Brocade Communications Systems Brocade Backbone DCX 8510-4 Manual De Usuario

Power cords

A

Power supply redundancy is key to your installation, so any demand must be met with twice the 
capacity. See 

 for power supply requirements for specific demand ranges.

In addition to these tables, you can consult the power tables in the latest update of the Fabric OS 
Release Notes.

Power cords

The types of power cords provided with the Brocade DCX 8510-4 are specific to the country where it 
is installed. For each of the types of power cords in 

, the end that connects to the Brocade 

DCX 8510-4 has an IEC 60320/C19 cable connector. The AC power receptacles on each power 
supply are equipped with IEC 60320/C20 power connectors.

In order to connect to a power strip already installed in a cabinet, the C20, 20A-250V, 12 AWG 
power cord is required.

To order a power cord, contact your Brocade DCX 8510-4 supplier.

FX8-24

250

Extension 
blade

12 8 Gbps SFP+
10 1 Gbps Ethernet
2 10 Gbps Ethernet

up to 4

48 8 Gbps
40 1 Gbps Ethernet
8 10 Gbps Ethernet

Fan unit

90

NA

NA

2 fans per chassis

NA

TABLE 20

Power supply requirements

Demand

power supplies @ 110 
VAC (nominal)

power supplies @ 220 
VAC (nominal)

up to 1000W

2

2

1000W-2000W

NA - cannot achieve 
redundancy

2

greater than 2000W

NA - cannot achieve 
redundancy

NA - cannot achieve 
redundancy

TABLE 19

Power demands per component  (Continued)

Blade or fan 
units

Maximum 
Power Draw 
(Watts)

Type of Blade Ports per blade

Number of blades 
permitted in chassis

Total ports per chassis