X7-8-Install-IG100 Installation Guide
Brocade
®
X7-8 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 4x32Gb/s QSFP transceiver with LC connectors. The transceiver is inserted into the blade port
connector and single-mode optical fiber (SMF) LC cable connects the transceiver to the other end of the ICL or a patch
panel.
NOTE
Because 16Gb/s speeds are not supported with this optic, connectivity to a DCX 8510 over distances beyond
100m is not possible.
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 X7 Directors forming the ICL
connection. Up to nine neighboring Directors can be connected with the MTP cables.
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The 32Gb/s QSFP28 SWL transceivers on X7 Director core routing blades operate at 4x32Gb/s and 4x16Gb/s speeds
so can be used for an ICL connection between a 32Gb/s QSFP on a X7 Director core routing blade and a 16Gb/s
QSFP transceiver on a DCX 8510 Director core routing blade. The 32Gb/s QSFP can also be used to connect an X7
Director to an X6 Director. 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 4x32Gb/s 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 the
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 the following subjects, refer to the "Inter-Chassis Links' section of the
Brocade Fabric OS Administration
Guide
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