X7-8-Install-IG100 Installation Guide
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2. FC Ports 24–47 (numbered bottom to top)
See
Supported Transceivers and Cables
for a list of qualified transceivers for blade ports.
The following table defines the eight-port Fibre Channel port groups for configuring trunk groups or "trunks." On the blade,
ports belonging to the same port group are indicated with the same color border beneath the port on the blade label. Ports
belonging to the same ASIC are indicated by a border with a similar color tone.
Table 24: Port Groups for Configuring Trunks
Port Number
Port Group
0–7
0
8–15
1
16–23
2
24–31
3
32–39
4
40–47
5
The following list shows the requirements for forming trunk groups:
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All ports in a trunk group must belong to the same port group. For example, to form an 8-port trunk select all eight ports
from port group 0 or port group 1. You cannot use ports from each port group for the trunk.
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You can use from 1 to 8 ports in a port group to form a trunk.
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All ports in a trunk must be running at the same speed.
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All ports in a trunk must be configured for the same distance.
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All ports in a trunk must have the same encryption, compression, QoS, and FEC settings.
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Trunk groups must be created between Brocade switches (or Brocade adapters in the case of F_Port trunking).
Brocade trunking is proprietary and is not supported on M-EOS or third-party switches.
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There must be a direct connection between participating switches.
FC64-48 Port Blade Overview
The FC64-48 port blade provides 48 front end 64Gb/s FC SFP+ ports with the edge switch interconnected to the core
blades. Supported SFPs include 64, 32, and 10Gb/s FC.
Each port blade provides 48 backplane ports connections to core routing blades. The port blade supports port-based in-
flight encryption/decryption and compression/decompression.
Port and extension blades can be mixed in device slots 3–6 and 9–12, but CR64-8 blades must be installed in slots 7 and
8. Up to eight hot-swappable port blades can be installed in a single chassis to provide up to 384 64Gb/s FC ports.
Optics, such as the following, can be installed in the blade's FC ports. For a complete list of transceivers, see
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64Gb/s SFP+ transceivers supporting speeds 64Gb/s, 32Gb/s, and 16Gb/s.
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32Gb/s SFP+ transceivers supporting speeds of 32Gb/s, 16Gb/s, and 8Gb/s.
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10Gb/s SFP+ transceivers supporting 10Gb/s.
Port blades contain the following LED indicators:
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