SAN

Brocade

FOS version	BVQ support	min. BVQ version	Comment

FOS version	BVQ support	min. BVQ version	Comment
≤ 8.2.1a	not supported	-	-
8.2.2x	supported	6.2.3
8.2.3x	supported	2021H1	8.2.3a and 8.2.3a1 are not supported.
9.0.0x	supported	2021H1
9.0.1x	supported	2021H1
9.1.x	supported	2022.H2.3
9.2.0x	supported	2023.H2.4

Known Limitations:

SAN Routing: Toleration support only.

Warning:

Due to weaknesses in the Brocade REST API, some information might be missing in BVQ in FOS versions < 8.2.3b. E.g. trunk information is not available in FOS 8.2.1.x.

We have also seen performance issues (i.e. switches responding very slowly to API calls) in FOS <9.x.

Cisco (MDS)

Starting with BVQ 2022.H2.1, performance and topology data for Cisco MDS switches is collected using NX-OS API. Previously, those information were collected through the Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) using SMI-S.

Cisco NPV switches are not yet supported! They will be ignored by the current implementation!

NX-OS API

NX-OS version	BVQ support	min. BVQ version	Comment

NX-OS version	BVQ support	min. BVQ version	Comment
<8.5	not supported		NX-OS API not yet stable
8.5(x)	supported	2022.H2.1
9.1(x)	supported	2022.H2.1
9.2(x)	supported	2022.H2.1
9.3(x)	supported	2022.H2.4
9.4(x)	supported	2023.H2.4

Data Center Network Manager

DCNM version	OS	BVQ support	min. BVQ version	max. BVQ version	Comment

DCNM version	OS	BVQ support	min. BVQ version	max. BVQ version	Comment
11.1(1)	Windows	supported	6.1	2022.H2.0
11.2(1)	Windows	supported	6.1	2022.H2.0
11.3.(1)	Windows Linux	not supported			A bug in DCNM 11.3.(1) prevents SMI-S access. A temporary fix for this issue is available
11.4.(1)	Windows Linux	not supported
11.5.(1)	Windows Linux	supported	6.2	2022.H2.0	DCNM 11.5(1) for Linux still requires the Fix mentioned in 11.3(1)
11.5(4)	Windows	supported	2022.H1	2022.H2.0

Network layer