PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual
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PowerConnect B-DCX-4S blades
1
Nonport side of the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S
Figure 3
displays a sample configuration of the nonport side view of the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S.
FIGURE 3
Nonport side of the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S (sample configuration)
PowerConnect B-DCX-4S blades
Table 1
summarizes the port, application, control processor, and core switch blades that are
available for the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S
1
WWN card bezel (logo plate)
2
Power supply (2x)
3
Blower assembly (2x)
TABLE 1
Blades available for the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S
Description
Name
Function
PowerConnect
B-DCX-4S control
processor blade
CP8
The CP8 blade contains the control plane for the chassis. There are two
CP8 blades for redundancy. This control processor blade is compatible
with the PowerConnect B-DCX and the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S.
PowerConnect
B-DCX-4S core switch
blade
CR4S-8
The CR4S-8 blade contains the ASICs for switching between port
blades. Core switch blades have additional front port connectivity to
connect multiple chassis and backplane connections for the storage
server blade. This core switch blade is compatible only with the
PowerConnect B-DCX-4S.
16-port 8-Gbps port
blade
FC8-16
A 16-port Brocade port blade supporting 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port
speeds. This port blade is compatible with the PowerConnect B-48000
Director, the PowerConnect B-DCX and the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S.