Brocade SilkWorm 48000 Director Release Notes |
This document contains important information about the Brocade SilkWorm 48000 director and associated blades for installation in Sun storage area networks (SANs). Read this document so that you are aware of issues or requirements that can impact the installation and operation of this product.
This document contains the following sections:
The FC10-6 blade for the Brocade SilkWorm 48000 director is being released with the Brocade Fabric Operating System (Fabric OS) 5.3.0. The FC10-6 part number is
SG-XSWBRO10GB-M6-Z.
Before you install the FC10-6 blade, the SilkWorm 48000 director must be running Fabric OS version 5.3.0 (minimum).
The FC10-6 blade provides an additional 6 ports for the SilkWorm 48000 Fibre Channel SAN director, with maximum of 384 ports. Each 6-port blade includes:
Note - The blade can be purchased with or without the six 10-gBit Small Form Factor Pluggable (XFP) connectors. |
With its 10-gBit/sec transmission speed, the SilkWorm 48000 director with the FC10-6 blade installed is ideal for very large SAN deployments or standalone director implementations. There is extended distance support up to 80 kilometers (49.6 miles).
The Fabric OS 5.3.0 switch firmware and Fabric Manager 5.3 is qualified on the Brocade FC10-6 port blade. See Downloading and Installing Patches for more information.
Note - Switch firmware V5.3.0 must be running on the SilkWorm 48000 director. |
The FC4-48 blade for the Brocade SilkWorm 48000 director is being released with the Brocade Fabric Operating System (Fabric OS) 5.3.0. The FC4-48 part number is
SG-XSWBRO4GB-M48-Z.
Before you install the FC4-48 blade, the SilkWorm 48000 director must be running Fabric OS version 5.3.0 (minimum).
The FC4-48 blade provides an additional 48 ports for the SilkWorm 48000 Fibre Channel SAN director, increasing the maximum to 384 ports. Each 48-port blade includes:
With its 4 Gbit/sec transmission speed, the SilkWorm 48000 director is ideal for very large SAN deployments or standalone director implementations. The SilkWorm 48000 has enhanced Interswitch Link (ISL) trunking with up to 8 ports in a trunk group with a bandwidth of 32 Gbit/sec. There is extended distance support up to 500 kilometers (310.68 miles) for 1 Gb, 250 km (155.34 miles) for 2 Gb, and 100 km (62.13 miles) for 4 Gb.
This section contains the following topics:
This section lists the latest software requirements.
Several options are available for managing a SilkWorm 48000 director. The following is a list of the available options and any operating requirements:
The following is a list of the storage devices, host bus adapters (HBAs), and servers supported by the SilkWorm 48000 director.
Solaris 10 (x64/x86), Windows 2000/2003 Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9/10
TABLE 1 summarizes the versions of the Brocade Fabric OS that are supported in conjunction with this release. Use the current software release versions to optimize the benefits of a SAN.
The section that follows provides instructions for downloading and installing patches for the SilkWorm 48000 director.
This product requires Sun StorEdge SAN Foundation software. For more information about the Sun StorEdge Open SAN Architecture, refer to:
http://www.sun.com/storage/san
For instructions on downloading Sun StorEdge SAN Foundation software driver packages and patches required to run the switches with supported hardware from Sun, see the Sun StorEdge SAN Foundation Software 4.4.12 Release Notes, Including Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager for the Solaris Operating System, part number 819-0610-xx. You can find this document at:
http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/
hardware/docs/Network_Storage_Solutions/san_software/index.html
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Use the following procedure to retrieve the patches for your OS. Use patch ID 124898-xx for the 5.3.0 firmware.
1. Access the SunSolve web site at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com.
2. Accept the terms and conditions of the License Agreement.
3. Click Patches and Updates under the Support category.
4. Under PatchFinder, type the patch ID and click Find Patch.
Do not type the -xx revision number. PatchFinder automatically finds the latest patch.
5. Verify that you have retrieved the correct patch.
Note - Printing this page also prints the patch README file, which contains the installation instructions, special instructions, special guidelines, and notes. |
7. Download the patch by clicking on either HTTP or FTP as shown in the following line:
Download Patch (nn,nnn,nnn bytes) HTTP FTP.
8. Click PatchFinder and repeat the process from Step 3 for each patch.
9. When you are finished downloading all the patches, install the patches by following the instructions in each patch README file.
The Brocade Fabric OS v5.3.0 Release Notes are available with the Brocade Fabric Operating System 5.3.0 patch, 124898-06 .
See To Download and Install the Patches for more information.
If you need help installing or using this product in the United States, call
1-800-USA-4SUN, or go to:
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