Brocade Fabric OS Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 422)

Supported platforms for D_Port (Continued) TABLE 78
Product Fabric OS release and later
Brocade 6505 switch v7.0.1
Brocade 6510 switch v7.0.0
Brocade 6520 switch v7.1.0
Brocade 7840 switch v7.3.0
D_Port functionality is supported on the following HBAs:
• Brocade 16-Gbps HBA (Brocade Fabric Adapter 1860) ports operating in HBA mode with a 16-
Gbps SFP+ on Brocade 16-Gbps switches running Fabric OS version 7.1 or later.
Brocade HBA v3.1 provides limited support for D_Port. Brocade HBA v3.2 provides extensive support
for D_Port, including dynamic D_Port mode.
• Non-Brocade 16-Gbps HBA (Must have HBA D_Port support.)
For applicable topologies, refer to Supported topologies on page 426.
The ports use Brocade-branded or certain Brocade-qualified SFP transceivers. The D_Port
functionality is supported on the following SFP transceivers:
• 8 Gbps Long Wave Length (LWL)
• 8 Gbps Extended Long Wave Length (ELWL)
• 10 Gbps Fibre Channel
• 16 Gbps
For D_Port functionality with 8 Gbps SFP transceivers, the switch must be running Fabric OS 7.2.1 or
later.
To run D_Port tests on a link with 8 Gbps SFP transceivers, both ends of the link must have the same
type of SFP. That is, both ends of the link must have LWL SFPs or both ends must have ELWL SFPs.
Licensing requirements for D_Port
The D_Port feature does not require a license if you are running tests between a pair of Brocade
devices, whether the devices are switches, Access Gateways, or HBAs.
If you want to run D_Port tests between a switch and a non-Brocade HBA, the Fabric Vision license is
required. Also, the HBA vendor must have implemented the Brocade HBA D_Port support.
Understanding D_Port
A port in D_Port mode does not carry any user traffic, and is designed to run only specific diagnostics
tests for identifying link-level faults or failures.
To bring up a port in D_Port mode, follow these steps:
Licensing requirements for D_Port
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