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

Brocade DCX 8510-4 hardware components

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Modular, hot-swappable encryption blades:

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

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

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Two blower assemblies.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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Two WWN cards.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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