EMC Support Matrix Interoperability Results. September 7, Copyright 2016 EMC Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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1 EMC Support Matrix Interoperability Results September 7, 2016 Copyright 2016 EMC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. EMC believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date. The information is subject to change without notice. THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS". EMC CORPORATION MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Use, copying, and distribution of any EMC software described in this publication requires an applicable software license. EMC 2, EMC, and the EMC logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United State and other countries. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. For the most up-to-date regulator document for your product line, go to EMC Online Support (

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3 ed Fabric Topology Parameters Selections in FPORT in FSB in NPG Generated using Standard View Header Notes: Management Application Revision: Management versions are backward compatible. You may manage any lower-level switch with a higher level Management Application Revision. For SAN Router support with the switches listed on this table, please see the SAN Router tables on E-Lab Interoperability Navigator. Management Application Revision: The use of mixed code revisions in the same fabric should be limited to code upgrade processes only. You must always use the management code rev. associated with the highest level of switch code. For single fabrics consisting of McData and Brocade directors/switches & for single fabrics consisting of Cisco MDS, and Brocade, and McDATA directors/switches, see the EMC Networked Storage Topology Guide on E-Lab Interoperability Navigator ( Max # Hops: The maximum number of ISLs (Inter- Links) a frame needs to traverse between any input port of the fabric to any output port, assuming all ISLs are active (no ISL or switch fault condition is present). This is the maximum number of hops in a fabric. For additional information regarding how to count the number of hops in a fabric, refer to the EMC Networked Storage Topology Guide. All switches listed under the "" column in this table are supported for connectivity with the adapter ports listed under the "Host Bus Adapter" column in the "Base connectivity" table. The following connectivity support restrictions apply: (1) Older 1 Gbps HBAs are not supported with the 8 Gbps capable switches (2) Older 2 Gbps HBAs are not supported with the 16 Gbps capable switches (3) HP HBAs that require FC-AL assist, will not be supported by the newer Brocade switches. It is also important to note that the embedded blade server switch modules in this table can only be supported for connectivity with the respective mezzanine cards supported for that blade server vendor. Please check with the blade server vendor for specific connectivity restrictions that may apply to these configurations. Max # of Domains per Fabric: The maximum number of switches a Fibre Channel fabric may contain under the current topology limitations. Interoperability describes the limitations for a mixed Fibre Channel switched fabric topology. The fabric topology envelope limitations and the switch management applications are defined in the attribute columns. The following is an example showing how to utilize the table: 1. The objective of this example are to construct a SAN consisting of three switches, A, B, and C, and to verify firmware and management application compatibility. In this case you need to verify that each of these components interoperates with the other two. 2. As the data shows, devices listed in the column can be the same SAN with devices listed in the Interoperable column. For example: switch A running firmware X can interoperate with switch B running firmware Y, and switch A running firmware X can interoperate with switch C running firmware Z. 3. In order to verify that switch B running firmware Y can also interoperate with switch C running firmware Z, find switch B in the column and switch C in the Interoperable column. These two steps verify that all three firmware levels are compatible with each other. 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 supported EMC storage array interfaces and corresponding storage array microcode levels are supported with listed switch firmware revisions unless otherwise noted. Target Releases are the recommended firmware versions to deploy because they are built upon mature and stable code streams with the most recently resolved defects. The latest Target Releases for Connectrix Directors and es can be found in the Connectrix section at

4 ed Fabric Topology Parameters No. 1 Dell 2 Dell 3 Dell 4 Dell Firmware Revision Interoperable Interoperable Firmware Revision Topology 9.10(0.0), 9.9(0.0) Cisco MDS: 9250i 6.2(11), 6.2(11b), 6.2(11c), 6.2(13), 6.2(13a), 6.2(15), 6.2(17), 6.2(5), 6.2(7), 6.2(9), 6.2(9a), 7.3(0)D1(1) 9.10(0.0), 9.9(0.0) Cisco MDS: 9396S 6.2(13), 6.2(13a), 6.2(15), 6.2(17), 7.3(0)D1(1), 9.10(0.0), 9.9(0.0) Cisco MDS: (0)D1(1) 9.10(0.0), 9.9(0.0) Cisco MDS: 9148, 9222i 5.2.(8a), 5.2.(8b), 5.2.(8c), 5.2.(8d), 5.2.(8e), 6.2.(7) 5 Dell 9.10(0.0), 9.9(0.0) Brocade 300: 10053, 6723,, EMC Connectrix: DS-300B 10053, v7.2.1a, v7.2.1b, v7.2.1c, v7.2.1d, v7.2.1e, v7.3.1, v7.3.1a, v7.3.1c, v7.4.0a, v7.4.1b (T) 6 Dell 7 Dell 9.10(0.0), 9.9(0.0) Cisco MDS: 9506, 9509, 9513, (8a), 5.2(8b), 5.2(8c), 5.2(8d), 5.2(8e), 5.2(8f), 5.2(8h), 6.2(1), 6.2(11), 6.2(11b), 6.2(11c), 6.2(13), 6.2(13a), 6.2(15), 6.2(17), 6.2(3), 6.2(5), 6.2(7), 6.2(9), 6.2(9a), 7.3(0)D1(1) 9.10(0.0), 9.9(0.0) Brocade 5100: 10053, 6723,7366,, Brocade 5300: 10053, 6723,7366,, Brocade 6505: 10053,, Brocade 6510: 10053, 8071,8079,8089,, Brocade 6520: 10053,, Brocade DCX: 10053, 6703,6841,7016, 7117,7366,7828,, Brocade DCX-4S: 10053, 6841,7016,7117, 7367,7828,, Brocade DCX8510-4: 10053,, Brocade DCX8510-8: 10053,, EMC Connectrix: DS-5100B 10053, 7366,, DS-5300B 10053, 7366,, DS-6505B 10053,, DS-6510B 10053, 8071,8079,8089,, DS-6520B 10053,, ED-DCX-4S-B 10053, 6841,7016,7117, 7367,7828,, ED-DCX-B 10053, 6703,6841,7016, 7117,7366,7828,, ED-DCX8510-4B 10053,, ED-DCX8510-8B 10053, v7.2.1a, v7.2.1b, v7.2.1c, v7.2.1d, v7.2.1e, v7.2.1g, v7.3.1, v7.3.1a, v7.3.1c, v7.4.0a, v7.4.1b (T) 8 Cisco MDS: 9148S 6.2(11), 6.2(11b), 6.2(11c), 6.2(13), 6.2(13a), 6.2(15), 6.2(17), 7.3(0)D1(1),

5 Dell 9.10(0.0), 9.9(0.0), 9.9(0.0) 9 Dell 9.10(0.0), 9.10(0.0), 9.9(0.0) Cisco MDS: (11), 6.2(11b), 6.2(11c), 6.2(13), 6.2(13a), 6.2(15), 6.2(17), 6.2(9), 6.2(9a), 7.3(0)D1(1), 10 Dell in FPORT : 11366, 11379, 11 Dell in FSB : 11376, 9.10(0.0), 9.9(0.0) Dell I/O Module in FPORT : 11366, 11379, 9.10(0.0), 9.9(0.0) FC-Direct Connect 9.10(0.0), 9.9(0.0) Cisco Nexus: 5548UP 5.2(1)N1(8a), 5.2(1)N1(8b), 6.0(2)N1(1), 6.0(2)N2(5a), 7.0(5)N1(1), 7.0(5)N1(1a), 7.3(0)N1(1) FCoE, iscsi 12 Dell in FSB : 11376, Footnotes: 9.10(0.0), 9.9(0.0) Cisco Nexus: 5596UP 5.2(1)N1(8a), 5.2(1)N1(8b), 6.0(2)N2(5a), 6.0(2)N2(6), 7.0(5)N1(1), 7.0(5)N1(1a), 7.3(0)N1(1) FCoE, iscsi 6703 : The Scimitar or FC4-16AP application blade is also supported in the Brocade DCX or Connectrix ED-DCX-B chassis, for RecoverPoint based configurations only : CMDCE stands for "Connectrix Manager Data Center Edition" 6841 : When using the Brocade FS8-18 Encryption blade/connectrix PB-DCX-16EB blade in the Brocade DCX/ED-DCX-B or Brocade DCX-4S/ED-DCX-4S-B, it is required that switches attached to hosts and targets or those that are part of the encryption flow be operating with the following minimum specified levels:(a) The 2Gb/4Gb Brocade/Connectrix B series switches must operate with FOS v5.3.1b or later, and (b)the 4Gb/8Gb Brocade/Connectrix B series switches must operate with FOS v6.1.0e, v6.1.1 or later (4Gb platforms may use v5.3.1b but are recommended to use the supported v6.x versions) 7016 : The Brocade FS8-18 Encryption blade/connectrix PB-DCX-16EB blade in the Brocade DCX/ED-DCX-B or in the Brocade DCX-4S/ED-DCX-4S-B is supported for all FC attached storage (Symmetrix, CLARiiON and Celerra). For any encryption support based information, please refer to the encryption table : The Brocade FX8-24/Connectrix PB-DCX-FX8-24 application blade is supported if the chassis is running FOS v6.3.0b and above : The routing feature is available from ESM supported Brocade FOS v6.1.0c onwards. The Brocade Integrated Routing License is required. The switch can act as an FC router (FCR) only if there are Brocade B-series or M-series switches in the edge fabric. The FCR based scalability limits are provided in the firmware release notes and also apply to all integrated router based configurations : The routing feature is available from ESM supported Brocade FOS v6.2.0c onwards on ths switch. The Brocade Integrated Routing License is required. The switch can act as an FC router (FCR) only if there are Brocade B-series or M-series switches in the edge fabric. The FCR based scalability limits are provided in the firmware release notes and also apply to all integrated router based configurations : The Brocade FCoE10-24 FCoE blade/connectrix PB-DCX-24FCoE blade in the Brocade DCX/ED-DCX-B or in the Brocade DCX-4S/ED-DCX-4S-B is only supported with FOS v6.4.1_fcoe and v6.4.1_fcoe : Does not support line speeds under 4Gbps : Please note that direct E_port connections or ISLs are not supported between this switch and the currently supported Brocade 24000/ED24000B switches. "Integrated Routing" must be enabled on the Brocade 6510/Connectrix DS-6510B switches for connectivity to the Brcd 24000/ED-24000B switches running FOS v5.3.1b at least : Brocade 6510/DS-6510B ports capable of operating at 16Gbps do not support L-port connectivity. Thus, ports on devices such as tape drives & VTLs that will be attached to the DS-6510B must support F-port connectivity : CMCNE or later is required to manage switches running FOS or later : When configured in Fabric-Services (FPORT), Dell only supports direct connectivity between FN2210S FC ports and FC arrays, basic fabric naming service and zoning service are provided in this : When configured in FIP Snooping Bridge (FSB), Dell supports converged LAN + FCoE (FSB) deployments : should be enabled on all edge switches connected to the Dell I/O modules : All currently supported EMC storage array FC interfaces and corresponding storage array microcode levels are supported with listed switch firmware revisions unless otherwise noted