Tag Archives: FOS
Crackdown on FOS support
If you’ve read my articles over the last decade or so you’ve seen I’m keen on maintenance. Both from a physical hardware as well as software perspective a...
FOS 8.2.0 – The first Broadcom FOS release.
With the transition to Broadcom the Brocade entity now operating under that flag has release it’s first major release 8.2.0. The release notes show a somewhat strange title:...
Brocade FOS version 8 and 32G hardware
If you’ve been laying low during Christmas last year and have overlooked that Brocade announced its first to market with “Gen 6” (32G) hardware and FOS code 8,...
Traffic Isolation Zoning – The mistake of FOS
If there is one thing I would consider “the” blunder of FOS engineering it has to be Traffic Isolation zoning. I mean, creating such an administrative nightmare with...
Time to rethink your zoning strategy –peerzones
With the advance of the FC-GS and FC-SW protocols the change, or more the enhancement, of being able to use Target Driven Zoning provided Brocade with the option...
Upgrade to FOS 7.4.x fails due to APM performance monitors
As I’ve written before some features in FOS 7.3 and older have been superseded by new tools such as MAPS and FlowVision. On of those is also Advanced...
Open Source Software (OSS) and security breaches in proprietary firmware
It is no secret that many vendors use open source software in their products and solutions. One of the most ubiquitous is Linux which is often the base...
The awesomeness of Brocade FOS 7.4
Whenever you see a leap in a minor version there is a bucket-load of new functions and features in software and FOS 7.4.0 is no exception. Besides the...
The Stuck VC
You might have heard about it, maybe not, but it can become a problem if it stings you: “A stuck VC” . So first of all what is...