Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-4 manual

Brocade DCX 8510-4 hardware components 1

•Modular, hot-swappable encryption blades:

-FS8-18: 16-port, up to 4 blades per chassis, supporting in-flight data cryptographic (encryption/decryption) and data-compression capabilities.

•Modular, hot-swappable field-replaceable units (FRUs):

-Two blower assemblies.

-Two power supplies (100-240 VAC auto-sensing).

At 110 VAC (nominal): A minimum of two power supplies is required, regardless of the number of port or application blades. This configuration does not support high availability.

220 VAC (nominal) is recommended for efficiency. A second power supply is required to support high availability.

Redundant AC primary power connections ensure high availability. Each power supply has its own connector, so the number of primary power connections is two for optimum efficiency and redundancy.

-Two WWN cards.

-Blades use small form-factor pluggable (SFP+ and mSFP) optical transceivers. SFP+ and mSFP transceivers support speeds of 2, 4, 8, 10, or 16 Gbps.

NOTE

The 8-Gbps SFP+s and mSFPs auto-negotiate at 2, 4, and 8 Gbps. The 16-Gbps SFP+s auto-negotiate at 4, 8, and 16 Gbps. The 10 Gbps speeds must be manually set and require special 10 Gbps SFP+ transceivers.

-QSFP-based inter-chassis link (ICL) cabling running at 64 Gbps (four 16 Gbps clustered in a single quad connector and cable).

•Blades that are serviced from the port side of the Brocade DCX 8510-4. Blowers, power supplies, and power cables that are serviced from the nonport side.

•World Wide Name (WWN) cards on the nonport side, with WWN status LEDs located under the bezel.

•Two vertical cable management finger assemblies and a redesigned chassis door for improved cable management.

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