Brocade FC16-64 QuickStart Guide
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FC16-64 Port Blade
QuickStart Guide
Supporting Brocade DCX 8510-4 and DCX 8510-8 with Fabric OS 7.3.0 and
above
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Contents
FC16-64 Overview.....................................................................................................................3
FC16-64 port blade........................................................................................... 3
QSFP transceiver..............................................................................................4
Qualified transceivers for the FC16-64 port blade and the core blades............4
Cable types supported on the FC16-64 port blade........................................... 5
Installing the FC16-64.............................................................................................................. 7
Before you begin............................................................................................... 7
ESD precautions............................................................................................... 7
Time required for installation tasks................................................................... 7
Items required................................................................................................... 7
Installing the blade in the chassis..................................................................... 8
Attaching cables to the blade............................................................................ 9
Bundling and routing cables............................................................................10
Attaching cables to the patch panels.............................................................. 12
Additional documentation.......................................................................................................15
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FC16-64 Overview
● FC16-64 port blade........................................................................................................... 3
● QSFP transceiver..............................................................................................................4
● Qualified transceivers for the FC16-64 port blade and the core blades............................4
● Cable types supported on the FC16-64 port blade........................................................... 5
FC16-64 port blade
The Brocade FC16-64 Fibre Channel port blade contains 64 ports supporting 4-, 8-, and 16-Gbps port
speeds. The blade also supports port-based in-flight encryption/decryption and compression/
decompression when it is configured as an inter-switch link (ISL). The FC16-64 port blade is compatible
with the Brocade DCX 8510-4 and Brocade DCX 8510-8. The FC16-64 port blade requires Fabric OS
v7.3.0 or later to run in these chassis.
The FC16-64 port blade enables high density SAN configurations supporting up to 256 16-Gbps
external ports in a single Brocade DCX 8510-4 chassis, and 512 16-Gbps external ports in a single
Brocade DCX 8510-8 chassis. The trunking technology allows you to group up to eight ports to create
high performance 128-Gbps ISL trunks between switches.
The following figure identifies the FC16-64 blade ports and LED indicators:
FIGURE 1 FC16-64 port blade
1. Blade status LED
2. Blade power LED
3. Port status LED for FC port 36
4. QSFP port 9; FC ports 36-39 (right to left)
The ports are numbered from 0 through 63 from right to left in the Brocade DCX 8510-4, and bottom to
top in the Brocade DCX 8510-8. The trunking port groups are 0-7, 8-15, 16-23, 24-31, 32-39, 40-47,
48-55, and 56-63.
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QSFP transceiver
QSFP transceiver
The FC16-64 port blade supports only Quad-SFP (QSFP) ports where a single MTP connector
supports up to four channels or ports. Thus, QSFP allows for simplified cable management and, at the
same time, supports high density SAN solutions. The QSFP transceivers differ from standard SFP+ or
mSFP transceivers. Cables with MTP/MPO connectors are required to use the QSFP transceivers.
The cables can be identified by the special connector at the QSFP end and the cables are of different
diameter (2.5×6.4 mm)than the standard LC-LC cables.
CAUTION
DO not use the standard SFP+ or mSFP optical transceivers with the FC16-64 port blade. They
do not fit correctly and can cause damage to the ports, cage connectors, and transceivers. Do
not force standard LC or mSFP connectors into the QSFP transceivers. This could result in
damage to both the connector and the cable.
The following figure shows the QSFP transceiver and the connector.
FIGURE 2 QSFP transceiver
1. QSFP MTP connector
2. QSFP transceiver
3. Transceiver pull tab
Qualified transceivers for the FC16-64 port blade and the core blades
The following table shows the qualified transceivers for the FC16-64 port blade and the core blades.
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