Brocade Communications Systems 53-1002373-02 High-speed switch fabric modules, Power supplies

1 Router modules

TABLE 24 Switch fabric module LEDs (Continued)

LED	Position	State	Meaning
Active	Below Pwr LED	On	The switch fabric is active and ready to switch user packets.
		Off for	The switch fabric is not active and cannot switch user packets.
		extended
		period

High-speed switch fabric modules

Gen-2 high-speed fabric (HSF) modules support wire-speed forwarding for all packet sizes, including jumbo frames.

NOTE

Gen-1 switch fabric modules and Gen-2 HSF module are not compatible and will not operate together in the same device.

HSF modules are supported on Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR routers, and are interoperable with all existing interface modules.

HSF modules are hot-swappable, which means you can install or replace them while the system is powered up and running.

NOTE

Hot-swapping or installing high-speed switch fabric modules one-at-a-time may affect the performance of 2x100GbE interface modules. If you have 2x100GbE modules in your device, it is recommended that you bring your system down and install all required high-speed switch fabric modules before you bring the system back up.

HSF modules can operate in normal mode or turbo mode but will boot in turbo mode only if all active interface modules are Gen-2 modules. For a list of Gen-1 and Gen-2 modules, refer to Table 3.

Power supplies

Brocade offers the following power supply types:

•1200W AC or DC power supply (ships standard with 4, 8, and 16-slot devices)

•1800W AC or DC power supply

•2100W AC or DC power supply (no longer available)

•2400W AC or DC power supply

•3000W AC or DC power supply

Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR routers support the following power supply options:

•4-slot router: Supports 1200W and 1800W AC and DC power supplies.

•MLX and XMR devices can accommodate three 1200W power supplies. For power redundancy you must purchase additional power supplies depending on how you populate your router.

•MLXe devices can accommodate four 1200W or 1800W power supplies. For power redundancy, you must purchase additional power supplies depending on how you populate your router.

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