Specifying A Port Address - Brocade Communications Systems ICX 6430 Installation Manual

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Network and management interfaces
Each port supports auto-negotiation, so the optimum transmission mode (half or full duplex), and
the data rate (10, 100, or 1000 Mbps) can be selected automatically. If a device connected to one
of these ports does not support auto-negotiation, the communication mode of the port can be
configured manually.
SFP or SFP+ fiber ports
ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices contain four small form factor pluggable (SFP) ports (ports 1
through 4). The top row consists of ports 1 and 3, and the bottom row consists of ports 2 and 4.
These ports reside on Slot 2 of the stackable switch and can be used as uplink (data) ports or
stacking ports.
The ICX 6430 contains SFP ports that support 1 Gbps port speeds but do not support 10 Gbps port
speeds. The ICX 6450 contains SFP+ ports that support 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps port speeds.
Ports 1 and 3 are default stacking ports. Default stacking ports are enabled to accept special
stacking packets during a CLI-initiated command sequence of the Secure Setup utility. If ports 1
and 3 are not used as stacking ports, you can use them as data ports. Configuration is not required
to use them as data ports.
On the ICX 6450, ports 1 and 3 are 10 Gbps ports. Without a license at bootup, ICX 6450 ports 2
and 4 come up in 10 Gbps port speed in an error disabled state. To enable ports 2 and 4 to 10
Gbps port speed, purchase the ICX6450-2X10G-LIC-POD license. For more information about
enabling ports 2 and 4 to 10 Gbps port speed, refer to the FastIron Ethernet Switch Administration
Guide. The ICX6450-10G-LIC-POD license is not applicable to ICX 6430 devices because there are
no 10 Gbps ports on the device.
For information about supported SFP and SFP+ transceivers, refer to the following Brocade
website:

Specifying a port address

You can specify a port address for an uplink (data) port, stacking port, or a management port.
Specifying a data port
The port address format is stack unit/slot/port, where:
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This example shows how to specify port 2 in slot 1 of a device that is not part of a stack:
Brocade (config) # interface ethernet 1/1/2
Specifying a stacking port
The port address format is stack unit/slot/port, where:
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stack unit—Specifies the stack unit ID. For the ICX 6430, range is from 1 to 4. For the ICX
6450, range is from 1 to 8. If the device is not part of a stack, the stack unit ID is 1.
slot—Specifies the slot number. Can be 1 or 2.
port—Specifies the port number in the slot. Range is from 1 to 24 (24-port models) or 1 to 48
(48-port models).
Brocade ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 Stackable Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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