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PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual
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Appendix A, “Specifications,”
provides information on the physical characteristics,
environmental requirements, and regulatory certifications for the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S.
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Appendix B, “Application and Encryption Blades”
provides information about application
blades that are optionally available for the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S.
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Appendix C, “Diagnostics and Troubleshooting,”
provides methods for receiving system-wide or
component-level status and interpreting POST and boot activities and diagnostic tests; it also
includes troubleshooting tips.
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Appendix D, “Port Numbering Template,”
contains templates where you can record the port
numbering sequence for the port blades.
Supported hardware and software
This document includes information specific to the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S running Brocade
Fabric OS version 6.3.
What’s new in this document
The control blade replacement instructions have been updated.
The Setting IP Addresses procedure has been updated.
Added power supply requirements for blades.
Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:
bold text
Identifies command names
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic
text
Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles
code
text
Identifies CLI output
Identifies command syntax examples