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In FOS v7.1 the fcrfabricshow command has been enhanced to display the names of the edge fabrics

attached to an FCR.

iflShow Command

In FOS v7.1 a new command “iflshow” is implemented to display the connection details between an edge

switch and an FCR. This command is intended be executed on an edge switch, also provides details of VE-VEX

connections.

Note: Platforms running FOS v7.1 do not support EX_ Port configuration in Interopmode 2 or Interopmode 3.

Access Gateway Enhancements

FOS v7.1 implements the following Access Gateway (AG) enhancements:

D_Port Support on AG

The supported configurations are:

 D_Port between 16G AG and 16G switch

 D_Port between a pair of 16G AGs (for AG cascading)

FEC Support in AG

FOS v7.1 implements support for the Forward Error Correction (FEC) feature on 16G FC platforms configured in

Access Gateway mode. FEC is supported on N_Ports and F_Ports of an AG in VC_RDY, EXT_VC_RDY and RDY

modes.

 FEC support on links between 16G switch and 16G AG

 FEC support on links between 16G AG and another 16G AG

 FEC support on links between 16G AG and Brocade 16G HBA (requires HBA driver 3.2 or

later)

Credit Recovery Support in AG

FOS v7.1 adds support for buffer credit loss recovery on Access Gateway. This is aimed at automatically

recovering buffer credits and ensuring optimum performance. Credit recovery is supported in Access Gateway

mode on both 8G and 16G FC platforms.

This feature is supported in the following scenarios:

 On the link between an Access Gateway and a Switch

 On the link between an Access Gateway and another Access Gateway

 On the link between an Access Gateway and a Brocade HBA

 Credit recovery feature is supported both on F_Ports connected to a Brocade 8G or 16G HBA

(requires Brocade HBA driver v3.2 or later and HBA ports must be operating at the maximum

speed of 8G for 8G HBA, 16G for 16G HBA) and on N_Port links connected to a Brocade 16G

switch.

Authentication Support in Access Gateway (AG) Mode

FOS v7.1 adds support for authentication between an AG and a Switch, and between an AG and an HBA.

 For Switch to AG authentication, FCAP or DH-CHAP protocol is used.

 For HBA to AG authentication, only DH-CHAP protocol is used.

Various RAS Enhancements

FOS v7.1 implements the following RAS enhancements:

 SFP Monitoring Enhancements

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