For McData switches and directors, Single Mode optics support 10km, 20km, and 35km distance switch to switch.
For Brocade switches and directors, Single Mode optics support 10km, 20km, and 35km distance switch to switch.
OEM equivalents of switches listed in this table are supported by EMC as long as the installed firmware and all other configuration parameters are in
accordance with switches specified in this table.
Unless otherwise noted, all ESM supported switch ports can accommodate a mix of EMC supplied/supported Long Wave and Short Wave optics,
provided that each link segment utilizes the same optical technology.
All currently GA EMC Fibre Channel attached storage array microcode levels that have not gone end−of−service−life are supported with listed switch
firmware revisions unless otherwise noted.
CNT
No. Switch
Switch
Firmware
Revision
Switch
Management
Application
Revision Interoperable Switch
Interoperable
Switch
Firmware
Max #
Domains
per
Fabric
Max
#
Hops
ISL
Domain
to
Domain Comments Topology
1 Brocade 205E v5.0.5,
v5.0.5b,
v5.2.0a,
v5.2.1
Fabric
Manager
v5.1.0, Fabric
Manager
v5.2.0a,
Webtools
Brocade 205E v5.0.5,
v5.0.5b,
v5.2.0a,
v5.2.1
1 0 0 See1, 2, 3, 4 FC−SW
2 Brocade 207E v5.0.5,
v5.0.5b,
v5.2.0a,
v5.2.1
Fabric
Manager
v5.1.0, Fabric
Manager
v5.2.0a,
Webtools
Brocade 207E v5.0.5,
v5.0.5b,
v5.2.0a,
v5.2.1
2 1 2 See1, 2, 3, 4 FC−SW
3 Dell Brocade 1/2Gb FC
Switch Module (SW3014) v5.3.0c,
v5.3.0d,
v5.3.1
Connectrix
Manager
9.7.2,
Connectrix
Manager
9.7.3, Fabric
Manager
v5.5.0,
Webtools
EMC Connectrix 3250−VL2E7v5.3.0a,
v5.3.0c,
v5.3.0d,
v5.3.1
2 1 2 See1, 2, 3, 4 FC−SW
4 Dell Brocade 1/2Gb FC
Switch Module (SW3014) v5.3.0c,
v5.3.0d,
v5.3.1
Connectrix
Manager
9.7.2,
Connectrix
Manager
9.7.3, Fabric
Manager
v5.5.0,
Webtools
EMC Connectrix DS−220B−FF−D8v5.3.0d,
v5.3.1,
v6.0.0b,
v6.0.0c,
v6.1.0a,
v6.1.0c
2 1 2 See1, 2, 3, 4 FC−SW
5 Dell Brocade 1/2Gb FC
Switch Module (SW3014) v5.3.0c,
v5.3.0d,
v5.3.1
Connectrix
Manager
9.7.2,
Connectrix
Manager
9.7.3, Fabric
Manager
v5.5.0,
Webtools
EMC Connectrix DS−8B2−0DL v3.2.1b,
v3.2.1c 2 1 2 See1, 2, 3, 4 FC−SW
6 Dell Brocade 4Gb FC
Switch Module (SW4016);
HPQ Brocade: 4/12 SAN
Switch for HP c−Class
Bladesystem (AE370A)6,
4/24 SAN Switch Power
Pack for HP c−Class
Bladesystem (AE371A),
4/24 SAN Switch for HP
c−Class Bladesystem
(AE372A), 4Gb SAN
Switch for HP p−Class
BladeSystem, Power Pack
(A7535A);
IBM Brocade: 10−port
4Gb SAN Switch Module
for IBM BladeCenter
Servers
(32R1813/32R1821)5,
20−port 4Gb SAN Switch
Module for IBM
BladeCenter Servers
(32R1812/32R1820)5,
Entry SAN Switch Module
For IBM BladeCenter
Servers (26K5601)
v5.0.5 Fabric
Manager
v5.0.0a,
Webtools
EMC Connectrix 3250−VL2E7, EMC
Connectrix DS−220B−FF−D8v5.0.5 2 1 2 See1, 2, 3, 4 FC−SW
Switched Fabric Topology Parameters
03/04/2009 960 Switched Fabric Topology Parameters