PowerConnect B-FCX Switch Hardware Installation Guide 1
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Product Overview

Hardware features

The following hardware platforms are supported by this release of this guide:
•The PowerConnect B-FCX624s stackable switch has twenty 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 ports
plus four Combo ports, which include four 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 ports and four 100/1000
Mbps SFP ports. The switch has two management interfaces, a DB9 serial port (Console) on
the front panel and an RJ45 port (Out-of-band Management Interface) on the rear panel. Two
rear-panel power supply receptacles allow for up to two power supply units. Two dedicated 16
GbE CX4 ports on the rear panel allow stacking for up to eight units. The front panel also has a
module slot for an optional two-port 10 Gbps XFP module.
•The PowerConnect B-FCX648s stackable switch has forty four 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 ports
plus four Combo ports, which include four 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 ports and four 100/1000
Mbps SFP ports. The switch has two management interfaces, a DB9 serial port (Console) on
the front panel and an RJ45 port (Out-of-band Management Interface) on the rear panel. Two
rear-panel power supply receptacles allow for up to two power supply units. Two dedicated 16
Gbps Ethernet CX4 ports on the rear panel allow stacking for up to eight units. The front panel
also has a module slot for an optional two-port 10 Gbps Ethernet XFP module.
•The PowerConnect B-FCX624-E switch has twenty four 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 ports plus
four Combo 1 Gbps ports. The device has two management interfaces on the front panel, a
DB9 serial port (Console) and an RJ45 port (Out-of-band Management Interface). The front
panel has a slot for an optional four-port 1GbE SFP module (works as Combo port) or four-port
10 Gbps SFP+ module. On the rear panel a removable fan tray provides a cooling airflow from
the front to the back (FtB) of the device. Two rear-panel power supply receptacles
accommodate up to two power supply units that also support a front-to-back cooling airflow.
•The PowerConnect B-FCX624-I switch has twenty four 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 ports plus
four Combo 1 Gbps ports. The device has two management interfaces on the front panel, a
serial port (Console) and an RJ45 port (Out-of-band Management Interface). The front panel
has a slot for an optional four-port 1GbE SFP module (works as Combo port) or four-port 10
Gbps SFP+ module. On the rear panel a removable fan tray provides a cooling airflow from the
back to the front (BtF) of the device. Two rear-panel power supply receptacles accommodate up
to two power supply units that also support a back-to-front cooling airflow.
•The PowerConnect B-FCX648-E switch has forty four 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 ports plus four
Combo 1 Gbps ports. The device has two management interfaces on the front panel, a serial
port (Console) and an RJ45 port (Out-of-band Management Interface). The front panel has a
slot for an optional four-port 1GbE SFP module (works as Combo port) or four-port 10 Gbps
SFP+ module. On the rear panel a removable fan tray provides a cooling airflow from the front
to the back (FtB) of the device. Two rear-panel power supply receptacles accommodate up to
two power supply units that also support a front-to-back cooling airflow.