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Brocade Communications Systems FastIron SX Hardware Installation Manual

HARDWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Brocade FastIron SX Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide
Part Number: 53-1003613-04 Publication Date: 15 June 2017
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Contents
Preface...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Document conventions............................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Notes, cautions, and warnings.....................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Text formatting conventions.........................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Command syntax conventions....................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Brocade resources.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Document feedback..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Contacting Brocade Technical Support............................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Brocade customers..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Brocade OEM customers.............................................................................................................................................................................................................9
About This Document..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Supported Software...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
What’s new in this document ............................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Hardware benets...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Software features.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Supported congurations....................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
PoE and PoE+ applications....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Hardware components..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
FSX 800 chassis........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
FSX 1600 chassis........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Management modules................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
Switch fabric modules ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
Interface modules..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Network interfaces.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................34
Power supplies................................................................................................................................................................................................................................35
Cooling system...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................43
Built-in mounting brackets........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 44
FSX 1600 slot identication.....................................................................................................................................................................................................44
Installing FastIron SX Devices....................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Unpacking the system.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Installation precautions......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
General precautions......................................................................................................................................................................................................................48
Lifting precautions.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................48
Power precautions and warnings............................................................................................................................................................................................48
Preparing the installation site..............................................................................................................................................................................................................50
Cabling infrastructure...................................................................................................................................................................................................................50
Installation location........................................................................................................................................................................................................................50
Removing extra shipment screws (FSX 800 only)....................................................................................................................................................................50
Installing the chassis in a rack............................................................................................................................................................................................................51
Installing mounting brackets on the FSX 1600 chassis...............................................................................................................................................53
Removing the slot panels....................................................................................................................................................................................................................55
Installing management and interface modules...........................................................................................................................................................................55
Attaching a management station......................................................................................................................................................................................................62
Attaching a PC or terminal to the console port or 10/100/1000 copper port................................................................................................. 63
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Attaching a switch to an Ethernet port..................................................................................................................................................................................63
Powering on the system.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................63
Power cords.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................64
Power source interruptions........................................................................................................................................................................................................66
Connecting AC power to the chassis.....................................................................................................................................................................................67
Connecting DC power to the chassis....................................................................................................................................................................................70
Verifying proper operation...................................................................................................................................................................................................................75
Observing the LEDs.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................75
Displaying the module status................................................................................................................................................................................................... 78
Connecting Network Devices and Checking Connectivity...................................................................................................................................... 81
Overview.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................81
Assigning permanent passwords.....................................................................................................................................................................................................81
Recovering from a lost password............................................................................................................................................................................................82
Conguring IP addresses.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 83
IPv4 devices.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 83
IPv6 devices.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 85
Connecting network devices.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 87
Cable specications......................................................................................................................................................................................................................87
Connecting to Ethernet or fast Ethernet hubs...................................................................................................................................................................87
Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers................................................................................................................................................................88
Connecting a network device to a ber port on the Brocade device....................................................................................................................... 89
Automatic MDI or MDIX detection.........................................................................................................................................................................................90
Using a CX4 transceiver.............................................................................................................................................................................................................90
Testing network connectivity.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 92
Observing LEDs............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 92
Troubleshooting network connections........................................................................................................................................................................................... 93
Support for digital optical monitoring....................................................................................................................................................................................94
Managing the Chassis and Modules.............................................................................................................................................................................95
Overview.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................95
Displaying chassis status and temperature readings...............................................................................................................................................................95
Managing the cooling system............................................................................................................................................................................................................99
Conguring the cooling system...............................................................................................................................................................................................99
Monitoring the cooling system..............................................................................................................................................................................................103
Displaying the Syslog conguration and static and dynamic buers.............................................................................................................................105
Static and dynamic buers.....................................................................................................................................................................................................106
Syslog messages for PCI (hardware) errors..............................................................................................................................................................................106
Managing the switch fabric modules (FSX 800 and FSX 1600 only)..........................................................................................................................107
Displaying management module CPU usage.........................................................................................................................................................................107
Removing MAC address entries....................................................................................................................................................................................................107
Using a Redundant Management Module................................................................................................................................................................109
Overview..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................109
How Management module redundancy works....................................................................................................................................................................... 109
Management module redundancy overview...................................................................................................................................................................109
Management module switchover.........................................................................................................................................................................................110
Switchover implications............................................................................................................................................................................................................111
Management module redundancy conguration................................................................................................................................................................... 112
Changing the default active chassis slot...........................................................................................................................................................................112
Managing management module redundancy..........................................................................................................................................................................112
File synchronization between the active and standby management modules................................................................................................. 112
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Manually switching over to the standby management module...............................................................................................................................115
Rebooting the active and standby management modules.......................................................................................................................................115
Monitoring management module redundancy........................................................................................................................................................................115
Determining management module status....................................................................................................................................................................... 116
Displaying temperature information....................................................................................................................................................................................117
Displaying switchover information.......................................................................................................................................................................................117
Maintaining the Hardware............................................................................................................................................................................................119
Overview..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................119
Hardware maintenance schedule.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 119
Cleaning the ber optic connectors..............................................................................................................................................................................................119
Replacing a management module................................................................................................................................................................................................120
Installation precautions.............................................................................................................................................................................................................120
Removing a management module......................................................................................................................................................................................120
Installing a new management module...............................................................................................................................................................................121
Replacing a switch fabric module (FSX 800 and FSX 1600 only)................................................................................................................................ 124
Removing a switch fabric module....................................................................................................................................................................................... 124
Installing a new switch fabric module.................................................................................................................................................................................124
Replacing an interface module.......................................................................................................................................................................................................128
Precautions....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................128
Before removing an interface module............................................................................................................................................................................... 128
Removing an interface module.............................................................................................................................................................................................129
Installing a new interface module.........................................................................................................................................................................................129
Disabling and re-enabling an interface module.............................................................................................................................................................131
Replacing a copper or ber optic module..................................................................................................................................................................................132
Removing a copper or ber optic module.......................................................................................................................................................................132
Installing a new copper or ber optic module.................................................................................................................................................................133
Cabling a ber optic module..................................................................................................................................................................................................134
Installing or replacing a power supply......................................................................................................................................................................................... 134
Determining which power supply failed............................................................................................................................................................................134
Removing an AC power supply............................................................................................................................................................................................135
Removing a DC power supply..............................................................................................................................................................................................137
Installing a new power supply................................................................................................................................................................................................139
Connecting AC power to the chassis.................................................................................................................................................................................143
Connecting DC power to the chassis.................................................................................................................................................................................144
Verifying proper operation...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 148
Displaying the status of the power supplies....................................................................................................................................................................149
Replacing the FSX 800 fan tray....................................................................................................................................................................................................149
Replacing the FSX 1600 fan assemblies..................................................................................................................................................................................152
Replacing the air lter in the FastIron SX-1600..................................................................................................................................................................... 154
Mean time between failure...............................................................................................................................................................................................................155
Brocade FastIron SX Series Technical Specications............................................................................................................................................159
System specications.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................159
Ethernet....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................159
LEDs..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................159
Other......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 160
Weight and physical dimensions................................................................................................................................................................................................... 160
Environmental requirements........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 160
Power supply specications (per PSU).......................................................................................................................................................................................161
Power consumption (maximum conguration)........................................................................................................................................................................161
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Serial port specications (DB9)..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 162
Serial port specications (pinout RJ-45)....................................................................................................................................................................................162
Serial port specications (protocol)...............................................................................................................................................................................................162
Memory specications.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................162
Regulatory compliance (EMC)........................................................................................................................................................................................................163
Regulatory compliance (safety)...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 163
Regulatory compliance (environmental)..................................................................................................................................................................................... 163
Additional pinout and signaling information............................................................................................................................................................165
Console (serial RJ45) management port pinouts.................................................................................................................................................................. 165
10/100 and gigabit port pinouts..................................................................................................................................................................................................166
Cable specications...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 167
Regulatory Statements.................................................................................................................................................................................................169
CE Statement.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................169
China ROHS.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 169
BSMI statement (Taiwan).................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 169
Canadian requirements......................................................................................................................................................................................................................170
China CC statement............................................................................................................................................................................................................................170
Europe and Australia (CISPR 22 Class A Warning)...............................................................................................................................................................171
FCC warning (US only)...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 171
Germany..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................171
KCC statement (Republic of Korea)..............................................................................................................................................................................................171
VCCI statement.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................171
Caution and Danger Notices....................................................................................................................................................................................... 173
Cautions...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................173
General cautions......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 173
Electrical cautions.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................174
Danger Notices.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................178
General dangers..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................179
Electrical dangers........................................................................................................................................................................................................................179
Dangers related to equipment weight................................................................................................................................................................................181
Laser dangers.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 182
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Preface

• Document conventions......................................................................................................................................................................................7
• Brocade resources............................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
• Document feedback............................................................................................................................................................................................8
• Contacting Brocade Technical Support.......................................................................................................................................................9

Document conventions

The document conventions describe text formatting conventions, command syntax conventions, and important notice formats used in Brocade technical documentation.

Notes, cautions, and warnings

Notes, cautions, and warning statements may be used in this document. They are listed in the order of increasing severity of potential
hazards.
NOTE
A Note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related information.
ATTENTION
An Attention statement indicates a stronger note, for example, to alert you when trac might be interrupted or the device might
reboot.
CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause damage to hardware,
rmware, software, or data.
DANGER
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.

Text formatting conventions

Text formatting conventions such as boldface, italic, or Courier font may be used to highlight specic words or phrases.
Format Description bold text Identies command names.
Identies keywords and operands.
Identies the names of GUI elements.
Identies text to enter in the GUI.
italic text Identies emphasis.
Identies variables.
Identies document titles.
Courier font
Identies CLI output.
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Brocade resources

Format Description
Identies command syntax examples.

Command syntax conventions

Bold and italic text identify command syntax components. Delimiters and operators relationships.
Convention Description bold text Identies command names, keywords, and command options.
italic text Identies a variable. value In Fibre Channel products, a xed value provided as input to a command option is printed in plain text, for
example, --show WWN.
[ ] Syntax components displayed within square brackets are optional.
Default responses to system prompts are enclosed in square brackets.
{ x | y | z } A choice of required parameters is enclosed in curly brackets separated by vertical bars. You must select
one of the options.
In Fibre Channel products, square brackets may be used instead for this purpose. x | y A vertical bar separates mutually exclusive elements. < > Nonprinting characters, for example, passwords, are enclosed in angle brackets. ... Repeat the previous element, for example, member[member...]. \ Indicates a “soft” line break in command examples. If a backslash separates two lines of a command
input, enter the entire command at the prompt without the backslash.
dene groupings of parameters and their logical
Brocade resources
Visit the Brocade website to locate related documentation for your product and additional Brocade resources.
White papers, data sheets, and the most recent versions of Brocade software and hardware manuals are available at www.brocade.com. Product documentation for all supported releases is available to registered users at MyBrocade.
Click the Support tab and select Document Library to access product documentation on MyBrocade or www.brocade.com. You can locate documentation by product or by operating system.
Release notes are bundled with software downloads on MyBrocade. Links to software downloads are available on the MyBrocade landing page and in the Document Library.

Document feedback

Quality is our However, if you nd an error or an omission, or you think that a topic needs further development, we want to hear from you. You can provide feedback in two ways:
• Through the online feedback form in the HTML documents posted on www.brocade.com
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Provide the publication title, part number, and as much detail as possible, including the topic heading and page number if applicable, as well as your suggestions for improvement.
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Contacting Brocade Technical Support

Contacting Brocade Technical Support
As a Brocade customer, you can contact Brocade Technical Support 24x7 online or by telephone. Brocade OEM customers should contact their OEM/solution provider.

Brocade customers

For product support information and the latest information on contacting the Technical Assistance Center, go to www.brocade.com and select Support.
If you have purchased Brocade product support directly from Brocade, use one of the following methods to contact the Brocade Technical Assistance Center 24x7.
Online Telephone
Preferred method of contact for non-urgent issues:
• Case management through the MyBrocade portal.
• Quick Access links to Knowledge Base, Community, Document Library, Software Downloads and Licensing tools
Required for Sev 1-Critical and Sev 2-High issues:
• Continental US: 1-800-752-8061
• Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacic: +800-AT FIBREE (+800 28 34 27 33)
• Toll-free numbers are available in many countries.
• For areas unable to access a toll-free number: +1-408-333-6061

Brocade OEM customers

If you have purchased Brocade product support from a Brocade OEM/solution provider, contact your OEM/solution provider for all of your product support needs.
• OEM/solution providers are trained and
• Brocade provides backline support for issues that cannot be resolved by the OEM/solution provider.
• Brocade Supplemental Support augments your existing OEM support contract, providing direct access to Brocade expertise. For more information, contact Brocade or your OEM.
• For questions regarding service levels and response times, contact your OEM/solution provider.
certied by Brocade to support Brocade® products.
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About This Document

• Supported Software..........................................................................................................................................................................................11
• What’s new in this document .......................................................................................................................................................................11

Supported Software

For information about the features supported on a hardware platform, refer to the appropriate Features and Standards Support Matrix document.

What’s new in this document

There are no enhancements in this edition.
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Overview

• Hardware benets..............................................................................................................................................................................................13
• Software features............................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
• Supported congurations...............................................................................................................................................................................14
• Hardware components....................................................................................................................................................................................14
This chapter contains an overview of the following FastIron X Series® Layer 2 or Layer 3 switches:
• FastIron SX 800 (FSX 800)
• FastIron SX 1600 (FSX 1600)
Designed for medium to large enterprise backbones, FastIron X Series chassis devices are modular switches that provide the enterprise network with a complete end-to-end Enterprise LAN solution, from the wiring closet to the LAN backbone.
Hardware benets
FastIron X Series chassis devices provide the following benets:
• The FSX 800 and FSX 1600 management modules have a console port and a 10/100/1000 port that provide connectivity to your existing management network.
• The FSX 800 and FSX 1600 management modules are interchangeable between devices. However, you cannot mix Second Generation and Third Generation modules in the same device.
• Optional dual management modules on the FSX 800 and FSX 1600 provide full redundancy.
• The crossbar (xbar) architecture enables the management module to switch 30 Gigabits per second between each interface module and within the management module to each of the fabrics.
• The interface modules and power supplies are interchangeable among all FastIron X Series chassis devices. However, you cannot mix Second Generation and Third Generation modules in the same device.
• The FSX 800 and FSX 1600 management, switch fabric, and interface modules are hot swappable, which means you can remove and replace them while the device is powered on and running.
• All FastIron X Series chassis devices have a passive backplane.
• FastIron X Series chassis devices have completely separate data and control planes for uncompromised switching performance, increased reliability of both planes, and increased security of the control plane in the event of a Denial of Service (DoS) attack on the data plane.
• FastIron X Series chassis devices have distributed data and control planes, which results in uncompromised wire-speed performance for the data plane and faster and more ecient performance of management functions for the control plane.
• The SX-FI-ZMR modules will work with systems with all second generation packet processor modules or all third generation packet processor modules. The SX-FI-2XMR modules will only work with all third generation packet processor modules.

Software features

Software features installed in the device. Refer to the appropriate conguration guide for a complete list of software features supported on your device.
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dier depending on the software version that is loaded on the device and the type of management module that is
Supported congurations
Supported congurations
Premium FastIron X Series chassis devices support Layer 2 switching and full Layer 3 multiprotocol routing. Standard devices support Layer 2 and base Layer 3 switching. All standard FastIron X Series chassis devices can be upgraded to full Layer 3 multi-protocol routing, at which time they are considered to be premium devices.
For a list of supported modules and management modules refer to the “Management Modules” section.
All FastIron X Series chassis devices optionally support Power over Ethernet (PoE), providing the means for integrating data, voice, and video over existing Ethernet cables.
TABLE 1 FastIron X Series supported congurations
Device Standard Premium (PREM) Power over Ethernet (PoE and PoE
+)
FSX 800 Yes Yes Yes (FI-SX-24-GPP and FI-
SX48GPP modules only)
FSX 1600 Yes Yes Yes (FI-SX-24-GPP and FI-
SX48GPP modules only)

PoE and PoE+ applications

Brocade FastIron X Series chassis devices with PoE and PoE+ provide Power over Ethernet, compliant with the standards described in the IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at existing network cabling infrastructure, enabling multicast-enabled full streaming audio and video applications for converged services, such as, Voice over IP (VoIP), WLAN access points, IP surveillance cameras, and other IP technology devices.
PoE technology eliminates the need for an electrical outlet and dedicated UPS near IP powered devices. With power sourcing devices, such as Brocade’s FastIron X Series chassis devices with PoE and PoE+, power is consolidated and centralized in the wiring closets, improving the reliability and resiliency of the network. Because PoE can provide power over Ethernet cable, power is continuous, even in the event of a power failure.
For PoE port density, refer to PoE port density on page 43. For PoE+ port density, refer to PoE+ port density on page 43.
specication for delivering in-line power. The specications dene the standard for delivering power over

Hardware components

FastIron X Series chassis devices are composed of the following major hardware components:
• Chassis
• Management module, with optional dual management modules for full redundancy
• Separate switch fabric modules (FSX 800 and FSX 1600 only)
• Interface modules
• Power supplies
• In the FSX 800, a fan tray comprised of six fans and a fan control module
• In the FSX 1600, two fan trays at the rear of the chassis and an air
• Built-in mounting brackets
lter in the bottom front of the chassis
The following sections provide more information about these components.
For details about physical dimensions, power supply specications, and pinouts, refer to the “Hardware Specications” section.
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Hardware components

FSX 800 chassis

The FSX 800 chassis is six rack units in height and contains the following component slots:
• Two half slots for management modules
• Two half slots for switch fabric modules
• Eight half slots for interface modules
• Four slots for power supplies along the bottom of the card shelf. The power supply slots add a rack unit (RU) to the height of the chassis.
FIGURE 1 FSX 800 chassis and component slots
The FSX 800 chassis ships from the factory with the following components installed:
• Two switch fabric modules
• A slot panel in each empty interface module slot and power supply slot. The slot panels ensure proper airow within the chassis.
• One AC power supply
• A fan tray assembly, which contains the cooling system for the chassis
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Hardware components
You can install the following components in the FSX 800 slots:
• Up to two management modules
• Up to eight single slot and up to 4 double slot interface modules
• Up to four AC or DC power supplies: two system (12-volt) power supplies and two PoE (52- 54-volt) power supplies
Before installing any modules or power supplies, you must remove the slot panel.
CAUTION If you do not install a module or a power supply in a slot, you must keep the slot ller panel in place. If you run the chassis with an uncovered slot, the system will overheat.
The gure below shows the FSX 800 slots where you install modules and power supplies, and the electrostatic discharge (ESD) connector, into which you can plug an ESD wrist strap to ground yourself while handling and installing modules.
FIGURE 2 FSX 800 module slots
1. Slot 1
2. Slot 2
3. Slot 3
4. Slot 4
5. Slot 5
6. Slot 6
7. Slot 7
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8. Slot 8
9. Slot 9
10. Slot 10
11. Switch Fabric Slot 1
12. Switch Fabric Slot 2
13. Fan tray
14. ESD connector
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DANGER
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a series 1 megaohm resistor.

FSX 1600 chassis

Part numbers for the FSX 1600 chassis and bundles begin with FI-SX-1600-xxx.
The FSX 1600 chassis is 14 rack units in height and contains the following component slots:
• Two half slots for management modules
• Two half slots for switch fabric modules
• Sixteen half slots for interface modules
• Eight slots for power supplies along the bottom of the card shelf
The following gure shows the front of the FSX 1600 device.
Hardware components
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Hardware components
FIGURE 3 FSX 1600 device
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Hardware components
FSX 1600 devices ship from the factory with the following components installed:
• Two switch fabric modules
• A slot panel in each empty interface module slot and power supply slot. The slot panel ensures proper airow within the chassis.
• Two AC power supplies
• A fan tray assembly, which contains the cooling system for the chassis
You can install the following components in the slots:
• Up to two management modules
• Up to 16 single slot and up to 8 double slot interface modules
• Up to eight AC or DC power supplies (four system (SYS) power supplies and four PoE power supplies)
Before installing any modules or power supplies, you must remove the slot panel.
CAUTION If you do not install a module or a power supply in a slot, you must keep the slot ller panel in place. If you run the chassis with an uncovered slot, the system will overheat.
FSX 1600 slot identication
The following gure identies the slots where you can install modules and power supplies as well as the electrostatic discharge (ESD) connector, into which you can plug an ESD wrist strap to ground yourself while handling and installing modules.
DANGER
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a series 1 megaohm resistor.
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Hardware components
FIGURE 4 FSX 1600 slots
1. Interface slot 1
2. Interface slot 2
3. Interface slot 3
4. Interface slot 4
5. interface slot 5
6. Interface slot 6
7. Interface slot 7
8. Interface slot 8
9. Interface slot 9
10. Interface slot 10
11. Interface slot 11
12. Interface slot 12
13. Interface slot 13
14. Interface slot 14
15. Interface slot 15
16. Interface slot 16
17. Management slot 17
18. Management slot 18
19. Switch fabric slot 1
20. Switch fabric slot 2
21. ESD ground connector

Management modules

Each FSX 800 and FSX 1600 device requires one management module and as an option supports two management modules for full redundancy. Each management module occupies one half slot.
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Hardware components
FSX 800 and FSX 1600 management modules
Management modules for the FSX 800 and FSX 1600 are interchangeable between devices. Standard management modules provide Layer 2 and base Layer 3 functionality only. Premium management modules support full Layer 3 functionality.
NOTE
FSX 800 and FSX 1600 management modules are dedicated, which means that you must install them in FSX 800 or FSX 1600 devices only. If you attempt to install these management modules in any other Brocade device, the device and modules will not function properly.
NOTE
You cannot mix dierent management modules in the same FSX 800 or FSX 1600 device. The management module models must be identical.
NOTE
You cannot mix Second Generation and Third Generation modules in the same FSX 800 or FSX 1600 device.
Table 2 lists the management modules for FSX 800 and FSX 1600 devices.
TABLE 2 Information about FSX 800 and FSX 1600 management modules
Part Number Description Microprocessor Speed (MHz) MB SDRAM
XL management modules
SX-FI-ZMR-XL no ports 1500 (quad-core) 4096 SX-FI-ZMR-XL-PREM6 SX-FI-2XGMR-XL 2 ports SX-FI-2XGMR-XL-PREM
NOTE
XL management modules ending with -PREM6 support full Layer 3 IPv4 and IPv6 routing protocols.
FSX 800 and FSX 1600 management modules perform the following tasks:
• Control the hardware components
• Control the separate switch fabric modules
• Run the networking protocols
• Provide the real time operating system
FSX 800 management modules are located in slots 9 and 10, just above the switch module slots (refer to FSX 800 chassis on page
15).
FSX 1600 management modules are located in slots 17 and 18 along the edge of the device (refer to FSX 1600 chassis on page 17).
The gure below shows the front panel of the IPv6 SX-FI-ZMR-XL and SX-FI-ZMR-XL-PREM6 management modules with no ports.
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FIGURE 5 SX-FI-ZMR-XL and SX-FI-ZMR-XL-PREM6 management modules with no ports
The gure below shows the front panel of the IPv6 SX-FI-2XGMR-XL and SX-FI-2XGMR-XL-PREM management modules with 2 ports.
FIGURE 6 SX-FI-2XGMR-XL and SX-FI-2XGMR-XL-PREM management modules with 2 ports
Management module front panels include the following control features:
• A Console port and 10/100/1000 RJ-45 copper port allow you to access the command line interface (CLI) directly from a PC or terminal or through a Telnet connection.
• LEDs for power and active or standby status.
• The SX-FI-ZMR-XL and SX-FI-ZMR-PREM6 management modules and the SX-FI-2XGMR-XL and SX-FI-2XGMR-XL­PREM management modules have a USB port on the front panel for externally accessible customer Flash Memory.
10/100/1000 GbE copper port on the FSX 800 and FSX 1600 management modules
The 10/100/1000 RJ45 copper port on the management module enables you to attach a PC or terminal and access the system CLI directly or through a Telnet connection.
LEDs on the FSX 800 and FSX 1600 management modules
The management modules provide status information through the LEDs listed in the table below.
TABLE 3 FSX 800 and FSX 1600 management module LEDs
LED Description and Position State Meaning
Pwr Round LED located to the left of
the console port
Active Round LED located to the left of
the console port
10/100/1000 Copper Port LEDs on SX-FI-ZMR-XL and SX-FI-ZMR-XL-PREM6 modules only
MGMT-Link Right-most LED above the port On (Green) 10/100/1000
On (Green) The module is receiving power. O The module is not receiving power. On (Green) The module is the active
management module.
O The module is not the active
management module.
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TABLE 3 FSX 800 and FSX 1600 management module LEDs (continued)
LED Description and Position State Meaning
Blinking The port is transmitting and
receiving trac.
O No port connection exists.
Sync-Link Left-most LED above the port On (Green) Two management modules are
present.
Blinking Active and Standby modules are
syncing.
O No port connection exists.
SFP+ port LEDs on SX-FI-2XGMR-XL and SX-FI-2XGMR-XL-PREM management modules only
Port 1 Left SFP+ On (Green) The SFP+ port is linked.
Blinking The SFP+ port has TX/RX activity. O The SFP+ port is not linked.
Port 2 Right SFP+ On (Green) The SFP+ port is linked.
Blinking The SFP+ port has TX/RX activity. O The SFP+ port is not linked.
Console port
The Console port on SX-FI-ZMR-XL and SX-FI-ZMR-XL-PREM6 management modules and the SX-FI-2XGMR-XL and SX­FI-2XGMR-XL-PREM management modules has an RJ45 connector.
The Console port interfaces with the control plane only and does not interface with the data plane.
Reset button
The SX-FI-ZMR-XL and SX-FI-ZMR-XL-PREM6 management modules and the SX-FI-2XGMR-XL and SX-FI-2XGMR-XL-PREM management modules do not have a reset button.
Specifying a port address
You can specify a port address for a data port or a management port.
Specifying a management port
The management port number is always 1. This example shows how to specify the management port:
Brocade (config) # interface management 1
Specifying a data port
The port address format is slot /port.
• Slot species the interface slot number. Range is from 1 to 8 (FSX 800) or 1 to 16 (FSX 1600).
• Port species the port number in the slot. Range is from 1 to 48 depending on the interface module.
This example shows how to specify port 2 in slot 1:
Brocade (config) # interface ethernet 1/2
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Switch fabric modules

Switch fabric modules switch user packets from one interface module to another. Switch fabric modules in the FSX 800 and FSX 1600 devices are separate and are located next to the management modules in the device.
Switch fabric modules shows an FSX 800 and FSX 1600 switch fabric module front panel.
FIGURE 7 FSX 800 and FSX 1600 switch fabric module front panel
Switch fabric module LEDs
The front panel provides status information through the LEDs listed in the table below.
TABLE 4 Switch fabric module LEDs
LED Description and Position State Meaning
Pwr Top LED On (Green) The module is receiving power.
O The module is not receiving power.
Active Bottom LED On (Green) The module is functioning properly.
O The module is not functioning
properly.

Interface modules

This section describes interface modules for the FastIron X Series chassis devices. The following installation rules apply:
• In the FSX 800 device, you can install up to eight single slot and four double interface modules in the slots shown in FSX 800
chassis on page 15.
• In the FSX 1600 device, you can install up to 16 single slot and eight double slot interface modules in the slots shown in FSX
1600 chassis on page 17.
NOTE
You cannot mix Second Generation and Third Generation modules in the same device.
The table below lists the supported interface modules for each FastIron X Series chassis device type.
TABLE 5 Interface modules
Interface Module Part Number FSX 800 FSX 1600
Second Generation Interface Modules
24-port Gigabit Ethernet copper without PoE
24-port Gigabit Ethernet copper with PoE
SX-FI624C X X
SX-FI624P X X
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Interface Module Part Number FSX 800 FSX 1600
24-port 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber SX-FI624HF X X 2-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN
module
Third Generation Interface Modules
24-port Gigabit Ethernet copper interface module with PoE+
24-port Gigabit Ethernet ber interface module
2-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface module
8-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface module
48-port 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 Ethernet module with PoE+
48-port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet copper without POE
48-port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet copper with POE
SX-FI62XG X X
SX-FI-24GPP X X
SX-FI-24HF X X
SX-FI-2XG X X
SX-FI-8XG X X
SX-FI48GPP X X
SX-FI648C X X
SX-FI648PP X X
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Hot swap support
• Interface modules are hot swappable, which means you can remove and replace them without powering down the system; however, you must issue the disable module command before you remove the modules from the device.
• Issuing the disable module command before removing the module is not required on the FSX 800 and FSX 1600 device. This is referred to as "Enhanced Hot Swap".
• Do not perform both hot swap removal and hot swap insertion of another line module while hot swap of a line module is taking place. Wait until the current hot swap of the line module is completed. The following message indicates that the hot swap insertion of a module is completed:
Module 1 is up and running
The following console message indicates that the hot swap removal of a module is completed:
Powering off the module in slot 1
NOTE
It is recommended that modules be disabled through the CLI before removal from the device. If the operator wishes to remove the module without rst disabling the module, the Enhanced Hot Swap capability in software Release 03.2.00 and later supports this procedure for the FastIron SX 800 and FastIron SX 1600 device. Enhanced Hot Swap (that is, no CLI disable ) should be performed during a maintenance window. On rare occasions, an Enhanced Hot Swap may result in a software reload of the system. The likelihood of this event is very low.
NOTE
It is important to wait a minimum of 10 seconds between the removal and insertion of a line module. Re-insertion of a line module less than 10 seconds after the removal of a line module may result in the line module not being properly recognized.
Refer to Replacing an interface module on page 128 for instructions.
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48-port 10/100/1000 Mbps (RJ45) Ethernet PoE interface module
The 48-port 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet PoE interface module (SX-FI48GPP) uses two vertical half-slots in the FastIron SX 800 or 1600 device and is supported in IPv4-only and IPv6-capable systems. The ports support automatic MDI or MDIX detection, and use auto-sensing and auto-negotiating to determine the speed (10, 100, or 1000 Mbps) and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the port at the other end of the link, and adjust the local port accordingly. Ports running at 1000 Mbps operate in full-duplex mode only and cannot be modied.
The module is 2:1 oversubscribed with an intelligent queue in front of the module packet processor. Trac on each port can be classied as high or low priority, and can be scheduled from a queue using these priority settings ensuring QoS from the port of entry into the network.
2:1 oversubscription
Interface oversubscription is the use of a single physical ingress port to handle incoming trac from multiple devices, and is usually expressed as a ratio; the ratio shows the proportion of incoming connections to physical ports carrying trac to the backplane of the device. The FastIron supports 2:1 oversubscription, allowing two devices to pass trac through a single internal physical port to take advantage of bandwidth which might otherwise go unused.
Oversubscription is achieved on the SX-FI48GPP by connecting 48 external ports to 24 internal physical ports, providing 2:1 oversubscription. No CLI command is required to enable oversubscription, but because two external ports are funneling trac into each physical link, the FastIron uses virtual interfaces (VEs) to divide each physical link into two logical ports. These VEs can then be individually
congured at the interface level.
NOTE
This interface module is supported only on the FSX-800 and FSX-1600.
FIGURE 8 48-port 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet PoE interface module front panel
LEDs for the 48-port 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet PoE interface module
The front panel of the 48-port 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet interface module includes 48 LEDs that indicate the status of each port, and 48 LEDs that indicate the status of PoE+. The located below the remaining 24 ports.
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NOTE
The PoE LEDs work only when PoE is enabled on your device.
The 48-port 10/100/1000 Mpbs Ethernet PoE interface module supports Power over Ethernet (PoE+). To run PoE+ on your system, you must also install at least one 48-volt to 54-volt power supply.
The module ports provide status information through the LEDs described in the table below.
TABLE 6 LEDs for the 48-port 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet PoE interface module
LED Position State Meaning
Link or Activity Square LED located at upper left
corner of top port (for top port)
Square LED located at upper right corner of top port (for bottom port)
PoE (if applicable) Round LED located beneath the
ports. The rst (left-most) LED is for port 1, the second LED is for port 2, the third LED is for port 3, etc.
On (Green) A link is established with the remote
port.
Blinking The port is transmitting and
receiving trac. O No link exists with the remote port. On (Green) The port is enabled, a power-
consuming device has been
detected, and the module is
supplying power to the device. O The port is not providing in-line
power.
NOTE
This module occupies two slot spaces, and can be installed in certain slots only. For details refer to Installing management and
interface modules on page 55.
48-port 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet PoE+ interface module limitations
The following limitations apply to this module:
• Q-in-Q and SAV (VLAN stacking) are not supported on this module
Second Generation 24-port Gigabit Ethernet copper interface module
The Second Generation 24-port Gigabit Ethernet copper interface module has 24 10/100/1000 ports with RJ45 connectors for Cat5 cabling. The copper ports support automatic MDI or MDIX detection, and use auto-sensing and auto-negotiating to determine the speed (10, 100, or 1000 Mbps) and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the port at the other end of the link, and adjust the port accordingly. Ports running at 1000 Mbps operate in full-duplex mode only and cannot be
The 24-port Gigabit Ethernet copper interface module supports Power over Ethernet (PoE). You can either order the interface module with PoE capability, or upgrade your existing 24-port Gigabit Ethernet Copper module by installing a PoE daughter card. To run PoE on your system, you must also install at least one 48-volt power supply.
modied.
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FIGURE 9 Second Generation 24-port Gigabit Ethernet copper module front panel
1. Port 1 13. Port 13
2. Port 2 14. Port 14
3. Location of LEDs 24. Port 24
The front panel includes the following control features:
• 24 10/100/1000 copper ports
• 24 LEDs for port status
• 24 LEDs for PoE status
NOTE
The PoE LEDs work only when PoE is enabled on your device.
LEDs for 24-port copper module
The front panel of the 24-port Gigabit Ethernet copper module includes 24 LEDs (top) that indicate the status of each port, and 24 LEDs (bottom) that indicate the PoE status.
NOTE
The PoE LEDs work only when PoE is enabled on your device.
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The copper ports provide status information using the LEDs described in the table below.
TABLE 7 LEDs for 10/100/1000 copper ports
LED Position State Meaning
Link or Activity Square LED located at upper left
corner of to port (for top port)
Square LED located at upper right corner of top port (for bottom port)
PoE (if applicable) Round LED located beneath the
ports. The rst (left-most) LED is for port 1, the second LED is for port 2, the third LED is for port 3, etc.
On (Green) A link is established with the remote
port. Blinking The port is transmitting and
receiving trac. O No link exists with the remote port. On (Green) The port is enabled, a power-
consuming device has been
detected, and the module is
supplying power to the device. O The port is not providing in-line
power.
Third Generation 24-port Gigabit Ethernet copper module with PoE+
The 24-port Gigabit Ethernet copper interface module with PoE+ supports both IPv4 and IPv6. The gure below shows the front panel of the IPv4 and IPv6 24-port Gigabit Ethernet copper interface module with PoE+. The module requires Ironware 7.3 or later for FastIron series.
FIGURE 10 24-port Gigabit Ethernet copper module with PoE+ front panel
1. Port 1 13. Port 13
2. Port 2 14. Port 14
The front panel includes the following control features:
• 24 10/100/1000 copper ports
• 24 LEDs for port status
• 24 LEDs for PoE status
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LEDs for 24-port copper module with PoE+
The front panel of the 24-port Gigabit Ethernet copper module includes 24 LEDs (top) that indicate the status of each port, and 24 LEDs (bottom) that indicate the PoE status.
The copper ports provide status information using the LEDs described in the table below.
TABLE 8 LEDs for 10/100/1000 copper ports
LED Position State Meaning
Link or Activity Square LED located at upper left
corner of to port (for top port)
Square LED located at upper right corner of top port (for bottom port)
PoE or PoE+(if applicable) Round LED located beneath the
ports. The rst (left-most) LED is for port 1, the second LED is for port 2, the third LED is for port 3, etc.
On (Green) A link is established with the remote
port. Blinking The port is transmitting and
receiving trac. O No link exists with the remote port. On (Green) The port is enabled, a power-
consuming device has been
detected, and the module is
supplying power to the device. O The port is not providing in-line
power.
24-port 100/1000 hybrid ber interface module
The 100/1000 hybrid ber module has 24 ports with connectors for mini-GBIC transceivers (also called Small Form Factor Pluggable or SFP) Multisource Agreement (MSA)-compliant transceivers. The ports support 100 and 1000 ber mini-GBICs. There are dierent part numbers available for the second (SX-FI624HF) and third generation (SX-FI-24HF) modules and they cannot be intermixed in release 08.0.00 and higher.
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