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Brocade FastIron X Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide
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Hardware features
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You cannot mix IPv4 and IPv6 modules together in the same
FastIron
chassis.
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If you install dual IPv6 management modules, the modules must be identical. For example, you
cannot install one 2-port management module and one 8-port management module together
in the same chassis. The modules must be of like-kind.
Hardware features
The
FastIron X Series
chassis devices are composed of the following major hardware components:
•
Chassis
•
Management module
•
The FSX management module has a built-in switch fabric module.
•
The
FSX 800
and
FSX 1600
optionally support dual management modules which provide
100% redundancy.
•
Separate switch fabric modules (
FSX 800
and
FSX 1600
only)
•
Interface modules
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Power supplies
•
The fan tray in the FSX and
FSX 800
is composed of six fans and a fan control module.
•
The
FSX 1600
has an air filter in the bottom front of the chassis and two fan trays at the rear of
the chassis.
•
Built-in mounting brackets
The following sections provide more information about these components.
For details about physical dimensions, power supply specifications, and pinouts, refer to
.
FSX chassis
The FSX chassis is 6 rack units (RUs) in height and consists of the following:
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One full slot for the management module
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Eight half slots for the interface modules
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Four slots for power supplies along the bottom of the card shelf. The power supply slots add an
additional RU to the height of the chassis.