Hardware Components - Brocade Communications Systems DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Installation Manual

Hardware components

Hardware components

The Brocade DCX-4S features a modular and scalable mechanical construction that allows a wide
range of flexibility in installation, fabric design, and maintenance. The chassis can be mounted with the
cables facing the front of the equipment rack or to the rear, and consists of the following:
• Up to four hot-swappable port blade assemblies that can be configured in a single chassis,
delivering up to 256 Fibre Channel ports.
• Two slots for control processor blades (CP8):
‐ A single active CP8 blade can control all 256 ports in the chassis.
‐ The standby CP8 blade assumes control of the Brocade DCX-4S if the active CP fails.
• Two slots for core switch blades (CR4S-8):
‐ CR4S-8 blade interconnects all port blades.
‐ Two inter-chassis link (ICL) connectors per blade connect to another chassis.
‐ Both CR4S-8 blades are active.
• Modular hot-swappable port blades:
‐ 16-port, 8-Gbps blades (FC8-16).
‐ 32-port, 8-Gbps blades (FC8-32).
‐ 48-port, 8-Gbps blades (FC8-48).
‐ 64-port, 8-Gbps blades (FC8-64)
• Modular hot-swappable application blades:
‐ FX8-24: 24-port (12 FC, 10 GbE, 2 10GbE) FCIP extension blade enabling long distance
‐ FCOE10-24: 24-port (24 10GbE) CEE-based FCoE blade enabling enhanced connectivity using
• Modular hot-swappable encryption blades:
‐ FS8-18: 16-port, up to 4 blades per chassis, supporting data cryptographic (encryption/
NOTE
If the any of the following blades are used 220 VAC is required:FS8-18, FX8-24, FCOE10-24.
• Modular hot-swappable field replaceable units (FRUs):
‐ Two blower assemblies.
‐ Two 100 to 240 VAC (auto-sensing) power supplies. 240 VAC is recommended for efficiency and
‐ Two WWN cards.
‐ Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP, SFP+, and mSFP) optical transceivers. SFP transceivers
‐ Extended Form-factor Pluggable (XFP) optical transceivers (10-Gbps).
NOTE
The 8-Gbps SFPs and mSFPs autonegotiate at 2, 4, and 8 Gbps. The 4-Gbps SFPs autonegotiate
at 1, 2, and 4 Gbps.
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communication over existing IP infrastructure.
existing Ethernet infrastructure. This blade cannot be used in the same chassis as the high
density port blade FC8-64 or any of the other application blades (FX8-24, or FS8-18).
decryption) and data-compression capabilities.
high availability.
‐ Redundant AC primary power connections to ensure high availability. Each power supply has
its own connector.
support speeds of 1, 2, and 4 Gbps. SFP+ and mSFP transceivers support speeds of 2, 4, and 8
Gbps.
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