Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual
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Fabric OS v6.4.1 Release Notes v1.0
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FOS Features
FOS Features
FOS Features
FOS Features (supported in interopmode 0)
FOS v6.4
FOS v6.4
FOS v6.4
FOS v6.4
IM = Interopmode
IM = Interopmode
IM = Interopmode
IM = Interopmode
IM 2
IM 2
IM 2
IM 2
IM 3
IM 3
IM 3
IM 3
Adaptive Networking: QoS
No
No
Adaptive Networking: Ingress Rate Limiting
No*
No*
Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM)
No*
No*
APM: TopTalkers
No*
No*
Admin Domains
No
No
Secure Fabric OS
5
N/A
N/A
Fabric Watch
Yes
Yes
Ports on Demand (POD)
Yes
Yes
NPIV
Yes
Yes
Timer Server function (NTP)
No
No
Open E_Port
6
N/A
N/A
Broadcast Zoning
No
No
FDMI
No
No
Remote Switch
No
No
Port Mirroring
Yes
Yes
Extended Fabrics
Yes
Yes
7
Alias Server
No
No
Platform Service
No
No
FCIP (VE_Ports)
Yes
Yes
IPFC (IP over FC)
Yes
8
Yes
8
M-EOS ALPA 0x13 configuration
Yes
Yes
VE to VEX Port
Yes
Yes
Integrated Routing
9
Yes
9
Yes
Domain Offset Support
Yes
Yes
239 Domain Support (available on Mi10k only)
N/A
Yes
Masterless F_PORT Trunking (AG connect to FOS switches only)
Yes
Yes
FC10-6-to-FC10-6 ISL
Yes
Yes
RASLOG Events on duplicate WWNs
Yes
Yes
Virtual Fabrics
Yes
Yes
Logical Fabric using LISLs (XISLs in Base Fabric)
No
No
Port Fencing
Yes
Yes
Bottleneck Detection
Yes
Yes
Lossless DLS
No
No
* indicates the feature is available but not officially tested or supported
1. Requires M-EOS 9.7 or later for redirection between devices attached to FOS switches, M-EOS 9.8 for
redirection between devices attached to M-EOS switches, M-EOS 9.9 for use in McDATA Open Fabric
Mode. Supported M-EOS platforms include M4400, M4700, M6140, and Mi10k.
2. Only allowed between FOS-based switches.
3. DPS is supported outbound from FOS-based switches. (M-EOS can provide reciprocal load balancing
using OpenTrunking).
4. SCC policies only supported in conjunction with L2 Fabric Binding support.
5. Not supported in FOS 6.0 or later.
6. Mode 3 only qualified with M-EOS switches.
7. Not on FCR.
8. Only supported locally within the FOS switch.
9. All routers (EX_Ports) must reside in a backbone fabric running in interopmode 0 only. Only edge fabrics
with devices imported to the backbone fabric or other edge fabrics may be operating in IM2 or IM3.