Replacing A Cable Management Comb; Removal And Replacement Of The Port, Application, And Encryption Blades; Time And Items Required - Brocade Communications Systems DCX Backbone Hardware Installation Manual

Removal and replacement of the port, application, and encryption blades

Replacing a cable management comb

1. Position and tighten the four (4) screws to secure the cable management comb to the chassis.
2. Arrange the cables along the cable management comb.
3. Replace the chassis door
Removal and replacement of the port, application, and
encryption blades
This section describes how to remove and replace port, application, and encryption blades.
ATTENTION
A blade should be removed only when being replaced with another port, application, or encryption blade, or a filler panel
(Removal and replacement of the blade filler panel
by a filler panel to ensure correct cooling of the chassis and protection from dust.
Slots are numbered from 1 through 12, from left to right when facing the port side of the Brocade DCX. Port, application, and encryption
blades can be installed in slots 1 through 4 and 9 through 12.
ATTENTION
The FCOE10-24 application blade is not compatible with the FC8-64 high-density port blade and the other application blades
(FX8-24 and FS8-18) in the same chassis.
Blade
FC8-32E port blade
FC8-48E port blade
FC8-64 port blade
FC16-32 port blade
FC16-48 port blade
FC16-64 port blade
FCOE10-24 application blade
FS8-18 encryption blade
FX8-24 extension blade

Time and items required

The replacement procedure for each blade takes less than 10 minutes. The following items are required for the blade and filler panel
replacement:
• Electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap
• Workstation computer
• Replacement blade or filler panel
• #2 Phillips screwdriver
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(Removal and replacement of the chassis door
on page 89). Any slot that is not occupied by a blade should be occupied
DCX
No
No
Supported
No
No
No
Supported
Note: Not supported in the same chassis with FC8-48E, FC8-64, FC16-48, FC16-64, FS8-18, or FX8-24
blades.
Supported
Supported
on page 83).
DCX-4S DCX 8510-4
No Supported
No Supported
Supported Supported
No Supported
No Supported
No Supported
Supported No
Supported Supported
Supported Supported
DCX 8510-8
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported (only in slot 1)
Supported
Supported
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