Installing Icl Cables (Optional) - Brocade Communications Systems DCX-4S Backbone Quick Start Manual

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If ISL Trunking is in use, group the cables by trunking group. The ports are color-coded to indicate which
ports can be used in the same ISL Trunking group: eight ports marked with solid black ovals alternate with
eight ports marked with oval outlines.
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For easier maintenance, label the fiber optic cables and record the devices to which they are connected.
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Route the cables to both the left and right sides of the DCX-4S through the cable management fingers.
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Keep LEDs visible by routing port cables and other cables away from the LEDs.
FIGURE 4
Vertical cable management finger assemblies

Installing ICL cables (optional)

NOTE
ICL ports can be used only with an ICL license. After the addition or removal of a license, the license enforcement is
performed on the ICL ports only when the portdisable and portenable commands are issued on the ports. An ICL
license must be installed on both Brocade Backbones forming the ICL connection. The backbones can be either two
Brocade DCX-4S units or one DCX-4S and one Brocade DCX.
Follow this procedure to install the inter-chassis link (ICL) cables. Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for the
configuration procedure and requirements.
Figure 5 shows an ICL cable. The ICL cables (2 meters long) and the ICL connectors are color-coded and labeled for
ease of installation.Figure 6
feature. Connect the ICL cables in one of the configurations shown.
ATTENTION
To prevent the latch mechanism from wear, use the color-coded (green) latch-release tab for cable removal. Pull the
tab to disengage the retention latch before cable removal.
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and Figure 7 show the acceptable cabling configurations for the inter-chassis link (ICL)
Brocade DCX-4S QuickStart Guide
Publication Number: 53-1001192-03