Sun Microsystems 7800 manual Supported Hardware, Switches, “Host Bus Adapters” on page

Supported Hardware

Note – The following is intended to provide a point-in-time list of what Sun price- listed hardware is supported by the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch and FX8-24 Extension Blade at time of release only. The list is not intended to show complete interoperability or supportability information and will not be updated as new hardware is released. If you have Sun hardware that is not explicitly listed, see the Sun release notes for that product or contact Sun Services to determine support.

■“Switches” on page 5

■“Storage Platforms” on page 6

■“Host Bus Adapters” on page 8

Switches

TABLE 1 lists the switches, directors, and backbones compatible with the following configurations:

■A Brocade 7800 Extension Switch running Fabric OS 6.3.0a.

■A Brocade DCX Backbone or DCX-4S Backbone running Fabric OS 6.3.0a with a Brocade FX8-24 Extension Blade installed.

Use the recommended software release versions to optimize the benefits of a SAN.

TABLE 1 Supported Switches and Brocade Fabric OS Compatibility

Supported Switch, Director, or Backbone		General Compatibility	Recommended
Brocade 200E Fibre Channel Switch		5.1.0	6.2.1b
Brocade 300 Switch		6.1.0e	6.3.0a
Brocade 4100 Enterprise Fabric Switch		6.1.0e	6.3.0a
Brocade 4900 Switch		6.1.0e	6.3.0a
Brocade 5000	Switch	6.1.0e	6.3.0a
Brocade 5100	Switch	6.1.0e	6.3.0a
Brocade 5300	Switch	6.1.0e	6.3.0a
Brocade 7500	SAN Extension Switch	6.1.0e	6.3.0a
Brocade 7500E SAN Extension Switch		6.1.0e	6.3.0a

Brocade 7800 Extension Switch and FX8-24 Extension Blade Hardware Release Notes 5