EasyManua.ls Logo

Broadcom Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone - Port Numbering

Broadcom Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone
174 pages
Print Icon
To Next Page IconTo Next Page
To Next Page IconTo Next Page
To Previous Page IconTo Previous Page
To Previous Page IconTo Previous Page
Loading...
53-1002177-19 Hardware Installation Guide
Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Installation Guide
Numbered 1 through 8, from bottom to top when facing the port side of the Brocade DCX 8510-4.
Slots 4 and 5 can be used only to install the control processor blades (CP8).
Slots 3 and 6 can be used only to install the core switch blades (CR16-4).
Slots 1-2 and 7-8 can be filled with port, application, or encryption blades.
Unused slots must be filled with blade filler panels to maintain adequate cooling.
Port numbering
The device uses the following port numbering method.
Table 2: Port numbering and trunking port groups
Blade Port numbering Trunking port groups
CR16-4 core blade 0 through 7 from right to left.
Trunk group 0: QSFP ports 0-3
Trunk group 1: QSFP ports 4-7
Each connector is a group of four 16-Gbps
ports. For supported QSFPs, refer to Qualified
transceivers for FC16-64 port blade
Individual FC ports within the same QSFP port
cannot form a trunk. A trunk has to comprise of
individual FC ports from different consecutive
QSFP ports. Only four FC ports from consecutive
QSFP ports can form a trunk in Brocade DCX
8510-4
FC8-32E port blade
0 through 15 from right to left on the lower set of ports
16 through 31 from right to left on the upper set of
ports.
Trunk groups: 0-7, 8-15, 16-23, and 24-31.
FC8-48E port blade
0 through 23 from right to left on the lower set of ports
24 through 47 from right to left on the upper set of
ports.
Trunk groups: 0-7, 8-15, 16-23, 24-31, 32-39, and
40-47.
FC8-64 port blade
0 through 31 from right to left on the lower set of
ports.
32 through 63 from right to left on the upper set of
ports.
Trunk groups: 0-7, 8-15, 16-23, 24-31, 32-39, 40-47,
48-55, and 56-63.
FC16-32 port blade
0 through 15 from right to left on the lower set of
ports.
16 through 31 from right to left on the upper set of
ports.
Trunk groups: 0-7, 8-15, 16-23, and 24-31.
FC16-48 port blade
0 through 23 from right to left on the lower set of
ports.
24 through 47 from right to left on the upper set of
ports.
Trunk groups: 0-7, 8-15, 16-23, 24-31, 32-39, and
40-47.
FC16-64 port blade
0 through 63 from right to left. Trunk groups: 0-7, 8-15, 16-23, 24-31, 32-39, 40-47,
48-55, and 56-63.
These are QSFP ports 0-15. For supported QSFPs,
refer to Qualified transceivers for FC16-64 port
blade.
FS8-18 blade
16 FC ports: 0 through 15 from right to left.
Two 10/100/1000 BaseT ports: GE0 and GE1 from
right to left.
Trunk group 0: FC ports 0-7
Trunk group 1: FC ports 8-15
53-1002177-19
17
Broadcom

Table of Contents