This chapter contains an overview of the following Brocade NetIron Carrier Ethernet Switch (CES) 2000 Series
devices:
Introduction
This guide includes procedures for installing the hardware and configuring essential, basic parameters such as
permanent passwords and IP addresses. The basic software configuration procedures show how to perform tasks
using the CLI. This guide also includes instructions for managing and maintaining the NetIron Carrier Ethernet
Switch (CES) hardware.
There are six flavors to the NetIron Carrier Ethernet Switch (CES) 2000 Series:
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NetIron CES 2024C - accommodates 24-port 10/100/1000 RJ45 model with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid
Fiber (HF) ports and an optional field upgradeable 2x10G uplink slot
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NetIron CES 2024F— accommodates 24-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) model with 4 combination 10/100/
1000 RJ45 ports and an optional field upgradeable 2x10G XFP uplink slot
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NetIron CES 2048C — accommodates 48-port 10/100/1000 RJ45 model with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid
Fiber (HF) ports
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NetIron CES 2048CX — accommodates 48-port 10/100/1000 RJ45 model with 2x10G XFP uplink ports
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NetIron CES 2048F — accommodates 48-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) model
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NetIron CES 2048FX — accommodates 48-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) model with 2x10G XFP uplink
ports
March 2009
© 2009 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
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