Brocade FC16-64 Port Blade QuickStart Guide (Supporting DC Manuel d'utilisateur

53-1003197-0127 June 2014FC16-64 Port BladeQuickStart GuideSupporting Brocade DCX 8510-4 and DCX 8510-8 with Fabric OS 7.3.0 andabove

• FC16-64 port blades (as many as ordered)• Sufficient number of QSFP transceivers to fill the FC16-64 blades.• Velcro® strips• QSFP to QSFP cables (i

For an example of how a blade needs to be oriented in 8510-8 chassis, refer to the followingillustration.FIGURE 6 Insertion of the FC16-64 port blade

1. Remove the protective caps on the QSFP transceiver and the QSFP connector on the cable.2. If the transceiver was not pre-installed, grasp the bail

For the DCX 8510-8, the cable management combs are mounted to the bottom of the chassis. Youneed to route the cables towards the bottom and then bundl

the left of a FC16-64 port blade to the left cable management finger, and those in the right to theright cable management finger.FIGURE 9 Cable routin

1. Install the patch panel in the rack. See the directions accompanying the patch panel for detailedmounting instructions. Leave a one rack unit gap b

Attaching cables to the patch panels14 FC16-64 Port Blade QuickStart Guide53-1003197-01

Additional documentationFor more information, refer to the following documents:• DCX 8510-8 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual• DCX 8510-8 Backbone Qu

Additional documentation16 FC16-64 Port Blade QuickStart Guide53-1003197-01

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FC16-64 Overview● FC16-64 port blade... 3● QSF

QSFP transceiverThe FC16-64 port blade supports only Quad-SFP (QSFP) ports where a single MTP connectorsupports up to four channels or ports. Thus, QS

Qualified transceivers for FC16-64 port blade and the core bladesTABLE 1 Brocade partnumberPart type Cable length Port speeds Supported blades57-100

With the support for breakout cables, each port can be in a different mode. Inside the single physicalQSFP port, individual ports can be configured as

Installing the FC16-64● Before you begin...........................