Network layer

Network layer

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

2021.H1

8.2.3a and 8.2.3a1 are not supported.

9.0.0x

supported

2021.H1

 

9.0.1x

supported

2021.H1

 

9.1.x

supported

2022.H2.3

 

9.2.0x

supported

2023.H2.4

 

9.2.2x

supported

2024.H2.3

 

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 are 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

 

 

LAN

Cisco (Nexus NX-OS)

Starting with BVQ 2025.H2.0, performance and topology data for Cisco Nexus NX-OS switches are collected using NX-OS API.

Cisco ACI switches are not yet supported!

NX-OS API

NX-OS version

BVQ support

min. BVQ version

Comment

NX-OS version

BVQ support

min. BVQ version

Comment

< 9.3

not supported

 

 

9.3 - 9.5

supported

2025.H2.0

 

10.1 - 10.5

supported

2025.H2.0