Brocade DCX Backbone Technical
Specifications
This document highlights the features and specifications for the Brocade DCX Backbone.
System specifications
System component
Enclosure
Power inlet
Power supplies
Fans
Cooling
System architecture
System processors
Fibre Channel
System component
Fibre Channel ports
ANSI Fibre Channel protocol
Modes of operation
Fabric initialization
FCIP (IP over Fibre Channel)
LEDs
System component
Status
Power
Port
Link
ATTN
Brocade DCX Backbone Hardware Installation Guide
53-1000685-24
Description
14U, rack-mountable chassis in a standard 19-inch EIA cabinet
C20
Two 2000 W AC power supply modules (100-240 VAC auto-sensing), 2N redundancy
Three blower assembly modules (two required for operation)
Rear panel-to-door airflow
8 Gbps Fibre Channel modular network switching platforms
FreeScale 8548, 1.2 GHz
Description
Up to 512 ports, universal (E_Port, F_Port, FL_Port, Ex_Port, and M_Port)
FC-PH (Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface standard)
Fibre Channel Class 2, Class 3, and Class F
Complies with FC-SW 5.0
Complies with FC-IP 2.3 of the FCA profile
Description
Indicates the blade activity and status.
Indicates whether the device is powered on correctly.
Indicates the port speed and activity.
Indicates whether the inter-chassis link (ICL) cable is correctly installed.
Indicates whether the blade requires attention.
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