X7-8-Install-IG100 Installation Guide
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X7-8 Director Hardware Installation Guide
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The SX6 extension blades perform as extension platforms to support Fibre Channel (FC) and FICON data flows
and IP-based storage data flows over an IP WAN.
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Universal ports that self-configure as E_Ports, F_Ports, EX_Ports, M_Ports (mirror ports), and FICON ports. Note
that the 10Gb/s ports on the FC64-48 and FC32-X7-48 port blades can function as E_Ports only.
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Diagnostic port (D_Port) functionality on Fibre Channel ports.
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Data compression capabilities through the port blades when ports are configured as ISLs.
Hardware Components
The device has a modular and scalable mechanical construction that allows a wide range of flexibility in installation, fabric
design, and maintenance. The device can be mounted with the cables facing either the front or the rear of the equipment
rack. It consists of the following hardware components:
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Up to eight slots for hot-swappable port blade assemblies, providing up to 384 64Gb/s Fibre Channel ports if FC64-48
port blades are installed or 512 32Gb/s Fibre Channel ports if FC32-64 port blades are installed. Flexport technology
allows QSFP ports on this blade to be configured for FCoE operation at 4x10GbE, 4x25GbE, and 40GbE speeds when
using an FC32-64 port blade. For a list of supported transceivers for these blades, see
Supported Transceivers and
Cables
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Two half-size slots for control processor (CP) blades:
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A single active CP blade can control all the ports in the device.
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The standby CP blade assumes control of the device if the active CP blade fails.
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Two slots for core routing (CR) blades:
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A CR blade interconnects all port blades.
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The blades provide up to 32 Gen 7 QSFP56 (ICL) ports.
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ICL ports allow interconnection with neighboring director chassis.
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Both CR blades are active and can be hot-swapped.
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For a list of supported transceivers for these blades, see
Supported Transceivers and Cables
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Supported
Transceivers and Cables
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Up to four slots for modular, hot-swappable 34-port SX6 extension blades.
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Blades provide 16 32Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) ports supporting 8, 16, and 32Gb/s or 16 32Gb/s FC ports supporting
4, 8, 16, and 32Gb/s FC ports. Extension blades enable long-distance communication over an existing IP
infrastructure. For a list of supported transceivers for these blades, see
Supported Transceivers and Cables
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Modular, hot-swappable field-replaceable units (FRUs):
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Three fan assemblies, available with NPI or NPE airflow.
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Up to four power supplies, available with NPI or NPE airflow.
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