The following table lists recommended VOSS, Fabric Engine, and VSP 8600 releases for each hardware platform.
Note: Beginning with version 8.6, the name of the network operating system has changed for the universal hardware. VSP Operating System Software (VOSS) is renamed to Fabric Engine. For non-universal hardware, the name of the network operating system continues to be VOSS.
All recommendations are as of 20 April 2022.
The recommended Maintenance Release reflects the actively maintained release for the software. Patches, when they are made available, are generally based on this release. The recommendation reflects the following criteria:
The recommended Latest Feature Release is typically the newest release of the software. It contains the latest set of features and is fully supported; however, it does not yet have a history of evaluation in the field that is as extensive as the Maintenance Release. When using the Latest Feature release for a platform, upgrading to get fixes may require moving to the next major release that also contains new content.
When deploying any software release, customers should always review the Release Notes for known issues that pertain to features and technologies used in their network. Upgrades above these recommendations are suggested only to fix a specific known issue or to implement a required feature not included in the currently recommended release.
Platform | Maintenance Release | Latest Feature Release | Recommendation Effective Date |
---|---|---|---|
5320 | -- | Fabric Engine 8.6.0.0 | 7 Mar 2022 |
5420 | VOSS 8.5.1.0 | Fabric Engine 8.6.0.0 | 20 Apr 2022 |
5520 | VOSS 8.5.1.0 | Fabric Engine 8.6.0.0 | 20 Apr 2022 |
XA1400 | VOSS 8.5.1.0 | VOSS 8.6.0.0 | 20 Apr 2022 |
VSP4450 | VOSS 8.5.1.0 | VOSS 8.6.0.0 | 20 Apr 2022 |
VSP4850 | VOSS 7.1.10.0 | VOSS 7.1.0.0 | 9 Nov 2021 |
VSP4900 | VOSS 8.5.1.0 | VOSS 8.6.0.0 | 20 Apr 2022 |
VSP7200 | VOSS 8.5.1.0 | VOSS 8.6.0.0 | 20 Apr 2022 |
VSP7400 | VOSS 8.5.1.0 | VOSS 8.6.0.0 | 20 Apr 2022 |
VSP8200 | VOSS 8.5.1.0 | VOSS 8.6.0.0 | 20 Apr 2022 |
VSP8400 | VOSS 8.5.1.0 | VOSS 8.6.0.0 | 20 Apr 2022 |
VSP8600 | VSP8600 8.0.4.0 | VSP8600 8.1.0.0 | 7 Mar 2022 |