53-1004105-13 Hardware Installation Guide
Brocade X6-8 Director
Hardware Installation Guide
Figure 18: QSFP Transceiver with Separate Cable
1. Pull tab
2. QSFP cable
3. QSFP transceiver
NOTE
If the fiber optic cables are not connected to the transceivers, make sure that the rubber sealing gaskets are
plugged into the transceivers.
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Brocade 2-km 4x16G QSFP transceiver with integrated MTP cable. The transceiver is inserted into the blade port
connector, and the integrated cable plugs into a QSFP on the other end of the ICL, a patch panel, or a patch cable.
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Brocade 2-km 4x32G QSFP transceiver with LC connectors. The transceiver is inserted into the blade port connector,
and the single-mode optical fiber (SMF) LC cable connects the transceiver to the other end of the ICL or a patch panel.
Follow these guidelines for using QSFPs when connecting ICLs. See
to install cables and
QSFP transceivers.
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The QSFP ports on the core switch blades can be used only with an inter-chassis link (ICL) license. After the
addition or removal of a license, the license enforcement is performed on the ports only when the
portdisable
and
portenable
commands are issued on the ports. An ICL license must be installed on all Brocade X6 Directors forming
the ICL connection. Up to nine neighboring Directors can be connected with the MTP cables.
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The 32G QSFP28 SWL transceivers on Brocade X6 Director core routing blades operate at 4x32G and 4x16G speeds
so can be used for an ICL connection between a 32G QSFP on a Brocade X6 Director core routing blade and a 16G
QSFP transceiver on a DCX 8510 Director core routing blade. Use the appropriate ICL kit for this application.
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An off-the-shelf MTP cable up to 100m can be used as an ICL cable when using the standard SWL optics.
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Brocade supports fully populating a switch with ICL connections using a mixture of 100m SWL and 4x32G 2 km optics.
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For complete requirements and considerations for using QSFPs to support 2 km on ICL ports, refer to "Using QSFPs
That Support 2 km on ICL Ports" in the
Brocade Fabric OS Administration Guide
.
On the core routing blade faceplates, QSFP ports belonging to the same trunking groups are indicated with the same
color border under the ports. These colors are also applied to the port map labels on each blade faceplate to indicate
ports belonging to the same trunking groups.
For details on ICL trunking and configuring ICLs, refer to the "Inter-Chassis Links' section of the
Brocade Fabric OS
Administration Guide
.
Time and Items Required
The installation or replacement procedure for one transceiver takes less than 5 minutes. Ensure that the following items
are available:
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