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PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual
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This document is specific to the Brocade 8000, Fabric OS v6.1.2_cee and Fabric OS 6.3.0. To
obtain information about a Fabric OS version other than v6.1.2_cee or 6.3.0, see the
documentation specific to that OS version.
Fabric OS v6.1.2_cee supports only the full Brocade 8000 FCoE switch. With FOS 6.3.0 the
Brocade 8000 can be purchased as a base CEE switch and upgraded to a full FCoE switch using
the CNVSVC license. The license will enable the FCoE capabilities and enable the FC ports.
What’s new in this document
Information about the PowerConnect B-8000 CEE-only platform and licensing information for
upgrading from CEE-only to the full FCoE switch has been added. Information about an additional
FOS release that supports the switch has been added as well.
Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:
bold text
Identifies command names
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic
text
Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles
code
text
Identifies CLI output
Identifies command syntax examples
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all
lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case
sensitive.
Command syntax conventions
Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:
command
Commands are printed in bold.
--
option, option
Command options are printed in bold.
-
argument, arg
Arguments.
