2PowerConnect B-FCX Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Hardware features
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The PowerConnect B-FCX648-I 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 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.
NOTE
All PowerConnect B-FCX models support Layer 2 and Enterprise Layer 3 protocols (RIP, OSPF, PIM).
PowerConnect B-FCX models can be ordered from the factory as -ADV (Advanded Layer 3) models,
which adds support for the Layer 3 BGP routing protocol.
The following sections describe the physical characteristics of the PowerConnect B-FCX models. For
more details about physical dimensions, power supply specifications, and pinouts, refer to
“Hardware Specifications” on page 57.
The following figures show the front panels of the PowerConnect B-FCX models. For more
information about Combo ports, see “Combination ports” on page 4. For more information about
control features in general, see “Control features” on page3.
FIGURE 1 PowerConnect B-F CX624s front panel
FIGURE 2 PowerConnect B-F CX648s front panel
FIGURE 3 PowerConnect B-F CX624s and PowerConn ect B-FCX648s rear panel
FIGURE 4 PowerConnect B-F CX624-E and PowerConnect B-FCX624-I front panel
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Reset
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PS
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Console
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