work around the issue - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 51
command is run. Condition: This may be observed on a switch running firmware version higher than v7.0. Defect ID: DEFECT000484425 Technical Severity: Medium Product: FOS Technology: Management Reported In Release: FOS7.0.1 Technology Area: Brocade Network Advisor Symptom: The CLI error log - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 52
Authentication Symptom: Unable to authenticate with TACACS server when setting up new Brocade switches. Condition: The issue will be hit if the back a buffer before filling it with new FC data frames, may cause VC credit depletion. Recovery: Power-off/on the slot with this problem. Defect - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 53
. Condition: This rare condition may occur with Fabric Loop (FL) port after many resets. The port may get into "Port failed due to busy buffer stuck error" state. Recovery: Reboot switch to recover; portdisable/port enable does not recover. Defect ID: DEFECT000491049 Technical Severity: Medium - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 54
: FOS Technology: Traffic Management Reported In Release: FOS7.1.0 Technology Area: Buffer Credit Recovery Symptom: Switch panic during CP blade replacement. Condition: On a very congested switch with lots of BE link resets, the event of bringing down a CP blade may cause a panic condition - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 55
when the chassis CMM is rebooted, the CMM will push the NTP network configuration for internal communication to external fabric wide. Recovery: Reconfigure NTP address in any other non-embedded switch in the fabric. Defect ID: DEFECT000500250 Technical Severity: Medium Product: FOS Technology - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 56
pre-FOS v7.1 installed before, upgrade the switch to FOS v7.1 or later, host lost access to storage with missing route. Condition: If there is a port bounces during hareboot/hafailover (or as part of firmwaredownload), switches could see this problem. Workaround: Upgrade to a release containing - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 57
not ready for EX_Ports" Condition: Occasionally, switch finds inconsistency in domain count and E-port count during HAfailover/hareboot when there is VEX-EX ports in the configuration. Recovery: Trigger fabric rebuild by executing "fabricprincipal -f". Manual fabric rebuild by taken offline ALL - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 58
Area: Access Gateway Symptom: ELS commands get rejected and host on AG switch can no longer communicate with the target in the 3rd party vendor fabric. Condition: This may happen in a Fabric with Access Gateway F-port with at least one NPIV login, and one of the NPIV logins has a PID with the - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 59
: This happens when using the latest Java update revision 45 or 51 line = 5834...". Too many verifies can trigger a switch panic. Condition: When device sent PLOGI with invalid SID/DID, such as SID of 0. Workaround: Disable the port CLI Closed In Release(s): FOS7.2.1a(Fixed) Symptom: CLI command - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 60
when password expires in a setup with large number of logical switches or customer triggers multiple security violations with very high frequency via scan tools Workaround: Disconnect the management Ethernet cable. Recovery: Stop security scanning tool and fix any security violation until upgrade - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 61
-default switch goes to active prior to the default switch in an VF environment after a cold boot or hafailover. Workaround: The FOS CLI can be used to successfully create the flow. Recovery: User can attempt to restart the flow. If it still fails and user has to use BNA to create flow, upgrade - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 62
good EOF on C-port(0) and on C-port(8); This could trigger buffer credit loss on these ports. Condition: It happens with Slot 2 port 0 and port 8 of a DCX4s with FC8-48 port cards installed in slot 2. Recovery: Manually tune both the port card port and the core blade ports with different values - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 63
: This happens with customer configuration parameter "Custom.index" of 1,2,3,5, when user creates a logical switch and then moves ports with non-default configuration to it. This can happen for both FOSv7.1.x to FOSv7.2.x upgrade and with freshly installed FOSv7.2.x switches. This does not happen - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 64
will not correct the problem and v7.2.0d must be downloaded a second time after initial downgrade to v7.2.0d. Upgrade FOS7.2.1 to a future 7.2.1a will address the problem. If a code upgrade is not possible, please use CLI "portcfgdefault" on each port and then cold boot switch to recover. Fabric - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 65
: Insert standby CP with hadisabled state. Login to standby CP, change standby CP's date to earlier than that of the active CP using "/bin/date" command and then execute haEnable. Recovery: No action required. Previous switch reboot will fix the SSL configuration issue. Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 66
Services Closed In Release(s): FOS7.2.1(Fixed) Symptom: Director rebooted: CPs lost heartbeat and active CP was reset, standby CP panicked during take over. Condition: Port blade hardware failure may trigger loss of heartbeat (between two CPs) Recovery: Switch is recovered after reboot; replace - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 67
is located at any position other than last in input NTP server address list. Workaround: Use IP address(IPV4) or DNS name with less than 32 characters to configure tsclockserver. Recovery: Switch will recover after reboot. Defect ID: DEFECT000466833 Technical Severity: High Probability: Medium - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 68
(s): FOS7.2.1(Fixed) Symptom: SNMPV3 user entries are not cleared when CMM executes restore default. Condition: Applicable only for embedded BR6547 platform Workaround: Default to snmpv3 configuration with "snmpconfig --default snmpv3" command. Defect ID: DEFECT000467965 Technical Severity - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 69
: Management Reported In Release: FOS7.1.1 Technology Area: CLI Closed In Release(s): FOS7.2.1(Fixed) Symptom: portaddress --show command when executed from Default Switch will display the details of the ports present in other logical switches too. Condition: Applicable only for VF enabled - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 70
Brocade Encryption Switch or FS8-18 blade when BES/FS8-18 acting as an N port lost after BES replacement. Condition: Issue will be seen only in BES/FS8-18 after execution of "cryptocfg -replace" command initiator configured in a tape container and tape pipelining enabled for the LUN, a new login - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 71
occasions when switches are managed by Webtools/BNA. Recovery: Recovery/workaround from this condition will vary based on the current release: If the current release includes a fix for defect 409878, use reboot to recover. Otherwise, hareboot/hafailover or contact support for manual HTTPD restart - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 72
Network Advisor 12.0.4. Workaround: Launch Web Tools through Brocade Network Advisor running version 12.1.4 or higher. Or alternatively, configure "Java control panel -> Security setting -> Medium" (lower the security setting). Recovery: Use the latest Network Advisor version. Fabric OS v7.2.1e - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 73
' command on the slave port. Note: the following defects have been previously published and are formatted with the previous defect table structure. Defect ID: DEFECT000361971 Technical Severity: High Summary: i2c port reset on Brocade 8G SFPs Symptom: F-Port was logged out of switch due - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 74
User is erroneously allowed to configure the values even after the connection times out. Risk of Fix: High Probability: Medium Feature: WebMgmt Function: Ports Admin Reported In Release: FOS7.2.0 Defect ID: DEFECT000452801 Technical Severity: Medium Summary: Switch unable to process commands - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 75
access gateway when n-port connection is pulled Symptom: Host failed to login to a Access Gateway switch. FLOGIs are not replies resulting in Gport. Workaround: Reboot Server, AG or some manual recovery method. Risk of Fix: Low Probability: High Feature: Access Gateway Services Function: Other - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 76
: snmpconfig does not show community 1 during configuration on v7.1.1 Symptom: User cannot configure "community 1" with snmpconfig --set command Risk of Fix: Medium Probability: Medium Feature: FOS Software Function: SNMP Reported In Release: FOS7.1.1 Service Request ID: 1194854 Fabric OS v7 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 77
when a DS was set persistently disabled Symptom: User may see MDD hit rolling crashing when the switch is configure VF mode and the DS switch is set disable persistently with MAPS enabled. Risk of Fix: High Probability: Low Feature: Advanced Monitoring Services Function: Other Reported In - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 78
-r does not persist the reason on reboot of a 7800 Symptom: port reason does not persist across a reboot on a 7800 switch when portcfgpersistentdisable -r is configured Risk of Fix: High Probability: Medium Feature: 8G Platform Services Function: Other Reported In Release: FOS7.2.0 Defect ID - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 79
/enable of a core backbone switch Symptom: When a user performs a switch disable/enable, one of the EX-Ports can go into the Mod_Invalid state with Speed Mismatch/Incompatible sfp reason Risk of Fix: Low Probability: Low Feature: 16G Platform Services Function: FOS Kernel Drivers Reported - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 80
bit set in 1st command in ports stuck as G-port when changing a logical switch to a base switch Symptom: Ports that are configured as SIM ports in a logical switch are get stuck in an invalid state when the logical switch is reconfigured as Base switch Workaround: Remove configured SIM ports - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 81
by port enable/disable or switch enable/disable operations. Risk of Fix: Low Probability: High Feature: Advanced Monitoring Services Function: party remote mirror Symptom: Third party remote mirror does successfully configure but FICN-1062 and FICN-1063 RASLOG messages and associated XTUN - Dell Brocade 5100 | Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 - Page 82
of errdump --all Symptom: Need to verify a switch for a CLI command errdump --all shows the RASLOG of FIDs which user does not have privilege Risk of Fix: Low Feature: Man Pages Function: Edit/Correct Reported In Release: FOS7.1.1 Service Request ID: 1240895/P1231164 Fabric OS v7.2.1e
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Brocade Fabric OS v7.
Brocade Fabric OS v7.
Brocade Fabric OS v7.
Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e
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Release Notes
Release Notes
Release Notes
Release Notes v1.0
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April 17, 2015
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Brocade Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0
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