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

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