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Appendix B - Network Switch Versions
Version information for the network switches used in creating this document are as follows:
Switch Firmware Versions Table 1.
Network switch
Dell PowerConnect™
M8024k
Dell PowerConnect™
8024/8024F
Cisco 5020
Software version
4.2.0.1, 4.2.0.2,
4.2.0.3, 4.2.0.4, 4.2.1.3
4.2.0.1, 4.2.0.2, 4.2.0.3,
4.2.0.4, 4.2.1.3
5.0(3)N2(2a),
5.0(3)N1(1b)
References
Fibre Channel over Ethernet Initialization Protocol,
Cisco,
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/ps9670/white_paper_c11-
560403.html
T11/08-264v0 FCoE: Increasing FCoE Robustness using FIP Snooping and FPMA,
T11, http://www.t11.org/ftp/t11/pub/fc/bb-5/08-264v0.pdf
T11/09-291v0 FIP VLAN discovery updates, T11,
http://www.t11.org/ftp/t11/pub/fc/bb-5/09-291v1.pdf
IEEE. (2008, November 24). 802.1Qaz/D0.2. Draft Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks –
Virtual.
IEEE. (2009, Feb 9). 802.1Qbb/D1.0. Draft Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks – Virtual.
Cisco Systems, Inc. (2011). Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release
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