Cisco Nexus 5596 and Brocade 5300 compatibility

Hi
We have designed the SAN network with Brocade5300 connected to Nexus5596. we want to know about the campatibility of these two switches.
I can't find any compatibility matrix with this detail.
i would appreciate it if you let me know about your experience.
Thank you

Amir,
Check this.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/interoperability/matrix/Matrix7.html
I am not sure how recent it is and when this testing was done. I would suggest you to run " Gateway mode" AKA NPIV mode for Cisco and test this with Brocade 5300. It should work fine.
Hope this helps.
Cheer,-amit singh

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