X7-8-Install-IG100 Installation Guide
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X7-8 Director Hardware Installation Guide
Device Overview
Product Features
Key product features for this device include the following:
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Redundant and hot-swappable SFP+, SFP28, QSFP+, and QSFP56 transceivers; port, extension, control processor
(CP), and core routing (CR) blades; power supply assemblies, fan assemblies, and WWN cards that enable a high-
availability platform and allow nondisruptive software upgrades for mission-critical SAN applications.
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Support for the following features when using the FC32-64 blade:
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Up to 16 QSFP ports on each FC32-64 port blade that provide 4x32Gb/s, 4x16Gb/s, 4x8Gb/s, 4x4Gb/s, 4x25GbE,
or 40GbE operation. Port speeds for 4x32Gb/s transceivers can auto-negotiate between 4x32Gb/s and 4x16Gb/s.
Port speeds for 4x16Gb/s transceivers can auto-negotiate between 4x16Gb/s, 4x8Gb/s, and 4x4Gb/s.
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Flexport technology that allows you to configure each of the 16 QSFP ports on a blade for FC operation or Ethernet
operation for FCoE connections. For details on supported transceivers and speeds, see
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Up to four blades and all FC transceivers installed, up to 256 32Gb/s external ports are possible in a single chassis,
enabling high-density SAN configurations with a reduced footprint.
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Trunking technology that allows groups of up to eight ports to create high-performance 256Gb/s ISL trunks between
switches using 32Gb/s ports.
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Support for the following features when using the FC64-48 blade:
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Port blade with 48 front-end 64Gb/s FC SFP+ ports with the edge switch interconnect to the core blades.
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Supported SFPs include 10Gb/s, 32Gb/s, and 64Gb/s FC.
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Support for 48 Fibre Channel ports on each FC64-48 port blade that provide 64Gb/s, 32Gb/s, 16Gb/s, 10Gb/
s, and 8Gb/s. The 10Gb/s transceivers can be used for any port on the FC64-48 port blades. Note that 10Gb/s
transceivers on the FC64-48 and SX6 blade are not interchangeable. For details on supported transceivers and
Supported Transceivers and Cables
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Trunking technology groups up to eight ports to create high-performance 512Gb/s ISL trunks between switches
using 64Gb/s ports.
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Support for the following features when using the FC32-X7-48 blade:
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Port blade with 48 front-end 32Gb/s FC SFP+ ports.
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Supported SFPs include 32Gb/s, 16Gb/s, and 10Gb/s FC.
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Support for 48 Fibre Channel ports on each FC32-X7-48 port blade that provide 32Gb/s, 16Gb/s, 10Gb/s, 8Gb/s,
and 4Gb/s. The 10Gb/s transceivers can be used for any port on the FC32-X7-48 port blades. Note that 10Gb/s
transceivers on the FC32-X7-48 and SX6 blade are not interchangeable. For details on supported transceivers and
Supported Transceivers and Cables
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Trunking technology groups up to eight ports to create high-performance 256Gb/s ISL trunks between switches
using 32Gb/s ports.
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Support for the following features when using the SX6 Blade:
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Support for 16 Fibre Channel ports supporting 4, 8, 16, and 32Gb/s.
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16GbE ports supporting 1 or 10Gb/s.
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Two GbE ports supporting 40Gb/s on SX6 extension blades.
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Note that 10Gb/s transceivers on the FC64-48 and the FC32-X7-48 are not interchangeable with the Brocade
SX6 Blade. For details on supported transceivers and speeds, see
Supported Transceivers and Cables
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Considerations for the Brocade SX6 Blade:
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