Installing the FCX Switch
The default stacking ports on FCX S/S-F devices are the ports in the 16/10 Gbps CX4 stacking
module on the rear panel. The default stacking ports on the FCX E/I devices are the first two ports in
the four-port 10 Gbps SFP+ module on the front panel.
Refer to the table below for the list of supported XFP transceivers (for stacking and non-stacking FCX
models) and supported SFP and SFP+ transceivers.
TABLE 17
FCX S/S-F
16/10 Gbps
CX4 stacking
module
2-port 10
Gbps XFP
module
FCX E/I
42
Stacking ports on Brocade FCX Series devices
Panel/slot
Ports
Rear/2
1,2
Front/3
1,2
Stacking ports
Default
Can be data
stacking
ports
Yes: 1, 2
Yes
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Data ports
Default data
Can be
stacking
ports
Yes: 1, 2
Yes: 1, 2
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