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FIGURE 32 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 the rubber sealing gaskets are plugged into
the transceivers.
• Brocade 2 km LWL 16 Gbps QSFP transceiver with integrated MTP cable. The transceiver is inserted into the blade port
connector and integrated cable plugs into a QSFP on the other end of the ICL, a patch panel, or a patch cable.
FIGURE 33 2 km QSFP 16 Gbps with integrated cable
1. MTP 1x12 fiber male connector
2. Integrated 3 meter MTP cable
3. Transceiver with pull-tab
Follow these guidelines for using QSFPs when connecting ICLs. Refer to Installing a QSFP transceiver on page 98 to install cables
and QSFP transceivers.
• 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 Brocade X6 Directors forming the ICL connection. Up to nine
neighboring Directors can be connected with the MTP cables.
• The 32 Gbps QSFP28 transceivers on Brocade X6 Director core routing blades only operate at 32 Gbps and cannot be
configured at 16 Gbps for Fabric OS v8.0.1. Therefore, you cannot connect an ICL between a 32 Gbps transceiver on a
Brocade X6 Director core blade and a 16 Gbps QSFP transceiver on a DCX 8510 Director core routing blade. You must
connect between 16 Gbps transceivers on each blade.
• An off-the-shelf MTP cable up to 100 meters can be used as an ICL cable when using the standard SWL optics. The Brocade
2 km 16 Gbps QSFP with LWL optics has an integrated 3 meter single-mode pigtail with a male MTP connector for
Supported transceivers and cables
Brocade X6-4 Director Hardware Installation Guide
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