508 Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
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Interoperability overview
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Table 83 outlines which releases of Fabric OS remain compatible with which releases of M-EOSn.
TABLE 82 Fabric OS and M-EOSc interoperability compatibility matrix
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1. Both Open and McDATA Fabric modes are supported.
Fabric OS Versions of M-EOSc
v6.2.0 v7.1.3x v8.0 v9.2.0 v9.6.2 v9.7 v9.8 v9.9
v5.1.0
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2. Fabric OS v5.1.0 and M-EOSc v4.1.1, v5.1.2, 6.2.0 interoperate using FC routing with SilkWorm AP7420
only. Fabric OS and M-EOSc v7.1.3 interoperate using FC routing with the SilkWorm AP7420, or the FR4-18i
blade. Fabric OS and M-EOSc v8.0.0 and v9.2.0 interoperate using FC routing with the FR4-18i blade.
Yes No No No No No
v5.2.0 No Yes Yes No No No
v5.3.0 No No Yes Yes No No
v6.0.0 No No No No Yes No
v6.1.0 No No No No Yes Yes
v6.1.1
v6.1.1_enc
v6.2.0 Yes Yes
v6.3.0 Yes Yes
v6.4.0 Yes Yes
v7.0.0 and later
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3. In Fabric OS v7.0.0 and later, interoperation with M-EOS can be done only using FC Router with the
M-EOS fabric connected through an EX_Port.
Yes Yes
TABLE 83 Fabric OS and M-EOSn interoperability compatibility matrix
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1. Both Open and McDATA Fabric modes are supported.
Fabric OS Versions of M-EOSn (MCDATA Mi10K)
v9.2.0 v9.6.2 v9.8.0 v9.9.0
v5.3.0YesNoNoNo
v6.0.0 No Yes No No
v6.1.0 No Yes No No
v6.1.1 Yes No No
v6.1.1_enc Yes No No
v6.2.0 No Yes Yes Yes
v6.3.0 No Yes Yes Yes
v6.4.0 No Yes Yes Yes
v7.0.0 and later
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2. In Fabric OS v7.0.0 and later, interoperation with M-EOS can be done only using FC Router with the M-EOS
fabric connected through an EX_Port.
No Yes Yes Yes