Tested Releases:
FOS version | BVQ support | min. BVQ version | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
≤ 8.2.1a | not supported | - | - |
8.2.1b, c, ... | supported | 6.2 | |
| 8.2.2x | supported | 6.2.3 | |
| 8.2.3x | supported | 2021H1 | 8.2.3a and 8.2.3a1 are not supported. See Troubleshooting. |
| 9.0.0x | supported | 2021H1 | |
| 9.0.1x | supported | 2021H1 | |
| 9.1.x | supported | 2022.H2.3 | |
| 9.2.x | supported | 2023.H2.3 |
Known Limitations:
| SAN Routing | Toleration support only. |
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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.
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.
Tested Releases:
BVQ 2022.H2.1 and higher
NX-OS version | BVQ support | min. BVQ version | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
<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 |
Attention
Cisco NPV switches are not yet supported! They will be ignored by the current implementation!
BVQ 6.1 - 2022.H2.0
DCNM version | OS | BVQ support | min. BVQ version | max. BVQ version | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.1(1) | Windows | supported | 6.1 | 2022.H2.0 | |
| 11.2(1) | Windows | supported | 6.1 | 2022.H2.0 | |
| 11.3.(1) | Windows | not supported | A bug in DCNM 11.3.(1) prevents SMI-S access. A temporary fix for this issue is available from Cisco and can either be obtained from Cisco directly or contact bvq@sva.de. | ||
| 11.4.(1) | Windows | not supported | |||
| 11.5.(1) | Windows | 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 |