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What versions of Brocade FOS do Connectrix Manager versions support?
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We recently upgraded the firmware on our Brocade DCX-4S SAN Switch from v6.4.1a to v7.0.2c. Now our Connectrix Manager Data Center Edition 10.4.3 says for "Discovery Status", "Discovered: Not Reachable ; Invalid Frimware". So, do we have to upgrade to Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition, 11.2.1? Is that the problem?
Where do you find what versions of Brocade FOS are supported by what versions of Connectrix Manager? I can't find it anywhere. Is it in E-Lab Advisor (no), E-Lab Interoperability Navigator, Release Notes (I can't find it...)
Stuart
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March 12th, 2014 08:00
Hi,
I had a look in the firmware Release notes for 7.0.2c.
The link to the release notes is below:-
https://support.emc.com/docu47098_Connectrix_B_Series_Fabric_OS_7.0.2c_Release_Notes.pdf?language=en_US
If you look under 'CMDCE compatibility' there is the following extract:-
CMDCE compatibility
CMDCE 10.x is not qualified or supported for management of 8G or
16G hardware platforms operating with FOS v7.0.2. You must first
upgrade CMDCE to CMCNE if you are planning to upgrade devices to FOS v7.0.2 or you risk losing management connectivity.
Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition (CMCNE) 11.1.1 or
higher is required for the ED-DCX8510-4B, ED-DCX8510-8B, and DS-6510B.
Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition (CMCNE) 11.1.4 or
higher is required to manage the DS-6505B and the 8G hardware
platforms.
The above extract points to the version CMDCE 10.4.3 not being compatible with the firmware version 7.x upwards.
It also contains details on supported CMCNE version's that the firmware 7.x should work with.
Allen Ward
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March 10th, 2014 20:00
I was not able to find the "definitive" answer anywhere, but I can infer from what is and isn't in the Release notes for CMDCE (the v10.x stuff) and CMCNE (the v11.x and v12.x stuff) that CMDCE did NOT support any of the Gen5 hardware or the FOS 7.x levels that were released with it. CMCNE has supported the Gen5 hardware from the start so will definitely handle your FOS v7.0.2c.
Is there a reason you wouldn't go straight to the CMCNE v12.x series instead of stopping at the v11.x version?
StuartA58
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March 12th, 2014 13:00
CMCNE requires W2K8 or 12. We only have W2K3 on our old CM server. CMCNE 11.x is supported on W2K3. When we get a new server (this summer), at W2K12, we will upgrade to CMCNE 12.x.
Allen Ward
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March 19th, 2014 11:00
That makes perfect sense. And I can totally relate as we might still have a few servers kicking around our production environment with OSes that haven't even been supported for more than a few years.
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December 2nd, 2014 09:00
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