Brocade CER 2000 User Manual

53-1003029-02
9 December, 2013

Brocade NetIron CES 2000
Series and NetIron CER
2000 Series

Hardware Guide

Supported Release: Multi-Service IronWare R05.6.00

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Document History

Title Publication number Summary of changes Date

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series and
NetIron CER 2000 Series Hardware
Guide

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series and
NetIron CER 2000 Series Hardware
Guide

53-1003029-01 Release 05.5.00c document

updated with enhancements
in Release 05.6.00

53-1003029-02 Release 05.6.00 document

updated with enhancements
in Release 05.6.00a

30 September, 2013

9 December, 2013

Contents

About This Document

Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Supported software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Notes, cautions, and danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Getting technical help or reporting errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Product overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Upgrade applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024C-4X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024F-4X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048CX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048FX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048CX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Control features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Network interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Power supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Cooling system and fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Chapter 2 Connecting to a Network Device

Password assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

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IP address configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Support of sub-net masks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Assigning an IP address to a management interface . . . . . . . .27

Assigning an IP address to an interface, virtual

interface, or loopback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Enabling and disabling the interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Factory Reset Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Management port function overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Device connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Chapter 3 Installation

System unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

General requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Summary of installation tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Lifting precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Power precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Installation site preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Cabling infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Installation location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Redundant power supply installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installing an AC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installing a DC power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Device installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Installing the device on a desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Installing the device in a rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

System power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Powering on the system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Operation verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Verifying proper operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Observing the power status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

PC or terminal attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Attaching a PC or terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Chapter 4 Device Management Applications Familiarization

Management application overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

CLI Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Command completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Scroll control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Line editing commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Searching and filtering output from CLI commands . . . . . . . . . 53

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Appendix 5 Hardware Specifications

Hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Storage environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Safety agency approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Electromagnetic approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Port specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Console port pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Management port pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Power cords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Chapter 6 Hardware Maintenance

Hardware maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Power supply replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Installation precautions and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Determining which power supply failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

AC power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Power supplies for the devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Verifying proper operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

10-Gigabit Ethernet module installation or replacement. . . . . . . . .80

Removing a 2 x10-Gigabit Ethernet module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Installing a 2 x10-Gigabit Ethernet Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Replacing the fan tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Copper or Fiber optic module replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Removing a Copper or fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Installing a new Copper or fiber optic module. . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Cabling a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Fiber optic connector cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Appendix A Regulatory Statements

U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Industry Canada statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Europe and Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Power cords (Japan Denan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

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Appendix B Caution and Danger Notices

Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

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About This Document

Audience

This document is designed for system administrators with a working knowledge of Layer 2 and
Layer 3 switching and routing.

If you are using a Brocade device, you should be familiar with the following protocols if applicable to
your network – IP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, ISIS, IGMP, PIM, MPLS, and VRRP.

Supported hardware and software

The following hardware platforms are supported by this release of this guide:

TABLE 1 Supported devices

Brocade NetIron XMR Series Brocade MLX Series NetIron CES 2000 and NetIron CER 2000 Series

Brocade NetIron XMR 4000
Brocade NetIron XMR 8000
Brocade NetIron XMR 16000
Brocade NetIron XMR 32000

Supported software

Brocade MLX-4
Brocade MLX-8
Brocade MLX-16
Brocade MLX-32
Brocade MLXe-4
Brocade MLXe-8
Brocade MLXe-16
Brocade MLXe-32

Brocade NetIron CES 2024C
Brocade NetIron CES 2024C-4X
Brocade NetIron CER 2024C-4X-RT
Brocade NetIron CES 2024F
Brocade NetIron CES 2024F-4X
Brocade NetIron CER 2024F-4X-RT
Brocade NetIron CES 2048C
Brocade NetIron CES 2048CX
Brocade NetIron CES 2048F
Brocade NetIron CES 2048FX
Brocade NetIron CER 2024C
Brocade NetIron CER-RT 2024C
Brocade NetIron CER 2024F
Brocade NetIron CER-RT 2024F
Brocade NetIron CER 2048C
Brocade NetIron CER-RT 2048C
Brocade NetIron CER 2048CX
Brocade NetIron CER-RT 2048CX
Brocade NetIron CER 2048F
Brocade NetIron CER-RT 2048F
Brocade NetIron CER 2048FX
Brocade NetIron CER-RT 2048FX

For the complete list of supported features and the summary of enhancements and configuration
notes for this release, refer to the Multi-Service IronWare R05.6.00 Release Notes.

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Document conventions

NOTE

CAUTION

DANGER

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

italic text Provides emphasis

code text Identifies CLI output

For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in bold: for
example, show version.

Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements

Identifies keywords

Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI

Identifies variables

Identifies document titles

Notes, cautions, and danger notices

The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of
increasing severity of potential hazards.

A note provides a tip, guidance or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference
to related information.

A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.

A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.

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Notice to the reader

This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These
trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations.

These references are made for informational purposes only.

Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products

Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer

Mozilla Corporation Mozilla Firefox

Oracle Corporation Java Runtime Environment

Related publications

For the latest edition of these documents, which contain the most up-to-date information, see
Documentation at http://www.brocade.com/ethernetproducts

• Multi-Service IronWare Administration Guide

• Multi-Service IronWare Security Configuration Guide

• Multi-Service IronWare Switching Configuration Guide

• Multi-Service IronWare Routing Configuration Guide

• Multi-Service IronWare Traffic Management Configuration Guide

• Multi-Service IronWare Multicast Configuration Guide

• Multi-Service IronWare Multiprotocol Label Switch (MPLS) Configuration Guide

• Multi-Service IronWare Software Defined Networking (SDN) Guide

• Brocade MLX Series and NetIron Family YANG Guide

• Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR Series Diagnostic Reference

• Unified IP MIB Reference

• Multi-Service IronWare Software Upgrade Procedures for Brocade MLX Series and NetIron

Family devices

• Brocade MLXe Series Installation Guide

• Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Installation Guide

• Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series and Brocade NetIron CER 2000 Series Hardware

Installation Guide

Getting technical help or reporting errors

To contact Technical Suppor t, go to http://www.brocade.com/services-support/index.page for the
latest e-mail and telephone contact information.

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Chapter

Product Overview

Introduction

Network planners today have to expand and extend the range of services offered further into the
edge of the network. This requires extending the intelligence and high-touch processing capabilities
to the network edge— whether in a metro network, a campus network or in a data center. The
challenge at the edge of the network is compounded by the need to flexibly define and easily
manage customer services in an intuitive manner. Further, of many rollouts. Whether deployed
from a central office or from remote huts, space is an important constraint for such providers.

In order to meet these challenges, the NetIron Carrier Ethernet Switch (CES) 2000 Series and
NetIron Carrier Ethernet Router (CER) 2000 Series were purpose-built to offer flexible, secure and
advanced processing capabilities in a compact form factor. The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series
2000 and NetIron CER 2000 Series 2000 Series are compact 1 RU, multi-service edge or
aggregation devices with a powerful set of capabilities chosen to combine performance with rich
functionality at the edge of the network. The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000 Series and
NetIron CER 2000 Series 2000 Series devices offer network planners a rich set of
high-performance IPv4, Classic Layer 2, Provider Bridge (PB) and Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB)
functionalities in the same device. With these capabilities, a diverse set of applications ranging
from metro edge networks, ISPs, data centers, large enterprises, government networks, and
education or research can be addressed with the Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000 Series
and NetIron CER 2000 Series 2000 Series.

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This guide includes procedures for installing the hardware and configuring essential, basic
parameters such as permanent passwords and IP addresses. The basic software configuration
procedures show how to perform tasks using the CLI. This guide also includes instructions for
managing and maintaining the NetIron Carrier Ethernet Switch (CES) and NetIron Carrier Ethernet
Router (CER) hardware.

There are eight flavors to the NetIron Carrier Ethernet Switch (CES) 2000 Series:

• Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024C-4X — accommodates 24-port 10/100/1000 RJ45

model with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) ports and 4x10G SFP+ uplinks

• Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024F-4X — accommodates 24-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber

(HF) model with 4 combination 10/100/1000 RJ45 ports and 4x10G SFP+ uplinks

• Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024C — accommodates 24-port 10/100/1000 RJ45

model with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) ports and an optional field upgradeable
2x10G uplink slot

• Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024F — accommodates 24-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber

(HF) model with 4 combination 10/100/1000 RJ45 ports and an optional field upgradeable
2x10G XFP uplink slot

• Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048C — accommodates 48-port 10/100/1000 RJ45

model with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) ports

• Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048CX — accommodates 48-port 10/100/1000 RJ45

model with 2x10G XFP uplink ports

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• Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048F — accommodates 48-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber

(HF) model

• Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048FX — accommodates 48-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber

(HF) model with 2x10G XFP uplink ports

FIGURE 1 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024C-4X

FIGURE 2 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024F-4X

FIGURE 3 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024C

FIGURE 4 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024F

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FIGURE 5 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048C

FIGURE 6 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048F

Introduction

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FIGURE 7 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048CX

FIGURE 8 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048FX

There are also fourteen models in the NetIron Carrier Ethernet Router (CER and CER-RT) 2000
Series:

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• NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024C-4X -RT — accommodates 24-port 10/100/1000 RJ45 model

with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) ports and 4x10G SFP+ uplinks. This device
has the ability to simultaneously store up to 1.5 million IPv4 routes and up to 256,000 IPv6
routes

• NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024F-4X-RT — accommodates 24-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF)

model with 4 combination 10/100/1000 RJ45 ports and 4x10G SFP+ uplinks. This device has
the ability to simultaneously store up to 1.5 million IPv4 routes and up to 256,000 IPv6 routes

• NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024C — accommodates 24-port 10/100/1000 Copper RJ45 model

with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) ports and an optional field upgradeable
2x10G uplink slot

• NetIron CER 2000 Series- RT 2024C — accommodates 24-port 10/100/1000 Copper RJ45

model with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) ports and an optional field upgradeable
2x10G uplink slot. This device has the ability to simultaneously store up to 1.5 million IPv4
routes and up to 256,000 IPv6 routes

• NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024F — accommodates 24-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) model

with 4 combination 10/100/1000 RJ45 ports and an optional field upgradeable 2x10G XFP
uplink slot

• NetIron CER 2000 Series- RT 2024F — accommodates 24-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF)

model with 4 combination 10/100/1000 RJ45 ports and an optional field upgradeable 2x10G
XFP uplink slot. This device has the ability to simultaneously store up to 1.5 million IPv4 routes
and up to 256,000 IPv6 routes

• NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048C — accommodates 48-port 10/100/1000 Copper RJ45 model

with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) ports

• NetIron CER 2000 Series- RT 2048C — accommodates 48-port 10/100/1000 Copper RJ45

model with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) ports. This device has the ability to
simultaneously store up to 1.5 million IPv4 routes and up to 256,000 IPv6 routes

• NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048F — accommodates 48-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) model

• NetIron CER 2000 Series- RT 2048F — accommodates 48-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF)

model This device has the ability to simultaneously store up to 1.5 million IPv4 routes and up
to 256,000 IPv6 routes

• NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048CX — accommodates 48-port 10/100/1000 RJ45 model with

2x10G XFP uplink ports

• NetIron CER 2000 Series- RT2048CX — accommodates 48-port 10/100/1000 RJ45 model

with 2x10G XFP uplink ports. This device has the ability to simultaneously store up to 1.5
million IPv4 routes and up to 256,000 IPv6 routes

• NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048FX — accommodates 48-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF)

model with 2x10G XFP uplink ports

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• NetIron CER 2000 Series- RT 2048FX — accommodates 48-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF)

model with 2x10G XFP uplink ports. This device has the ability to simultaneously store up to

1.5 million IPv4 routes and up to 256,000 IPv6 routes

FIGURE 9 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024C-4X-RT

FIGURE 10 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024F-4X-RT

FIGURE 11 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024C

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FIGURE 12 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024F

FIGURE 13 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048C

FIGURE 14 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048F

FIGURE 15 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048CX

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FIGURE 16 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048FX

Product overview

The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000 Series is a compact 1 RU, multi-service edge or
aggregation switch with a powerful set of capabilities that combine performance with rich
functionality at the network edge. The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000 Series switch offers
network planners a broad set of high performance IPv4, Classic Layer 2, Provider Bridge (PB) and
Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB) functionalities in the same device. With these capabilities, the
Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000 Series addresses a diverse set of applications in metro
edge networks, ISP networks, mobile backhaul networks, data centers, large enterprises,
government networks and education or research.

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FIGURE 17 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000 Series switch

The NetIron CER 2000 Series 2000 Series is a compact 1 RU, IP, MPLS, and multi-VRF enabled
metro router offering a broad set of capabilities including high performance IPv4 and IPv6 routing,
Advanced Layer 2, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Provider Bridge (PB) and Provider
Backbone Bridge (PBB) functionalities in the same device. With these capabilities, the NetIron CER
2000 Series 2000 Series addresses a diverse set of needs in service provider networks and
enterprise applications, as well as metro edge networks and small data centers.

FIGURE 18 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2000 Series router

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Software features

Software features differ depending on the software package that is purchased with the device. The
BASE package on the Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000 devices support full Layer 2
Switching and base Layer 3 (RIP and static routes). The Metro Edge Premium (ME_PREM) package
support full Layer 2 Switching, base Layer 3 (RIP and static routes), Provider Bridges (IEEE

802.1ad), Provider Backbone Bridges (IEEE 802.1ah), OSPF, ISIS, and Connectivity Fault
Management (IEEE 802.1ag) and Service OAM. The Layer 3 Premium (L3_PREM) packages
support full Layer 2 Switching, base Layer 3 (RIP and static routes), and full Layer 3 including BGP,
ISIS and OSPF.

The BASE package on the NetIron CER 2000 Series 2000 devices support full Layer 2 Switching
and full Layer 3 (RIP, OSPF, ISIS, and BGP). It also includes virtual routing in non-MPLS
environments via Multi-VRF. The Advanced Services Premium (ADV_SVCS_PREM) package includes
MPLS, Layer 2 VPNs using VPLS and VLLs, Provider Bridges (IEEE 802.1ad), Provider Backbone
Bridges (IEEE 802.1ah), Connectivity Fault Management (IEEE 802.1ag) and Service OAM, along
with Ethernet Service Instance (ESI). The Brocade NetIron CER -RT features full MPLS capabilities
as the original Brocade NetIron CER, and has the ability to simultaneously store up to 1.5 million
IPv4 routes and up to 256,000 IPv6 routes.

All Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000 and NetIron CER 2000 Series 2000 devices can be
upgraded to premium packages.

Upgrade applications

You can convert (upgrade) your Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000 Series device. Converting
your Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000 Series device allows you to run a software image that
contains additional capabilities available in premium packages.

To convert your Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series and NetIron CER 2000 Series 2000 Series
devices, you need an upgrade kit. The kit includes a Dual Inline Package (DIP) key, Multi-Service
IronWare software, upgrade instructions, and other items. Alternatively, you can order an Brocade
NetIron CES 2000 Series or NetIron CER 2000 Series 2000 Series device with the premium
software already installed. For more information, refer to the Multi-Service IronWare Software
Upgrade Guide.

TABLE 2 Upgrade kits

Brocade part number Description

NI-CES-2024-MEU Metro Edge Premium upgrade for Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000

NI-CES-2024-L3U L3 Premium upgrade for Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000 Series

NI-CES-2048-MEU Metro Edge Premium upgrade for Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000

NI-CES-2048-L3U L3 Premium upgrade for Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000 Series

NI-CER-2024-ADVU Advanced Services Premium License for NetIron CER 2000 Series 24-port

NI-CER-2048-ADVU Advanced Services Premium License for NetIron CER 2000 Series 48-port

Series 24-port models.

24-port models.

Series 48-port models.

48-port models.

models.

models.

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NOTE

This section describes the physical characteristics of the Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2000
and NetIron CER 2000 Series 2000 Series devices. For details about physical dimensions, power
supply specifications, and pinouts, refer to the “Hardware specifications” on page 59.

The following figures show the front panels of the various NetIron 2024 and 2048 devices.

This is only a representative sample. For the exact model, look at the faceplate on the front of the
device. Both CER and CES devices have similar look and feel.

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024C-4X

The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024C-4X switch has twenty-four 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45
ports plus four combination 100/ 1000 MbE SFP ports, 4-port 10 GbE SFP+ module, one DB9
serial management interface port labeled Console, one 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band
management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy
with one 500W AC power supply included.

FIGURE 19 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024C-4X device

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Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024F-4X

110 GbE SFP+ ports

2 Four combination 100/1000 MbE SFP ports

3 Twenty-four 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports

The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024F-4X has twenty-four 100/1000 MbE SFP ports plus
four combination 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports, 4-port 10 GbE SFP+ module, one DB9 serial
management interface port labeled Console, one 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band
management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy
with one 500W AC power supply included.

FIGURE 20 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024F-4X device

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110 GbE SFP+ ports

2 Four combination 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports

3 Twenty-four 100/1000 MbE SFP ports

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024C

The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024C switch has twenty-four 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45
ports plus four combination 100/ 1000 MbE SFP ports, one module slot for an optional field
upgradable 2-port 10 GbE XFP module, one DB9 serial management interface port labeled
Console, one 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band management port, one resilient six-unit fan
tray, and two AC power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy with one 500W AC power supply included.

FIGURE 21 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024C device with the optional 2 ports of 10-G XFP

uplink

1 Optional 10 GbE XFP ports

2 Four combination 100/1000 MbE SFP ports

3 Twenty-four 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024F

The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024F has twenty-four 100/1000 MbE SFP ports plus four
combination 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports, one module slot for an optional field upgradable
2-port 10 GbE XFP module, one DB9 serial management interface port labeled Console, one
10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC
power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy with one 500W AC power supply included.

FIGURE 22 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024F device

1 Four combination 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports with support for optional 10Gbe XFP ports

2 Twenty-four 100/1000 MbE SFP ports

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Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048C

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048C (Copper) switch has forty-eight 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45
ports plus four combination 100/ 1000 MbE SFP ports, one DB9 serial management interface port
labeled Console, one 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band management port, one resilient six-unit
fan tray, and two AC power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy with one 500W AC power supply
included

FIGURE 23 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048C device

1 Four combination 100/1000 MbE SFP ports

2 Forty-eight 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports

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Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048CX

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048CX (Copper) has forty-eight 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports
plus two 10 GbE XFP ports, one DB9 serial management interface port labeled Console, one
10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC
power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy with one 500W AC power supply included.

FIGURE 24 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048CX device

110 GbE XFP ports

2 Forty-eight 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports

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Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048F

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048F (Fiber) has forty-eight 100/1000 MbE SFP ports, one
DB9 serial management interface port labeled Console, one 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band
management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy
with one 500W AC power supply included.

FIGURE 25 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048F device

1 Forty eight 100/1000 MbE SFP ports

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048FX

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048FX (Fiber) switch has forty-eight 100/1000 MbE SFP ports
plus two 10 GbE XFP ports, one DB9 serial management interface port labeled Console, one
10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC
power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy with one 500W AC power supply included.

FIGURE 26 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048FX device

110 GbE XFP ports

2 Forty eight 100/1000 MbE SFP ports

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024C

The NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024C router has twenty-four 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports plus
four combination 100/ 1000 MbE SFP ports, one module slot for an optional field upgradable
2-port 10 GbE XFP module, one DB9 serial management interface port labeled Console, one
10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC
power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy with one 500W AC power supply included.

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The NetIron CER 2000 Series-RT 2024C router has more memory to support 1.5M routes,
twenty-four 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports plus four combination 100/ 1000 MbE SFP ports, one
module slot for an optional field upgradable 2-port 10 GbE XFP module, one DB9 serial
management interface port labeled Console, one 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band
management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy
with one 500W AC power supply included.

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FIGURE 27 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024C device with the optional 2 ports of 10-G XFP uplink

1 Optional 10 GbE XFP ports

2 Four combination 100/1000 MbE SFP ports

3 Twenty-four 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024F

The NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024F has twenty-four 100/1000 MbE SFP ports plus four
combination 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports, one module slot for an optional field upgradable
2-port 10 GbE XFP module, one DB9 serial management interface port labeled Console, one
10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC
power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy with one 500W AC power supply included.

The NetIron CER 2000 Series-RT 2024F has more memory to support 1.5M routes, twenty-four
100/1000 MbE SFP ports plus four combination 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports, one module slot
for an optional field upgradable 2-port 10 GbE XFP module, one DB9 serial management interface
port labeled Console, one 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band management port, one resilient
six-unit fan tray, and two AC power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy with one 500W AC power supply
included.

FIGURE 28 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024F device

1 Four combination 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports with support for optional 10Gbe XFP ports

2 Twenty-four 100/1000 MbE SFP ports.

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NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048C

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048C (Copper) router has forty-eight 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports
plus four combination 100/ 1000 MbE SFP ports, one DB9 serial management interface port
labeled Console, one 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band management port, one resilient six-unit
fan tray, and two AC power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy with one 500W AC power supply
included

NetIron CER 2000 Series-RT 2048C (Copper) router has more memory to support 1.5M routes,
forty-eight 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports plus four combination 100/ 1000 MbE SFP ports, one
DB9 serial management interface port labeled Console, one 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band
management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy
with one 500W AC power supply included

FIGURE 29 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048C device

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1 Four combination 100/1000 MbE SFP ports

2 Forty-eight 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048CX

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048CX (Copper) has forty-eight 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports plus two
10 GbE XFP ports, one DB9 serial management interface port labeled Console, one 10/100/1000
MbE RJ45 out-of-band management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC power supply
bays for 1+1 redundancy with one 500W AC power supply included.

NetIron CER 2000 Series-RT 2048CX (Copper) has more memory to support 1.5M routes,
forty-eight 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports plus two 10 GbE XFP ports, one DB9 serial management
interface port labeled Console, one 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band management port, one
resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy with one 500W AC
power supply included.

FIGURE 30 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048CX device

110 GbE XFP ports

2 Forty-eight 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 ports

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NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048F

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048F (Fiber) has forty-eight 100/1000 MbE SFP ports, one DB9 serial
management interface port labeled Console, one 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band
management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy
with one 500W AC power supply included.

NetIron CER 2000 Series-RT 2048F (Fiber) has more memory to support 1.5M routes, forty-eight
100/1000 MbE SFP ports, one DB9 serial management interface port labeled Console, one
10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC
power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy with one 500W AC power supply included.

FIGURE 31 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048F device

1 Forty eight 100/1000 MbE SFP ports

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048FX

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048FX (Fiber) router has forty-eight 100/1000 MbE SFP ports plus two
10 GbE XFP ports, one DB9 serial management interface port labeled Console, one 10/100/1000
MbE RJ45 out-of-band management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC power supply
bays for 1+1 redundancy with one 500W AC power supply included.

NetIron CER 2000 Series-RT 2048FX (Fiber) router has more memory to support to support 1.5M
routes, forty-eight 100/1000 MbE SFP ports plus two 10 GbE XFP ports, one DB9 serial
management interface port labeled Console, one 10/100/1000 MbE RJ45 out-of-band
management port, one resilient six-unit fan tray, and two AC power supply bays for 1+1 redundancy
with one 500W AC power supply included.

FIGURE 32 NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048FX device

110 GbE XFP ports

2 Forty eight 100/1000 MbE SFP ports

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Control features

The front panel on each device has a combination of the following control features:

• Serial Management Interface (the port labeled Console)

• 10/100/1000 ports with RJ-45 copper connectors

• 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) ports

• 100/1000 ports with mini-GBIC slots for SFP MSA-compliant fiber transceivers

• Each device that optionally has up to two 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports, supports 10-Gigabit

Small Form Factor Pluggable (XFP) MSA-compliant optical transceivers

• Each device that has four 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports, supports 10-Gigabit Small Form

Factor Pluggable (SFP+) MSA-compliant optical transceivers

Serial Management Interface (console port)

The Serial Management Interface enables you to configure and manage the device using a
third-party terminal emulation application on a directly connected PC. A straight-through EIA/TIA
DB-9 serial cable (M/F) ships with the device. The serial management interface (the port labeled
Console) is located in the front panel.

Port LEDs
The ports on the devices provide status information using the LEDs listed in Table 3 and Tab le 4.

TABLE 3 LEDs for 10/100/1000 Mbps ports

LED Position State Meaning

10/100/1000 Port LEDs

Lnk/Act Bottom Left On Link is up.

Off Link is down.

Blinking Port is transmitting or receiving traffic

Lnk/Act Bottom Right On Link is up.

Off Link is down.

Blinking Port is transmitting or receiving traffic

NOTE: The LEDs are located beneath the port connector.

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TABLE 4 LEDs for 10-Gbps Ethernet ports

LED Port State Meaning

10-Gbps Port LEDs on devices with two 10-Gbps ports

Top Left hand port On The port is connected.

Off No fiber port connection exists.

Blinking Traffic is being transmitted and received on the

fiber port

Bottom Right hand port On The port is connected.

Off No fiber port connection exists.

Blinking Traffic is being transmitted and received on the

fiber port

10-Gbps Port LEDs on devices with four 10-Gbps ports

Top Left hand port On The port is connected.

Off No fiber port connection exists.

Blinking Traffic is being transmitted and received on the

fiber port

Bottom Right hand port On The port is connected.

Off No fiber port connection exists.

Blinking Traffic is being transmitted and received on the

fiber port

NOTE: The LEDs are located adjacent to the port connector.

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Network interfaces

This section describes the port types in the Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series, NetIron CER 2000
Series 2000 series devices.

10/100/1000 Mbps ports
The 10/100/1000 ports on the device use auto-sensing and auto-negotiating to determine the

speed (10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps) and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the port
at the other end of the link and adjust port speed accordingly.

Combination ports
On devices with combination (combo) ports, one port out of each pair of copper and fiber ports can

be active at a time. Combo ports are numbered 1-4. For example, you can use either copper port 2
or fiber port 2, but not both at the same time. You can use a combination of fiber and copper ports
or all copper or all fiber ports, as needed.

If you attach both the copper and fiber connectors for a port to the network, the fiber connectors
take precedence over the copper connectors. These ports support true media automatic detection,
meaning the device selects the fiber or copper connector based on link availability. If a fiber link
cannot be established, the device selects the copper media.

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10-Gbps ports
The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048C-4X, Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048F-4X,

NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048C-4X-RT, and the NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048F-4X-RT come with
four 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports installed. The four 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports support
10-Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP+) MSA-compliant optical transceivers

The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048CX, Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048FX,
NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048CX, and the NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048FX come with two
10-Gigabit Ethernet ports installed. A 24-port Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series,NetIron CER 2000
Series has a slot to accommodate a 2-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet module. If your 24-port device does
not include a 10-GbE module, you can optionally install one. Refer to “10-Gigabit Ethernet module

installation or replacement” on page 80. The two 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports use 10-Gigabit Small

Form Factor Pluggable (XFP) MSA-compliant transceivers.

Supported optics

100/1000 Ethernet Ports
The Ethernet Interface module contains 24 or 48 physical ports, through which you can connect

your device to other network devices at a speed of 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps.

Into a physical port, you must insert a fiber-optic transceiver provided by Brocade. The
SFP-compliant fiber-optic modules provide an optical transceiver or physical medium-dependent
(PMD) interface for fiber that can be used with the LAN physical layer (PHY)

The following 100 Mbps and 1 GbE optical transceivers are available from Brocade:

TABLE 5 SFP-compliant transceivers for the 100/1000 Ethernet interface module

Part number Description

E1MG-TX SFP Copper, RJ-45 connector

E1MG-SX 1000Base-SX SFP optic, multi-mode fiber, LC connector

E1MTG-SX 1000Base-SX SFP optic, multi-mode fiber, MTRJ connector

E1MG-SX2-1310 1310 1000Base-SX SFP optic multi-mode fiber, LC connector and support for distances

up to 2km

E1MG-LX 1000Base-LX SFP optic, single-mode fiber, LC connector

E1MG-LHA 1000Base-LHA SFP optic, single-mode fiber, LC connector

E1MG-LHB 1000Base-LHB SFP optic, single-mode fiber, LC connector, 150km Maximum Reach

E1MG-BXD 1000Base-BXD SFP optic single-mode fiber, 1490nm, LC connector.

This optic can only be connected to an E1MG-BXU

E1MG-CWDM80-1470 CWDM SFP optic, 80km, 1470nm, LC connector

E1MG-CWDM80-1490 CWDM SFP optic, 80Km, 1490nm, LC connector

E1MG-CWDM80-1510 CWDM SFP optic, 80Km, 1510nm, LC connector

E1MG-CWDM80-1530 CWDM SFP optic, 80Km, 1530nm, LC connector

E1MG-CWDM80-1550 CWDM SFP optic, 80Km, 1550nm, LC connector

E1MG-CWDM80-1570 CWDM SFP optic, 80Km, 1570nm, LC connector

E1MG-CWDM80-1590 CWDM SFP optic, 80Km, 1590nm, LC connector

E1MG-CWDM80-1610 CWDM SFP optic, 80Km, 1610nm, LC connector

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TABLE 5 SFP-compliant transceivers for the 100/1000 Ethernet interface module (Continued)

Part number Description

E1MG-100FX 100Base-FX SFP optic multi-mode fiber, LC connector

E1MG-100BXU 100Base-BXU SFP optic single-mode fiber, 1310nm, LC connector.

This optic can only be connected to an E1MG-100BXD.

E1MG-100BXD 100Base-BXD SFP optic single-mode fiber, 1490nm, LC connector.

This optic can only be connected to an E1MG-100BXU.

E1MG-100FX-IR 100BaseFX-IR optic for SMF with LC connector. For distances up to 15nm.

E1MG-100FX-LR 100BaseFX-LR SFP optic for SMF with LC connector. For distances up to 40km.

10 Gigabit Ethernet ports
A 10 Gigabit Ethernet module contains two or four physical ports, through which you can connect

your device to other network devices at a speed of 10 Gigabits.

Into a physical port, you must insert a fiber-optic transceiver provided by device. The
XFP/SFP+-compliant fiber-optic modules provide an optical transceiver or physical
medium-dependent (PMD) interface for single or multi-mode fiber that can be used with the LAN
physical layer (PHY).

The following 10 Gigabit optics are available from device.

TABLE 6 MSA-compliant Optics for the 10 GbE Ethernet interface module

Part number Description

Devices with up to two 10GbE ports (XFP)

10G-XFP-SR 850nm serial pluggable XFP optic, target range 300m over multi-mode fiber

10G-XFP-LR 1310nm serial pluggable XFP optic for up to 10km over single-mode fiber

10G-XFP-ER 1550nm serial pluggable XFP optic for up to 40km over single-mode fiber

10G-XFP-ZR 1550nm serial pluggable XFP optic for up to 80km over single-mode fiber

10G-XFP-ZRD 10GBase-ZR DWDM, XFP optic, 80km, 1530.33 to 1561.42

10G-XFP-CX4 10-Base-CX4, XFP transceiver, 15km, CX connector

Devices with up to four 10GbE ports (SFP+)

10G-SFPlus-SR

10G-SFPlus-LR

10G-SFPlus-ZR

10G-SFPlus-ZRD

Port regions

Ports on the devices are grouped into regions. For a few features, such as port monitoring and
unknown unicast configurations, you will need to know the region to which a port belongs. However,
for most features, a port’s region does not affect configuration or operation of the feature. If a
port’s region does affect configuration or operation of a feature, it is noted and described in the
appropriate feature section of this guide.

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024 and CER 2024 devices with 24 ports have 2 optional
10-GbE ports:

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• Ports 1/1 – 1/24

• Port 2/1 (optional 10-GbE uplink port)

• Port 2/2 (optional 10-GbE uplink port)

• Port 2/3 (optional 10-GbE uplink port)

• Port 2/4 (optional 10-GbE uplink port)

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048 and NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048 devices with 48 ports:

• Ports 1/1 –1/24

• Ports 1/25 – 1/48

• Port 2/1 (10-GbE uplink port on Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048CX, Brocade NetIron

CES 2000 Series 2048FX, NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048CX, and NetIron CER 2000 Series
2048FX models only)

• Port 2/2 (10-GbE uplink port on Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048CX, Brocade NetIron

CES 2000 Series 2048FX, NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048CX, and NetIron CER 2000 Series
2048FX models only)

• Port 2/3 (10-GbE uplink port on Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048CX, Brocade NetIron

CES 2000 Series 2048FX, NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048CX, and NetIron CER 2000 Series
2048FX models only)

• Port 2/4 (10-GbE uplink port on Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2048CX, Brocade NetIron

CES 2000 Series 2048FX, NetIron CER 2000 Series 2048CX, and NetIron CER 2000 Series
2048FX models only)

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series 2024x and NetIron CER 2000 Series 2024x devices with 24
ports have 2 optional 10-G ports:

• Ports 1/1 –1/24

• Port 2/1 (10G uplink port)

• Port 2/2 (10G uplink port)

• Port 2/3 (10G uplink port)

• Port 2/4 (10G uplink port)

Network interfaces

The output of the show media command displays the type of media installed in the ports.

Brocade# show media
Port 1/1:
Type : Copper
Vendor: Unknown, Version: Unknown
Part# : Unknown, Serial#: Unknown
Port 1/2:
Type : Copper
Vendor: Unknown, Version: Unknown
Part# : Unknown, Serial#: Unknown
Port 1/24:
Type : Copper
Vendor: , Version: Unknown
Part# : Unknown, Serial#: Unknown
Port 2/1:
Type : 10GBASE-SR/SW (XFP)
Vendor: FOUNDRY NETWORKS, Version: 00

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