Pre-Installation Setup > Supported Switches
  
Version 9.2.00
Supported Switches
 
Vendor
Agent/Interface
Version
Notes
Brocade
Preferred SMI Agents (integrated agents)
 
Select SMI Agent only option when installing DCFM or Network Advisor.
The Brocade host-based SMI Agent supports Brocade SAN infrastructures from a single access point by communicating with multiple switches and multiple fabrics. Consult the Brocade list of host-based SMI-S switches. HDS supports the switches on this list, including Brocade DCX Backbones.
For Brocade switches with firmware version 7, you must use the integrated SMI agent.
SMI-S ports 5988/5989
DCFM (Data Center Fabric Manager)
CMCNE (EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition)
v10.4
Network Advisor
v11.0
Stand-alone host-based SMI Agent installed on a host that can communicate with the Fabric
v120.9.0
McData (Brocade)
Preferred SMI Agents (integrated agents):
 
Select SMI Agent only option when installing DCFM or Network Advisor.
The Brocade host-based SMI Agent for EOS Products supports McData SAN infrastructures from a single access point by communicating with multiple switches and multiple fabrics. Consult the Brocade.com list of Brocade host-based SMI Agents for EOS Products.
For Brocade switches with firmware version 7, you must use the integrated SMI agent.
SMI-S ports 5988/5989
DCFM (Data Center Fabric Manager)
CMCNE (EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition)
v10.4
Network Advisor
v11.0
Stand-alone host-based SMI Agent for EOS, residing on a host system
v2.7
Cisco
Preferred SMI Agent:
DCNM (Data Center Network Manager)
v5.2.1
See www.cisco.com for details on the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches supported by specific OS versions and releases.
SMI-S ports 5988/5989
MDS 9000 SAN-OS
v3.3.2 or higher
MDS 9000 NX-OS
v 4.1 or higher
Download Cisco Data Center Network Manager
To download the preferred SMI Agent that is relevant to your OS:
1. Go to Cisco.com and click Support at the top of the home page.
2. In the Support Downloads page, search for Cisco Data Center Network Manager.
3. In the Products list, under Switches, click the Cisco Data Center Network Manager link and choose the 5.2 version that is relevant to your OS. See System Requirements in the DCNM 5.2 Release Notes.